By Noah Ocheni, Lokoja
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chairmanship candidate for Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State, Agagwu Samuel Sule has promised to reverse the trend of poverty and underdevelopment in n Dekina if given the opportunity.
The chairmanship candidate made the promise while addressing his supporters at a campaign rally in Dekina, Egume, Okura and Anyigba, preparatory for the Saturday’s local government polls.
He said if given the mandate by the peace loving people, the issue of percentage payment that has reduced the purchasing power of staff and pensioners would be a thing of the past.
He pointed out that his administration would ensure training and retraining of workers, prompt payment of salaries and allowances as well as improvement in the working and living condition of staff.
Road construction and development would also be accorded priority as network of roads are catalyst to rapid socio economic development of rural communities.
He added that other sectors that would receive government attention if elected included, water supply, agriculture, health care delivery as well as education.
The PDP chairmanship candidate while thanking stakeholders for nominating him as their sole candidate said he will strive hard to live up to expectation in the delivery of democracy dividends to the people
He therefore called on the youths and the entire people of the local government to come out en mass and vote for all the PDP candidates, describing the party as credible with a human face.
