Okun Politicians told to Eschew Bitterness
Politicians from Kogi West Senatorial District have been called upon to work as a team and avoid divisible politics in the run-up to 2011 general elections.
A staunch member of Okun Ladies Association (OLA), Lokoja branch, Mrs. F. D Afolabi made the call in a press statement made available to The Graphic in Lokoja.
Mrs. Afolabi said the interest of Okun people should be paramount among politicians of Kogi West Senatorial District. She maintained that they should consider the love for the progress of the land to be of special importance in their political pursuit.
According to the statement, “there is the need for Okun politicians to put their acts together” adding, “it is only through unity that a genuine leader can emerge in our land”.
Mrs. Afolabi called on the political elites in the area to jettison selfishness. She also urged them to provide the enabling environment for aspirants to aspire for any political positions in the land.
She charged youths to use their energies for the development of the land adding that they should not allowed themselves to be used as thugs by politicians.