ADC Candidate Expresses Bullishness to Win Bàyelsa West Senatorial Seat *Says his Mandate is Divine

 By Majesty Inegbagha 

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) Candidate for the Bàyelsa West Senatorial District, Apostle (Dr) Christopher Perelado Ogola, has expressed strong optimism to win the Senatorial seat in the next year's general election. 

Apostle (Dr) Christopher Perelado Ogola, ADC Flagbearer 

Dr Ogola who made the declaration in Yenagoa on Thursday during an exclusive press interview with Global Overseer, described his political ambition as a divine mandate.

He explained that he did not just get up and declare  ambition to contest for the senatorial seat to win, stating categorically that his aspiration for the Senate is in compliance with divine instruction.

"My mandate is a divine mandate. I did not get up to bring myself in to the  Senatorial race. It is a divine instruction I received. Hence I have come to run for the office of the Senate in Bàyelsa West under the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), " he said.

According to him, his divine mandate is to come and fulfill a specific agenda to liberate the people from the years of slow progress. "Slow to almost no progress over many years. So, I have come to liberate them with specific mandate that I am to deliver the people," he affirmed.

He described the pace of development in the senatorial district as very slow since the returned to  democratic rule from 1999 till date.

The divine endorsed senator to be, lauded the former representatives of the area for trying their best, adding that he would  begin his divine assignment from where they had worked and stop, to salvage the people of the area from the shackle of poverty, deprivation and under-development, when elected.

Dr Ogola unveiled four points manifesto   typically focuses on core pillars of societal and economic growth, most commonly encompassing economic growth, human capital development, infrastructure, and governance.

Apostle (Dr) Ogola 

The four points development model escapsulate with the acronym "FEED" meaning Food, Education, Empowerment and Development, stem from Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs philosophy. 

It explained that you cannot progress to higher needs without resolving the base needs, which is the physiological needs of  human beings- food, shelter, clothing, water among others.

"Those are the basic needs of human beings. If you ignore them and try to progress to higher level of development, you will find out that that development will be slow, because even the infrastructural things you are building; the people can vandalize them and sell them at even small amount of money just to survive, because of the prevailing hunger in the land. 

So, the"FEED" model of development basically is to start with food security to make food to be available, accessible and affordable to the people of Bàyelsa West Senatorial District."

According to him, with the availability, accessibility and affordability of food the people can eat and begin to reason with other levels of development.

On the educational advancement of the district, Dr Ogola vow  to establish structural school system that would outlives its inventor to run for ages.

Apart from that he will also build model schools with a very powerful educational system where foreign partners would be engage to boost the standard of education in the area through upgrading of schools infrastructures, training and motivation of teachers, provide up to date learning materials and ensure inclusive access to the programme.

In continuation of his philanthropic gesture before his senatorial ambition,  the ADC candidate under its FEED development  agenda, promised to  embark on sustainable empowerment programme that goes beyond short-term cash handouts, to create sustainable wealth and self-reliance among the people.

He maintained that women, youth and the vulnerable empowerment, economically and socially remained among his top priorities, adding that the future of the district depended on productive, self-reliant women and youth.

On Development in his FEED agenda, he promised to ensure higher-quality representation that the people cannot gainsay.

He pledged  to championing and deepen legislative accountability, attract development that would be equitably establish across the Senatorial district.

Also, he affirmed his unwavering commitment to championing live changing legislation, motions, and facilitate impactful initiatives and programmes for the betterment of his constituents.

He emphasised his commitment to serve with integrity, transparency, accountability, diligence, ensuring that the resources entrusted to us are used prudently, efficiently, placing the needs of the people at the front burner of his FEED agenda.

He promised to ensure that the voices and the aspirations of the people remain central to his mandate.

He assured to build a  constituency office to have close contact with his constituents, understand their concerns and respond effectively to their needs, as well as ensure people-driven and inclusive leadership.

" The FEED model is a very comprehensive agenda that touches every aspects. When you talk of empowerment, there are two aspects of empowerment, and I major on one of them. Constituency office has to be open to address the immediate needs of the people.

We are talking about development that will not come only from government, and that will come from investors too. The development we are talking about is beyond what the government is providing.

We are talking of development that comes as a result of also the integrity that we put to attract other investors," he averred.

Answering question on the plan he put in place to win the election, Apostle (Dr) Christopher Ogola, of the"Physical Ministries" Church in Port Harcourt, the ADC candidate affirmed  that "As I said in the beginning that my mandate is a divine mandate, I trust my God. 

The God from whom I got instruction to go  contest for this position so that I bring liberation for my people, I trust. I am the David that defeat Goliath," he asserted.

He enjoined the electorates in Bàyelsa West to strengthen their resolve to support for his divine mandate to actualize his victory during the election.

" There is hope for the masses, they should not give up. Those that think that there is no more hope, I am telling them that there is hope. Help is on the way. Help is coming. God has send them help. A messager that they can trust is on the way. Help is coming.They should not give up. Help is coming. Don't die now. Make efforts to live. Stay and see the goodness that is coming. I trust my God that will bring everything to pass," stated Dr Ogola.