By Ayobami Omole, Lokoja
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, opposition parties have been advised to embrace peace and shun violence as the All Progressives Congress (APC) Campaigns shall be issue based devoid of insults and attacks on the opposition.
Gatekeepers News reports that the disclosure was made at the stakeholders meeting of the APC Mopamuro LGA chapter.
The meeting was attended by Party Executives led by Chairman Charles Omoyele. The LGA Chairman, Moses Sunday David; Kogi State Commissioner for Information and Communication, Kingsley Fanwo; House of Assembly Member Ademola Bello; Political Appointees from the LGA, Zonal Officials of the Party from the Local Government Area, Stakeholders of the Party and Aspirants who contested at the Party’s Primaries.
While addressing reporters after the meeting, the Information Commissioner explained that the purpose of the meeting was to brainstorm and fashion out ways of ensuring that APC in Mopamuro comes out triumphant in the forthcoming General Elections.
In his words: “In the cause of the meeting, we passed a vote of Confidence on the Leader of the state and the Leader of the Party in the state, Alhaji Yahaya Bello and we have reconciled all aggrieved members of the party who are happy here”.
Fanwo added that: “We are very happy that the party have come back stronger and we can assure the Leadership of the Party at the state and National Level that as we won in 2019, Mopamuro APC will also win in 2023”.
Fanwo also assured the Leadership of the Party that all aggrieved members from the LGA have been reconciled and they are marching forward together.
The Commissioner added that all the Party’s Candidates namely Olawumi Jacob, Engr. Folorunsho Olafemi and Engr. Sunday Karimi who are vying for House of Assembly, House of Representatives and Kogi West Senatorial Seat respectively, will win convincingly, adding that the presidential election will also be won with a wide margin.
Fanwo finally sent a note of warning to the opposition parties mainly African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to avoid crisis at all costs.
He said: “We have come in Peace but we mean business. We will make sure that we trounce them in the General Elections as our campaign will be issue-based”.
