Barely two weeks after the All Progressives Congress, APC, primaries for the Kogi State gubernatorial election which was won by Prince Abubakar Audu, a chieftain of the party and an activist, Dr Goodman Akwu has disclosed his intention to run for the November election under the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA.
Speaking with DAILY POST on Friday, Akwu expressed disappointment that the progressive concept with which they laboured in legacy parties before their metamorphosis into APC has been rubbished, noting that at a time when the political awareness of people were high, somebody who has corruption charges in court has no morality to salvage the state.
“We all know that political awareness of people was increasing on daily basis, and we are talking about war against corruption so how can somebody who is answerable to corruption charges be flying the flag?,” Dr Akwu asked.
On why he chose the APGA platform, he explained that he has made contacts across the length and breath of Kogi State, adding that consequent upon consultations with prominent Kogi citizens from the three Senatorial zone, they all agreed that APGA’s manifesto is people oriented which he said was what Kogi State desired for now.
“I have been under serious pressure from prominent politicians in the State to contest on the platform of APGA and having studied the party’s manifesto, it is capable of driving the state on the part of development,” he noted.
He maintained that the change mantra would spread beyond APC to APGA to the consternation of those who think they could hold Kogi State to ransom for their selfish interest.
He added that what was lacking in the State in the last sixteen years was good leadership, stressing that there was no proper blue print that would develop the youth, hence, the case has always been that of the political elites taking it all.
“I know the youths in the state have been casualties of state policies in the past administrations, but I will consciously work for them”, he averred.
Dr Akwu urged the people of the state not to toe the part of those dark days, stressing that the state can only move forward when they vote for change.
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