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Kogi Governorship Election: Former Kogi State House Members Adopts Muritala Ajaka

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3 years ago

October 25, 2023

Joel Ajayi

A group of former Members of the Kogi State House of Assembly across the three Senatorial Districts on Wednesday threw their weight behind the candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Alhaji Muritala Yakubu Ajaka in the forthcoming governorship election in Kogi state come November 11th, 2023.

Speaking at the World Press Conference in Abuja the Representative of the Former House of Assembly Members Hon. Simon Atadoga proclaimed the adoption in support for Alhaji Ajaka the state’s SDP governorship candidate.

He noted that Bello’s APC-led regime in the state brought a whole lot of sorrow, killings, pains, hunger, and starvation across the land leaving the people crying for divine intervention, emancipation, and change and with the coming of the kindhearted and vibrant man like Alhaji Ajaka, if elected, the unpleasant memories will be completely erased.

According to him, the year was 2016 when the demise of the political giant, Prince Abubakar Audu, brought in calamity upon the state, by the enthronement of Governor Yahaya Bello, almost eight years ago.

“Bello’s regime is a regime of sorrow, killings, pains, hunger, and starvation across the land leaving the people crying for divine intervention, emancipation, and change.

“In the ensuing confusion and palpable fears thrown upon the state and the people, Muritala Yakubu Ajaka emerged like the Biblical David.

“With the courage of a lion and the resolve of a heart to salvage his people, he is undaunted and ever-focused on the future of our dear Kogi State. This is the resolve we all share by transforming the idea into a movement “MURI MOVEMENT.”

“This movement is an idea whose time has come. It is unstoppable, leading to Luggard House.

The former Kogi State House of Assembly members from the three senatorial districts of the state have resolved and unequivocally taken a stand with the candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Hon. Muritala Yakubu Ajaka.

“Our decision to identify with your aspiration and candidature is informed by several obvious facts.

“We unanimously believe that you have the capacity, tenacity, and courage to salvage the state from maladministration and misrule of the current regime and re-position the state to its envious pride of place among the comity of other states in the Federation.

Speaking Further, Hon. Ataoga said that the SDP candidate is informed to reposition the state. “We believe in your capacity to right the wrongs done to the state and the people these past eight years by providing pro-people administration and government and wiping away the flowing tears from the eyes of the majority of Kogites.

“We believe you have the capacity to redeem the state and the people from squalor and make us proud again.

“These and many more, we believe can be achieved by engaging in noble objectives giving your experience and track records of excellence.

“The committee of former House of Assembly members from across the three senatorial districts of the state have not only endorsed your candidature but have resolved to take the task, including the campaign to our various constituents across the state to ensure landslide victory. And we are confident our mission shall be accomplished with songs of victory.

“The people of Kogi state are yearning for your coming. That has been loudly demonstrated in their reception and acceptance of your candidacy. All we are waiting for is the day of election come 11th November 2023 to translate these warm acceptances through the ballot box. And the day shall come with Jubilations.

“We implore you to remain dogged like you have ever been. The storm shall be over. We are proud of your resilience and tenacity. You have by so doing exemplified a rare leadership quality and inspired many for which we are glad to be a part

“Looking back, we assure you we are with you and shall remain with you until your victory- our victory is announced. May the good Lord see us through in the remaining days ahead?” He assured.

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Okowa Left Ndokwa in Darkness, Ochei Will Defeat Him – Hon. Gift Okwuolise, Ph.D., Campaign Director-General

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2 days ago

October 21, 2026

The Gleamer

The Director-General of the Rt. Hon. Victor Ochei Campaign Council, Hon. Gift Okwuolise, Ph.D., has declared that former Governor and Senator Ifeanyi Okowa left the Ndokwa/Ukwuani Federal Constituency and much of Delta North in darkness and neglect despite holding power for 12 years. He expressed confidence that Rt. Hon. Victor Ochei will defeat Okowa in the 2027 senatorial election.

In a strongly worded statement, Hon. Okwuolise, who was the 2023 Labour Party House of Representatives candidate, said Okowa’s combined tenure as Senator representing Delta North and Governor of Delta State produced little meaningful change for the people who bore the burden of his political rise. He described the unfulfilled Okpai Independent Power Plant step-down project as the starkest symbol of that failure.

According to him, a major national power facility located on Ndokwa soil has, for nearly two decades, generated electricity that lights up distant states and the Federal Capital Territory, while host communities and the federal constituency remain without the step-down facility that would bring them reliable electricity.

“As Governor for eight years, Okowa had every opportunity to prioritise the Okpai step-down project and end the darkness. He never did,” Hon. Okwuolise stated. “That is not oversight; it is abandonment of the people who expected and deserved better.”

Beyond electricity, Hon. Okwuolise pointed to what he described as broader governance failures. He said insecurity continues to threaten farmers and rural communities, critical access roads remain in poor condition, young people lack meaningful economic opportunities, and federal presence in infrastructure and development has remained limited.

According to him, political calculations and the preservation of personal and family interests replaced the delivery of tangible improvements in the lives of ordinary citizens across Delta North.

Hon. Okwuolise contrasted this record with the new direction being pursued by Rt. Hon. Victor Ochei, former Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, under the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC).

He noted that Ochei has advanced a practical agenda focused on securing farms, fixing roads, pursuing the Okpai step-down project and wider electricity access, developing agro-industrial clusters, creating jobs, attracting private investment, and promoting a politics of competence rather than patronage.

The Campaign Director-General added that Ochei’s grassroots consultations across Aniocha, Oshimili and Ndokwa communities, alongside what he described as growing support and defections, show that the people are ready to reject the old order.

“His victory over Okowa is not a hope; it is a certainty. Delta North has seen twelve years of the same politics and is prepared for the New Direction,” he said.

Hon. Okwuolise, Ph.D., called on voters across Delta North, particularly in the Ndokwa/Ukwuani Federal Constituency, to vote for the Nigeria Democratic Congress at all levels, beginning with the presidential election.

He urged voters to support the NDC presidential candidate, H.E. Mr. Peter Obi, CON; Rt. Hon. Victor Ochei for the Senate; Dr. Ugochukwu Nwokolo (Overdo), candidate for the House of Representatives, and all NDC candidates contesting for seats in the Delta State House of Assembly.

“The time has come to end the darkness and the myth,” Hon. Okwuolise concluded. “Vote NDC from the Presidency downward. Rt. Hon. Victor Ochei and the NDC offer the leadership that will work for the people, not for itself.”

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