MIRIAM NNOLI 
Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo on Saturday said the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Monday Okpebholo In the forthcoming Edo State gubernatorial election is a true representation of the aspirations of the people of the State.
A statement issued by his Special Adviser, Ismaila Isah, Governor Ododo whole speaking at the APC youth rally in Igarra, headquarters of Akoko-Edo Local Government Area promised to use his cultural ties with the people of Edo to ensure the victory of the party and its candidate in the Edo governorship election.
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Ododo, who was received by the former Deputy Governor of Edo State, Phillip Shaibu, promised to galvanize support among the large population of youth and women in the area for the victory of the APC candidate in the September 21 governorship election
He appealed to the people of Akoko-Edo to shun all acts of violence but to resist intimidation by defending their votes for the APC in the election.
“The APC Governorship candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo, will replicate the outstanding performance of the past APC leadership in the state led by former Governor Adams Oshiomhole, stressing that the APC and its governorship candidate will deliver on their campaign promises by giving topmost priority to the welfare of the people as currently being exemplified in Kogi State under leadership, ” Ododo said.
He said that Ododo, who spoke in English and Ebira languages, commended the people of Akoko-Edo for their peaceful conduct in the course of the campaign and assured them that their support would be rewarded by the APC and its governorship candidate once the party emerged victorious in the September 21 governorship election.
