Abejide Emerges as Kogi ADC Guber Candidate

Ibrahim Oyewale, Lokoja

The House of Representatives member representing Yagba federal constituency, Leke Abejide, has emerged as the governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

The ADC primary, which held peacefully across the 239 wards of the 21 local government areas of the state, had its collation centre at the Idri Nana Hotel, Lokoja, the state capital.

The direct primary election was  supervised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials from the state and its national headquarters with the presence  of security agents.

One Mrs Magdalene Aku represented the INEC chairman at the primary, while Sadiq Zakaye and one other official represented the INEC office in the state.

While announcing the results, the National Collation Officer of the party, Dr  Babalola Ajadi, said out of the 9,584 total votes cast, Abejide polled 9,456 votes, while 128 votes were recorded as invalid.

Ajadi said having scored the highest valid votes and the only contestant in the primary, Abejide is declared the winner of the primary and ADC candidate in the November 11 governorship election.

Speaking after his emergence, Abejide promised to prioritize education, workers’ welfare, security and infrastructural development if elected governor of the state in November.

He promised to make his detailed manifesto available to all Kogi electorate in the next few weeks.

The House of Representatives member pledged to upscale his special education intervention scheme by paying WAEC fees for all students in the 21 LGAs in the state.

He explained that one of the drivers of insecurities in the state is the continued haphazard payment of salaries in the state which he said he will rectify if elected.