By Dada Ahmed in Lokoja.
Members of United Progressive Political Parties in Kogi State have urged the governor-elect in the state, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, to be magnanimous in victory.
Idris Bala Abdulgafar, who spoke on behalf of the group during a world press conference in Lokoja on Monday also called on all the stakeholders that participated in the quest to rule the state to exercise restraints for the peace of kogites
The group,which reminded the people that without peace, there would be no development, said it was not ignorant of the fact some people were aggrieved during the exercise but sued for peace.
“All political party candidates should also come together to build a kogi of our dream where ethnicity, religion and section
alism has no place.
“Our appeal to all the political parties, especially the APC, is to be magnanimous in victory by demonstrating the policy of all inclusive governance as exemplified by our distinguished President, His Excellency Sen.Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
“Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo of APC should extend a hand of fellowship to all the political parties that struggled through the process of becoming the governor of our state to present their agenda for the development of kogi state,” the group further advised.
The group said the overring principle is to bring a change for better.
It also urged Ododo to build on uniting the state where section of the three senatorial districts are treated fairly without any iorta of sentiments, adding,”united we start and divided we fail.”
The group commended stakeholders in the election, such as election observers, NGOs , INEC and the media, for contributing towards ensuring that the state ” the most peaceful election ever witnessed in kogi state since its democratic governance in 1991.
