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Abdullahi Ganduje, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has asked Kogi residents to give the party nothing less than 99 percent votes during the state governorship election.

Ganduje spoke on Saturday while addressing party members and supporters at the official inauguration of the APC national and state campaign councils for the November 11 governorship election.

The national chairman said Kogi is a traditional APC state and that he believes the people would cast their votes solely for the ruling party.

“Today we are officially inaugurating the state campaign committee that will join hands with the national campaign committee and the LGAs campaign committees to ensure victory at the polls,” Ganduje said.

“You have tested good governance from Governor Yahaya Bello’s administration and as a party, we hope to do more with our flagbearer, Alhaji Usman Ododo, once elected into office.

“Ododo is your son, whom you know very well as a very loyal and hardworking person who is ready to serve you and the state in the capacity of governor.

“We are expecting nothing less than 99 percent victory votes from the people of Kogi in this forthcoming November 11 governorship election.”

Ganduje told the residents that President Bola Tinubu has promised to support the state by providing a peaceful environment for a credible election.

Also speaking, Yahaya Bello, the governor, urged the residents to rally around APC and Ododo “since we don’t have any serious opposition party posing any challenge or threat to our success here in Kogi”.

“Alhaji Usman Ododo, the APC Governorship Flagbearer, is politically well groomed, with the needed experience and competence, to lead Kogi to the next level of its development,” Bello said.

“Here in Kogi, we are of the belief that with Ododo as my successor, he will leverage on my performances to turn around the fortunes of the state to greater heights.”

After being presented with the flag of the party, Ododo thanked the party members for their support and encouragement.

He assured that he would build on the legacies of Bello and bring development to the state if elected as the governor.