To reposition government at the local government level, one of the committed sons of the soil, Hon. Prince Ahmed Ahmed has declared his intention to contest for Okene local government chairmanship election coming up in October 2024 after all due consultations across the length and breadth of Okene Local Government of Kogi state.
The refined political scientist in a press statement recently said his ambition to contest for the chairmanship is borne out of the desire to restore the glory of her people by entrenching functional and sustainable systems and institutions in Okene local government.
He continued, “It is with great delight that I make known to you my intentions after all due consultations, across the length and breadth of Okene Local Government that I’m aspiring to contest for the chairmanship of the local government”.
“Today, Okene is losing its pride of place, our people go through untold hardship caused by their dwindling standard of living. I am poised to reposition our great land, restoring the glory of her people and the beauty of her essence”
“As a refined political scientist committed to the development and welfare of my people, I will entrench functional and sustainable systems and institutions in the Local Government”.
“I am avowing this aspiration because It is an era of political reawakening and emancipation, a dispensation that will usher in a paradigm shift from the traditional political template towards a service-oriented system”.
“If elected, I will form a formidable team of the best brains from our land and together we will run an administration that will ensure the security of the lives and properties of our people, ensure social justice, equity, and wage war against poverty by providing jobs and skills acquisition for our teeming youths”.
“We will run an open door, efficient, effective, transparent, and accountable administration. I am optimistic that if given this mandate, the good people of Okene Local Government will heave a sigh of relief being assured that a competent hand serves the land”.
“My administration, given the mandate, will also focus on developing a more robust and effective basic and secondary education by pushing for accelerated educational and healthcare reforms to build our human capital.
In his closing remarks, Prince Ahmed Ahmed reiterated his commitment to boosting the local economy and creating various opportunities for the good people of the land stating that young people remain the bedrock of economic growth and prosperity, as well as harness the potential of the youth through empowerment programs and make them agents of development.
