By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab
The governorship candidate of the Accord Party (AP) in the upcoming November 11 election in Kogi State, Vice Admiral Usman Oyibe Jibrin Rtd, has assured the people that he will make the state great again if elected.
Jibrin gave the assurance while addressing a group of Okun political leaders who paid him a visit at his Abuja office on Monday.
He said the state’s vast natural and human resources needed a man with vision and mission to turn around its fortunes for good.
His words: “What I am promising you, dear good people of Kogi, is a real turnaround of our economy if you give me the mandate to govern this beautiful state of ours.
“Kogi State is a state generously loved by God. If we look at the resources available to us, we should be leading and be a shining example to others.
“We have in abundance whatever resources you can imagine that would help the development of a state, they are all there but we are not doing well.
“I believe that given the opportunity to be the governor, I can start to re-direct the state’s development.
“The starting point will be to examine what is on ground. I have the database that I’ll use to solve the problems confronting us.”
“What Kogi State needs now is a man who has vision, ideas, the fear of God, who they know and who knows them well and these descriptions fit me.
“I have traversed Kogi State, I know all the nooks and crannies.
“I know their sufferings, I am part of them. I’m aware of their suffering, I share their pains and joy, their aspirations and hope and I believe that I have service to render to the people.
“I will be failing in my responsibilities at this time if I maintain culpable complacency when I can do something.
“The myriad of problems confronting Kogi State today, I believe I can confront and reduce the level of poverty.
“I can bring about the good old days in Kogi State because of my experience.”
Responding, leader of the group, Elder Moses Adebayo pledged that they would work for the success the AP governorship candidate.
