The candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kogi West
senatorial district, Senator Smart Adeyemi, has warned members of the
party not to see his opponent, Senator Dino Melaye, as politically
paralyzed.
He urged the party members not to over relax, but give their all to win next Saturday’s Kogi West supplementary poll.
Adeyemi is already leading his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
opponent and current member representing the district at the National
Assembly, Melaye, with over 20, O00 votes in the last Saturday Appeal
Court ordered rerun.
Adeyemi (APC) has already polled 80,118, while Melaye (PDP) scored 59,548 giving a margin of 20,670.
The APC candidate spoke to reporters on Friday, in Lokoja, the Kogi
State capital shortly after the Independent National Electoral
Commission, INEC, announced the date for the supplementary election .
“We as party members must mobilize and fight like never before, for
the remaining votes. We must commence house to house move and telephone
contact of the 30,000 PVC holders,” Adeyemi said.
“We must not look at the supplementary election with a view that our
opponent is politically paralyzed by now. We must work towards capturing
at least 90 percent of the vote.
“Our aim is to get 30,000 out of the 31,000 PVC holders of the 40,000
registered voters in the affected areas; whether our opponents are
ready or not is secondary.
“I sincerely thank you for your support and solidarity in the last
Saturday outing, my full address will be after the rerun election is
concluded.
“But for now, let us resume with more vigour and determination in our
efforts towards the November 30 supplementary election. Let us go from
house to house to mobilize people out for the exercise. We must give the
election our all,” he said.