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From Scholastica Hir, Makurdi
In a move to boost the senatorial ambition of the immediate past commissioner of Finance in Benue State, Dr David Olofu, formidable sections of the people of Apa Local Government Area have vowed to work assiduously for the realisation of his senatorial bid.
The people made the pledge at Ugboko, the Local Government Headquarters, during a critical stakeholders parley that cut across all political parties including those holding political appointments, past and present, all former council chairmen, councillors, and supervisory councillors among others.
Dr Olofu, while addressing the people, explained that he was in the race with the mind to galvanising the infrastructural development of the entire Benue South Senatorial District by extricating it from the clutches of poverty and underdevelopment while providing purposeful leadership for the people of the district.
He said when given the opportunity to serve as a Senator, he would plough back the people into his leadership structures by establishing his long advocated Benue South People’s Assembly (BSPA) and Benue South Senatorial Council (BSSC) which would be made of all elected persons, traditional rulers, experienced technocrats to study and determine the development needs of the senatorial district LG by LG apart from constituting them as developmental lobby groups.
He assured that with his experience in government as former chairman, forum of Commissioners of Finance in Nigeria, he would ensure that development streams to the entire gamut of Benue South without discrimination.
He stated further that his ambition was also premised on equity, fairness and justice as nobody from Apa/Agatu Federal constituency has been privileged to occupy the Senatorial seat of the Benue South since the inception of the democratic experiment in Nigeria.
He therefore called on all sons and daughters of Apa LGA to view his aspiration as their own by working for its realisation with vigour and commitment.
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Speaking on behalf of the people of the local government area, Mr Sam Ameh described Olofu as their own, saying “it is incumbent on all of us, Apa sons and daughters, to support the aspiration of Dr Olofu. And, that is what we are going to do. We will also support him by going to campaign for him in the other local government areas of Benue South Senatorial District to enable us achieve our goal.”
He prayed God to lead him to victory saying “I invite God to lead the project. We Promised that we will all work for the victory,” he said.
Alade Magaji who spoke for people of Zone B declared, “We are happy with the declaration of the aspirant. We shall give him our solid support to enable him win the election”.
Also, John Ekwo representing Zone C expressed happiness with the declaration of Olofu saying that “before now, we never thought of anybody from Apa gunning for the Senatorial seat. Today, Olofu has done it for us. We will support him to win. This battle is our battle”.
Similarly Antenyi Antenyi
Representing Former Councillors in Apa Local Government Council, said “We are solidly behind Dr Olofu. We have taken over the battle and vowed to support you. We shall be conscientising our colleagues in the nine local government areas in Benue South Senatorial District to help us actualise our ambition”.
In the same vein, Dr Dennis Abutu who spoke on behalf of former members of the Benue State House of Assembly, described Dr Olofu as a leader that would lead well to the glory of God and humanity as has been demonstrated so far.
Also speaking for women of Apa LGA, Esther Robert said “we have gotten our own. Now that we have gotten our own, it is, therefore, incumbent on us to take ownership of him and work for the actualisation of his senatorial quest.
