Olayinka Braimoh has picked the ticket of the Action Alliance (AA) to contest the forthcoming governorship election scheduled to hold on November 11, 2023 in Kogi state.
Announcing the result of the primary election conducted at Reverton Hotel in Lokoja on Monday, Mr. James Vernimbe, the Chairman of the Primary Election Committee, said that Braimoh scored 101 votes to beat his only opponent, Mr. Simon Ogwu, who polled only 4 votes.
According to him , a total of 105 delegates were accredited for the election which was done through option-A voting mode.
He described the election as one of the most transparent in Kogi state and urged all aspirants to work together to ensure that the party emerges victorious in the governorship election holding in the month of November.
“I congratulate those who contested and the person who withdrew; this election exercise is an indicator that we are united in Kogi and united we stand.
“The process is over now but the experience is there not to divide us, but to bind us together; so let us work together to emerge more victorious in the general Kogi governorship polls,” he said.
One of the aspirants, Mr. Sylvester Haruna had earlier stepped down for Braimoh, describing him as the most popular and powerful among the aspirants.
Responding, Braimoh, thanked the election committee for ensuring that the election was transparent, free, fair, credible, and peaceful.
He also appreciated party delegates from across the 21 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state and the other aspirants for their support and commitment to ensuring that the party was successful.
“From all indications, this was a very transparent exercise and I commend other aspirants for their efforts to ensure that the party remains united.
“I also commend Mr. Simon for contesting because if everybody withdrew, there won’t be a victory as we have seen today.
“I appreciate all party delegates, supporters, and officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) who have all witnessed the beginning of this great journey.
“I promise that our votes cast today would not be in vain and I indulge us to please go to our wards and start the main work ahead of the main election,” he said.
He urged supporters of the party not to relent in ensuring that the party emerge victorious in the Nov.11 governorship election.
Braimoh said that with his formula of wealth generation and distribution, the state would reclaim its lost glory when he assumed the mantle of leadership as the governor.
Mr. Ukwanya Musa, the state AA chairman, congratulated Braimoh and other aspirants for contesting and advised that the election was not to divide the party, but to bind members together.
He called for synergy among all the contestants to enable the party win the general election.
