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By correspondent in Lokoja.
The candidate of the Action Alliance, AA, in November 11 Governorship Election in kogi state,Olayinka Braimoh, has promised to revamp and reposition the economy of the state, using social investments and job creation strategies and reduce poverty, if elected.
Braimoh,who gave the promise during his campaign to West Senatorial district of the state,said that the cardinal objective of his candidacy was to lift the people out of poverty, through accelerating economic growth and transformation.
The AA governorship candidate spoke in Aiyegunle-Gbede, Ijumu Local Government Area,recently while addressing Islamic worshippers after the juma’at prayer session.
He pledged that if given the mandate to govern the state, his administration would design economic policies and programnes that would banish poverty from the land, adding that the youth would be gainfully employed, and women empowered.
He restated that his aspiration was anchored on the principle of mitigating the poverty and hardship that had been foisted on the people.
At a town hall meeting with Stakeholders in Ayeh-Gbedde, Braimoh blamed the ravaging poverty in the state on the rising unemployment rate and deliberate pauperization of the people, noting that his administration would create jobs to ameliorate their situation.
The candidate also promised to remove all barriers militating against the economic growth and development of the state and return children to school.
He assured the people that by 2026, his administration would have relegated poverty to the background, using cost-effective, more efficient and sustainable entrepreneurship development schemes.
The governorship hopeful assured the community of government presence if elected.
Our correspondent reports that Braimoh also took his message of economic redemption to the Iffe-Olukotun community where he was received by Islamic clerics and multitudes of party supporters and loyalists.
He urged the people to be resolute in their resolve to break the circle of poverty bedevilling the state, adding that religion cannot be divorced from politics.
While dispelling the rumour making the rounds, Braimoh explained that he had no political pact with neither Governor Yahaya Bello, the APC nor any other governorship contenders to scuttle his ambition.
According to him, he has never met Governor Bello or the APC candidate, Ahmed Usman Ododo, insisting that his main concern was the emancipation of the vulnerable and downtrodden in the state.
Braimoh urged the people of the area to support his aspiration and dream of transforming the state from its ailing condition by voting massively for the AA in the forthcoming governorship election.
In their reaction,the people pleaded with the AA candidate to assist their communities with the rehabilitation of roads, electrification and other essential social amenities to improve their standard of living and disposition.
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