ADC LG Chairmanship Candidate Kicks of Campaigns in Bayelsa • Vows to transform Ogbia LGA to greater height
By our Political Correspondent
The African
Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate for the August 10 Local Government Election
in Bayelsa state, Mr Francis Amanda has on Sunday formally kicked of his
campaigns to emerge the next council chairman of Ogbia area.
Presenting his
manifesto to the admiration of mammoth crowd of supporters, traditional rulers,
youths, women groups and opinion leaders at the Ancient Town of Oloibiri, while
declaring his intention to contest the local government council chairmanship
election in the area, Mr. Amanda said, he would run an all inclusive
administration devoid of divide and rule to provide the needed development to
meet the yearnings and aspirations of the people.
As a leading
grass root politician who knows the basic problems confronting the people and
communities, Mr Amanda said that when given him the mandate he would operate real local government
administration that would not stay in Yenagoa, the state capital to administer
the affairs of Ogbia local government council.
According to his
manifesto, he will build a befitting Palace and quarters for the Obanobhan of
Ogbia Kingdom where he will reside in the area to pilot the traditional affairs
of Ogbia vicinity to promote unity, peace and good governance of the area.
He also pledged
to build a legislative secretariat complex and quarters for the 13 ward councilors
of the council with a befitting council secretariat complex that would
accommodate all the offices in the local government area, in addition to the
Executive Chairman, supervisory councilors among staff quarters where all would
reside at Ogbia town to conduct the affairs of the council area to better lives
of the people.
Mr Amanda
asserted emphatically that his acceptance to contest for the chairmanship
position of the LG council, apart from his desire to render selfless service
for the people was borne out of the clarion calls and clamour from the people, pressuring
him to contest for the exalted Executive Seat of Ogbia LGA Council Chairman
which God Almighty has given him the go ahead to contest for the seat.
He highlighted
some of his contributions to the unity, peace and development of Ogbia LGA , when he was the National Youth
President of Ogbia Kingdom; and having served in various capacities for the upliftment of prominent personalities
in the area, and also including as Director General of Chief (Hon) Robert
Enogha Campaign Organization, Chief Saviour Ibegi campaign Organisation as well
as Dr (Mrs) Love Amaseimogha Love Boat Campaign Organization, he has no
hesitation to join and win the race by the Grace of God.
He called for
all and sundry in the area to reciprocate the gesture by voting for him en mass
during the LG Chairmanship election under the platform of the Africa Democratic
Congress (ADC) to give him a sense of belonging.
Amanda pointed out that this period around people vote for political
party according to the quality and the impeachable character of the candidate
they present, saying that he has all the qualities from his political
antecedents that deserves all communities in Ogbia local government area to
vote massively for him (ADC).
ADC local
government leading chairmanship candidate lamented that the politics of Ogbia
kingdom has been hijacked by few, warning that unless a trusted and vibrant
leader of extreme generosity and vision like him is given the opportunity this
time around to pilot the affairs of the area, and unite the Ogbia of people,
the level of underdevelopment in the area would continue to deteriorate to
cause perpetual untold hardship for the people to the disaffection of every
good thing for the people.
Amanda wept over
the level of underdevelopment in Ogbia local government, despite the fact that
the area was where crude oil was first discovered at Oloibiri in abundant
quality in 1956 in the whole of West Africa.
He noted with
regret that the area which was blessed with abundant human and material
resources has nothing to show on ground in all the communities of Ogbia local
government area since that period to date.
According to him
the time for change has come for all the youths, traditional rulers, opinion
leaders, women and all the political parties in the area to unite and
unanimously vote for him during the August 10 LG elections.
On Health, Mr
Amanda pledges to promote healthcare delivery in the area as well as building a
befitting hospital at Ogbia town to curb the mortality rate in the area.
He said his
administration would embark vigorously on agriculture and skill acquisition
programmes for the youth to promote self-reliance and food production.
According to
him, he would liaise with the oil companies operating in the area, state and
federal government to provide the needed infrastructures that would improve the
socio-economic lives of the people.
On insecurity,
the ADC Chairmanship flag bearer assured to work as a team with the security
agencies, traditional rulers, the youths and opinion leaders to end the
insecurity situation in Ogbia kingdom.
According to him
his administration would pay monthly stipends to the village heads of the
communities of the area to enable them discharge their duties as chief security
officers and the custodian of the customs and rich culture of the people to
enhance the maintenance of law and order at their respective domains.
On internal
revenue generation, Mr. Amanda said he would unfold a rare blueprint to enhance
effective internal revenue generation of the council not to be waiting for
Federal Allocations.
According to
him, he would give priority attention to the welfare of workers through regular
payment of their monthly salaries, adding other incentive to motivate them
would be provided to enhance the achievement of the set goals of his
administration.
Under his decentralization policy, Mr Amanda
said education would be accorded a pride of place in his administration,
lamenting that a community like Akoloman in Ogbia local government was still
using the generator house provided during Okilo’s NPN’s regime as classroom
block.
He assured to
build a befitting six classroom block for Akoloman community as well as to
construct concrete walkway from Otuaba to the community to enhance teaching and
learning as well as alleviate the people from the transportation difficulties.
According to him
when given the mantle of leadership he would work with the people to promote
the desired development, unity and peace of the area.
Mr. Amanda who
is optimistic to win the August 10 local government election, enjoined the
chairman, commissioners, Adhoc staff among all those that would be involved in
the conduct of the August 10 election in Ogbia local government area to ensure
free and fair LG elections devoid of money politics, rigging and hijacking of
voting materials in favour of one party.
He said he has
the chances to win the election provided Chief Ogbe led Bayelsa State Independent
Electoral Commission would allow the electorates to choose their local
government chairman of Ogbia Kingdom.
He commended the
people of Ogbia ethnic nationality, the youths, traditional rulers, chiefs,
opinion leaders, women organizations among others for their large turnout for
his flag off ceremony and assured the Ogbia people to carry everybody along.
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