ELEME LGA WINDS UP ELECTION CAMPAIGNS AS APP FILES OUT ITS 10 COUNCILLORSHIP CANDIDATES.
_”By the grace of God, I shall rely on good guidance and support from experienced and trusted leadership in my administration as Council Chairman using the NEEDS ASSESSMENT POLICY as a key operational tool…”_
~Brain Gokpa.
The Action Peoples Party APP in Eleme LGA of Rivers State on Wednesday 2nd October 2024 drew the curtains closed on election campaigns ahead of the scheduled October 5, 2024 Local Government Area elections.
The Campaigns came to an end with a grand finale in Aleto Ward 10, after a similar campaign tour in Akpajo Ward 9, which featured a hand over of APP Councillorship Flag to Mr. Victor Osaro Oluka at the popular Akpajo Market Square before the good people of Akpajo and its entire Ward Leadership.
The grand finale program was held at the Aleto Primary School Field and featured all the who is who in the contemporary Eleme politics that have pitched a tent with the ‘Elephant’ party, called the Action Peoples Party APP.
High points of the party was the official presentation of the party’s Ward 10 Councillorship Flag to Mr. Gabriel Osaro by the Eleme LGA APP Chairman, Hon. John Osaronu, and the grand presentation of the Chief Brain Gokpa’s Five-point agenda.
Reeling out his agenda summarized in:
1, Security,
2, Infrastructure,
3, Electricity
4, Needs Assessment and,
5, Waste Management ,
Chief Brain Gokpa, accompanied by his beautiful wife, Mrs. Favour Brain Gokpa and the Vice Chairmanship Candidate, Mrs. TrustGod Orr Apollos , on the podium, promised to rely on the authority of God, whilst resorting to the wise counsels of trusted leadership in executing his social contract with the good people of Eleme. Chief Gokpa said:
“I shall rely on good guidance and support from experienced and trusted leadership”, adding that his administration shall not rest on its oars in achieving a befitting LGA Council Secretariat, describing what Eleme has for now as “a poultry house”.
Also key utilities; infrastructures such as electricity, water and sanitation shall have agencies established for them. Chief Gokpa promised to end the wicked and massive unemployment ravaging Eleme land, whilst security shall be of utmost concern. Women empowerment and education shall be of critical concern in his administration, he emphasized.
Meanwhile, Eleme Political Leader and immediate past Nigerian Ambassador to the Royal Kingdom of the Netherlands, His Excellency Chief Hon. Ambassador Oji Ngofa has declared an end to the era of political locusts in Eleme LGA and Rivers State in general. The Simplified Movement Leader in Eleme made this known during his speech at the grand finale of the APP LGA Campaigns in Aleto Eleme.
The Ambassador reiterated that the movement in Eleme is to establish the fact that Rivers State belongs to no single individual rather than all the citizens; the good people of Eleme and Rivers State as a whole. Chief Ngofa charged all present and away to prepare and go and cast their votes for the APP on Saturday 5th October, as there was no hindrance stopping Rivers people from exercising their rights on the RISIEC- scheduled election day.
Other speakers at the event were: Former Executive Chairman of Eleme LGA, Hon. Dr. Barr. Philip Okparaji Perm. Sec. Emeritus, Fortune Oguru, DG APP Eleme Campaign Council, Barr. Justice Chichi, President General of O’ela obor Eleme, Elder Israel Abbey and other critical stakeholders of the party.
Party leaders present at the well attended ceremony were:
Secretary of the APP Campaign Council, Chief Ejie Olungwe, former Chairman of Eleme LGA, Princely Emeka Chujor, former CTC Chairman of LGA, Hon. Kammy Ngelale, former Vice Chairman of Council, Hon. Franklin Abbey, former Leader of Eleme Legislative Assembly, Rt. Hon. Gomba Olaka, President of Eleme Youth Council, Hon. Comr. Walter Olaka, DDG APP Campaigns, Saint Mube, All former Councillors, LGA Woman Leader, Mrs. Stella Gomba, Leader of Eleme Consultative Assembly, Hon. Comr. Agba Nwaji and members of the Consultative Assembly, party and community youth leaders, NGOs, CBOs, Traditional Rulers and a host of others.
Councillorship Candidates of the party present at the Grand finale included:
Alesa Ward 1:
Humphrey Dada Obele,
Alode Ward 2:
John Alale Osaro,
Ogale Ward 3:
Precious A. Ochindo
Ebubu Ward 4:
Nyia Obari Ollornwi
Ekporo Ward 5:
Hannah Francis,
Ete’o Ward 6:
Gberewa Benjamin,
Onne Ward 7:
Stanley Egbere,
Agbonchia Ward 8: Martha Adeya,
Akpajo Ward 9: Victor Osaro Oluka,
Aleto Ward 10: Gabriel Osaro.
© Publicity Committee,
APP Campaign Council,
Eleme LGA.
02/10/2024.