(YPP)<\/a> governorship primary election in Kogi state.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Omale was unanimously affirmed and ratified 184 delegates who converged in Lokoja, Kogi state capital, on Monday for the primary election.<\/p>\n
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He became the party\u2019s sole aspirant after a female contestant,Mrs Funmilayo Olumodeji voluntarily stepped down for him earlier in the day.<\/p>\n
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The Chairman Screening Committee of Kogi YPP Primary governorship election, David Komolafe, said Omale had been duly screened and certified okay to pick the party\u2019s governorship ticket.<\/p>\n
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He said a total of 184 delegates from the 21 local government areas of Kogi were accredited to vote with respect to the party\u2019s constitution.<\/p>\n
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\u201dDr Omale has therefore been unanimously elected unopposed by the delegates since other aspirant has stepped down,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
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The State\u2019s chairman the party, Dr Victor Akubo, affirmed the decision of the party\u2019s delegates and appreciated the other aspirants from the beginning for their sportsmanship.<\/p>\n
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He congratulated the party\u2019s candidate for emerging winner, and urged him to make the party and state proud when he became Kogi governor.<\/p>\n
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He described the governorship candidate as God fearing, transparent, accountable and competent man, saying his emergence was the will of God.<\/p>\n
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Akubo thanked the INEC officials for their presence to monitor the exercise, saying it was a free, fair, credible and transparent process.<\/p>\n
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The election was conducted on Monday in Lokoja, in the presence of INEC officials\u2019 led by Mr Egbeye Olagoke.<\/p>\n
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In his acceptance speech, Dr Omale thanked the delegates and the entire party members for giving him their mandate, saying he would not disappoint them if elected as Kogi governor.<\/p>\n
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He assured the people of Kogi of a visionary leadership, digital economic development, and the turning of state\u2019s great potentials and resources to viable and profitable ventures.<\/p>\nSamson Omale<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nHe restated that Kogi resources would be well harnessed with improved infrastructure development, better welfare, and unemployment would be gone under his leadership.<\/p>\n
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\u201dWe will make Kogi to become a template of development for Nigeria. It is do able through a viable leadership. Expect a servant leader in me,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
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Dr Omale urged the people to come out en masse and elect credible leader that would have their interest at heart, saying he is such a man.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dr Samson Omale has emerged winner of the Young Progressive Party (YPP) governorship primary election in Kogi state.\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[1241,34,671],"class_list":{"0":"post-6391","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-politics","7":"tag-dr-sam-omale","8":"tag-kogi","9":"tag-ypp"},"yoast_head":"\n
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