By Christiana Ekpa
A prominent Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) chieftain in Kogi State, Abdulrafiu Yakubu has dumped the party for the ruling All Progressive Congress, (APC) alongside his supporters.
Announcing his defection in Lokoja yesterday Yakubu said the PDP has nothing to offer in Kogi State.
“Sometimes you think you made the right decision, but after an appraisal of how far you have gone, it is better to make the decision right.
“My decision to return to my party, the All Progressive Congress, was based on the above assertion and after critical and wide consultations with my people.
“I have always been a progressive. We have done all what we can, seeking for the progress of our people. What we are pursuing is 100 percent in the ruling All Progressive Congress.
“The call for real political bargain is alliance with progressive minds and I have been called because I am of the progressive to come back and realign myself with the All Progressive Congress.
“That is why we have come back with our teeming supporters that are in their thousands to the APC. Today marks a beginning of good things in conformity with the vision and mission of the Executive Governor of Kogi State Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo and the leadership down the line. It is just to plug in to the value chain of the party by playing our part because we are progressive.
“See me as partner in progress. See my return to the party as a loss to the opposition and a gain to the All Progressive Congress for in each loss there is a gain, as in every gain there is a loss and each ending comes a new beginning.
“This is a new beginning and I am excited to return to where I belong,” he said.
The commission in a press statement signed by the Chief Electoral Officer of the state, Mrs Genevieve Osakwe, announced that it has begun recruitment of adhoc staff for the election.
The statement read: “ANSIEC invites applications from interested eligible citizens of Anambra State for consideration and recruitment as Ad-hoc Staff to serve in various capacities in the forthcoming Local Government Council Election.
“Eligible candidates could be retired and serving Public Officers of the Federal and State Governments, academic and non-academic staff of tertiary institutions, Degree or HND holders, as well as OND holders or minimum of Secondary School Certificate holders
“The application, must be accompanied with two recent passport size photographs and bio-data, stating the name, age, gender, address of current employment status or last place of employment, three references one of which must be from present employment and letter of introduction from the Traditional Ruler/President General of their communities, among others, should be addressed to ‘The Chairman, Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission.’”
The commission listed the category of positions available to include: Local Government Returning Officers, Ward Collation Officers, Supervisory Presiding Officers, Presiding Officers, Poll Clerks and Poll Orderlies.
She stated that applications for Local Government Returning Officers, Ward Collation Officers Supervisory Presiding Officers, and Presiding Officers should be submitted to ANSIEC, Headquarters, Awka, while applications for Poll Clerks and Poll Orderlies, are to be submitted at ANSIEC Local Government offices in all the 21 Local Government Areas.
The deadline for submission of the application was given as 25th August, 2024.
