As the next Local Government election draws closer, the Administrator of Okene Local Government, Engr. Abdulrazaq Muhammad on Friday received yet another massive supports as Ebira Market Women Association endorsed the Council Administrator as the next Executive Chairman of Okene Local Government.
The market women who turned up in their numbers arrived the Council Secretariat singing and dancing in a complete display of enthusiasm in support of the Council Administrator for his unique style of leadership. In a remark, the leader of the market women, Hajia Khadijat Ogirima stated that the women have resolved to support the aspiration of Hon. Abdulrazaq for maintaining peace, entrenched unity and security of lives and property.
She said, in the past Ebira traders in Okene market do lives in perpetual fear due to youth restiveness, political and clannish crisis before it was curbed by the present administration. The government have also been able to subdued the emergence of kiddnapping, secured the highways and liberate the people from the shackles of criminals.
Hon. Abdulrazaq did not only maintain a peaceful atmosphere for the people but has also made them proud as Okene Local Government delivered the highest votes to Gov. Yahaya Bello in the November 2019 governorship election.
Consequent upon these and other achievements, we believe he will sustain the records and do more when elected as Executive Chairman of Okene Local Government. The entire market women hereby endorse you and support your aspiration, she concluded.
Responding, the Council Administrator thanked the leadership and entire members of Ebira Market Women for the show of love, passion and appreciation to the little his administration have achieved in office. In addition to strengthen the Bank of Agriculture to empower more women, Hon. Abdulrazaq promised to initiate pograms that will boost their businesses and create employment opportunities.