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By Correspondent in Dekina
The Dekina Local Government chairmanship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Agagwu Samuel Sule, says he will reverse the trend of poverty and underdevelopment that have pervaded the local government over time, if elected at the polls on Saturday.
He made the promise while addressing his numerous supporters at a campaign rally in Dekina, Egume, Okura and Anyigba, preparatory to Saturday local government polls.
He added that if given the mandate by the peace loving people, the issue of percentage payment that had reduced the purchasing power of staff and pensioners would be a thing of the past
He said:”My administration will ensure training and retraining of workers, prompt payment of salaries and allowances as well as improvement in the working and living condition of staff
“Road construction and development will also be accorded priority as network of roads are catalyst to rapid socio economic development of rural communities
“Other sectors such as water supply, agriculture, health care delivery as well as education will receive government attention.”
The PDP chairmanship candidate,who thanked stakeholders for nominating him as their sole candidate, also pleged to strive hard to live up to their expectation in the delivery of democratic dividends to the people
He called on youths and the entire people of the local government area to come out enmasse and vote for all the PDP candidates, describing party “as credible with a human face.”
