The group disclosed this on Monday at a press briefing in Abuja shortly after the endorsement of the SDP’s candidate by the Kogi-East elders.
“The Igala Elders’ decision and choice of Muritala Yakubu Ajaka as consensus candidate was informed by his acceptability and popularity with the electorate and every segment of the society, and his capacity to strategically run a successful campaign without fear of exhausting his war chest.
While giving reasons further for the unanimous adoption of Ajaka as a consensus candidate, Onuma noted that it was as a result of his overarching presence across the state, his acceptability and popularity with men, women and youth from not only Kogi-East but also from Kogi-West and Central. “The Elders shall in no distant time, but on a date to be communicated, present Muritala Yakubu Ajaka to Igala sons and daughters in particular and the state in general as the unanimous candidate with capacity and vision to develop the state and restore good, transparent and responsible governance in Kogi state, the group maintained.All rights reserved.
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