By Sarah NEGEDU
As the race for the top job at Lugard house draws closer, stakeholders are canvassing for equal playing ground for all the aspirants in the November 2023 Kogi state governorship election.
A female aspirant under the Labour Party, LP, Dr. Atule Ahmadu-Afolabi, decried the rate of political intolerance and hostility to the women folk in the state.
Ahmadu-Afolabi, who made the call at the party’s presidential campaign office, Wuse Zone 2, venue for governorship screening, vowed not to be deterred by any of the antics which male politicians were using to scare women away.
She noted that Kogi state has been characterized by so many political abnormalities, which only a determined and caring mother like her can change.
According to her, “My decision, seeking to occupy the Lord Lugard House in Lokoja as next governor of the state, was predicated on the urgent need to salvage the state from imminent collapse, due to maladministration.
“Apart from denying civil servants their legitimate wages by the present administration, the state’s healthcare system is in a deep mess.
“Both human and natural resources which Kogi is endowed with, have not been properly harnessed and managed by successive governments in the state.
“I have the ability to tackle political discrimination and other social vices that threaten security and democratic principles in the state.
“Going through the health institutions, some of them don’t have basic paracetamol. These are the things we are here to change. My main focus is to ensure that Kogi state is economically viable through selfless services.
“If you are driving round the state now, you could see hunger physically on the faces of the people. That is why I am here to change the narrative for good.”