Nation
LP Confident Of Winning Bye-Election In Ondo
The Labour Party (LP) in Ondo State says it is optimistic that its candidate, Mr Ibrahim Abass, will win the bye-election in Akoko North-East and Akoko North-West Federal constituency.
The Tide’s source reports that the bye-election scheduled for Saturday, February 3, is to fill the seat for Akoko North-East and North-West Federal constituency in Ondo State vacated by Mr Bunmi Tunji-Ojo.
Tunji-Ojo was appointed Minister of Interior in August 2023 by President Bola Tinubu.
LP’s State Youth Leader, Mr Boniface Taiwo, in an interview with The Tide’s source in Akure yesterday, said the party had mobilised support ahead of the bye-election slated for Saturday.
Taiwo said LP was the only political party that was united and without internal political crises in the state.
He said the party was on a rescue mission to bring dividends of democracy to the peoples door steps.
“I am 100 per cent sure that Labour Party will win the Akoko North-East and Akoko North- West Federal constituency bye-election because of the unity and cooperation among the executives and members.
“Our party is the only party without crisis in the state and also we have presented a good candidate who has capacity to deliver if the mandate is given to him”, he said.
The LP youth leader, therefore, called on the electorate not to sell their votes, but vote the party’s candidate on the election day.
“Our party is ready to comply with the rules and regulations guiding the election coming up on February 3.
“We are only appealing to security agencies to rise up to the task and discharge their duties professionally without favouring any political party”, he said.
The source reports that eight political parties with one female candidate and seven males are contesting in the by-election.
The political parties and candidates are African Democratic Congress (ADC), Mr Ishmail Adeshina; All Progressive Congress (APC), Mr Ehindero Ifeoluwa Babajide; All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), Mrs Adesuyi Victoria; and Action’s People Party (APP), Mr Ajagunna Olarewaju Abimbola.
The Movement for the Survival of the Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND) has called on the Management of Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC to embark on the water projects in Buguma city in Asari Toru Local Government Area, Rivers state
The Group called on the Rivers state government to revamp the Buguma fish farm to create employment for the teeming youths
On the water project in Buguma, MOSIEND said the population of Buguma has increased tremendously as the residents need more water projects to enhance the daily livelihood of the people
The Group also appealed to the Chairman of the council to assist in making the project a reality and attracts more developmental projects to the city
This call was on Rhythm 93.7 FM Port Harcourt, Radio program, Talk of the Town, by MOSIEND Eastern Zonal Coordinator of MOSIEND Half Hour Comrade Tammy Bruce Longjohn alongside Mark Ojuka,Chairman of Buguma and Hon Sandra Owunari JP Chairman Obuama and monitored by our correspondent
Comrade Ojuka also called on the Management of Liquidifed Natural Gas NLG to embark on a free medical outreach in all Kala bari communities to improve their health status
He appealed to LNG to award scholarship to indigens of Kalabari communities in tertiary institutions to better their education, noting the company is doing same in Bonny, abandoning Kalabari communities
“We need contracts, free medical, scholarships and employment including skill acquisition programs for our teeming youths in Kalabari extractions ”
On Security, Mark Ojuka said security in Buguma is at zero level with the help of the Ama Ma soldiers the city is more peaceful and investors friendly as the youths of area have cordial relationship with the security agencies in the area
“Security is very secured in Buguma clan”
He called on the Rivers state to revamp the Buguma fish farm to create employment for the teeming youths
“The youths are asking for human capacity building in the area to reduce unemployment”
“The revamping of the Buguma fish farm will also reduce youth violence”
Also Speaking, Eastern Zonal Coordinator of MOSIEND Half Hour Comrade Tammy Bruce Longjohn called for more improve in infrastructures in Kalabari community, especially in electricity
There is little improvement in terms of electricity in Buguma city
He decried the deplorable condition
of Buguma Health Centre, saying that the hospital is near functional
“Our sisters that are pregnant and our sick parents can not access the health centre for a better treatment ”
Describing the Health Centre as an eye saw, he called on Rivers state government and Buguma Local Government chairman Hon William to improve on facilities in the centre and make it more medically accessible to the sick persons in the area
Buguma, Tammy Bruce said is the spiritual headquarter of Kalabari people as such deserve more modern facilities from the government to improve lives
The Coordinator called on government, stakeholders and oil companies to assist and improve the poor infrastructural facilities in area
“We need first class hospitals, qualified medical doctors and nurses in the health centres and hospitals”
On the oil spilled in Obuoma Chairman MOSIEND Obuoma, Hon Sandra Owunari said the spill destroyed their crops and Rivers even polluted their only source of drinking water
She expressed displeasure that Rivers state government did not send any relief materials to the people in the affected community
On Chieftaincy title to women in Obuama, Hon Sandra Owunari said the community do not install Chieftaincy title to women, saying that Chieftaincy title is only reserved for men only in the community
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