“I was not booed, my campaign tour was a success” – Jibrin Isah

Jibrin Isah, the senator who represents Kogi East in the National Assembly, hailed his recent campaign visit of the three Local Government Areas in Ankpa Federal Constituency in advance of the senatorial election on February 25 as a big success.

He claimed that the people in the federal constituency was so ecstatic that they had vowed to support him and the other APC candidates in the 2019 general elections with a resounding majority.

“Echocho’s achievements are all over in the public domain, and the people of Kogi East are prepared to say thank you Echocho on the 25th of February 2023.”

However, he characterized as a diversion some of the false material spread on social media by his opponents, who were having a difficult time persuading those who had experienced the true benefits of democracy firsthand.

In response to a social media hoax article headlined “Senator Jibrin Isah A. K. A. Echocho Disgraced in Ankpa Local Government,” he stated that he is too busy to be sidetracked now that the people of Kogi East are acknowledging his accomplishments.

“While we find the subject story to be amusing, we feel obligated to comment to prevent the reading public from being deceived, according to a statement from his campaign council signed by Ojoachene Christian, Deputy Director of Protocol, Kogi APC campaign Council.

“Senator Jibrin Isah undertook a tour of the 3 Local Government Areas in Ankpa Federal Constituency in the company of the Deptuty Governor of Kogi State, His Excellency Chief Edward Onoja, the Deputy Speaker of Kogi State House of Assembly, who is also the Director general of the Campaign council for Kogi East, the respective Local Government Executive Chairmen and Party Chairmen, as well as various other stakeholders.

“Omala was the first port of call on Tuesday, followed by Olamaboro on Wednesday, and Ankpa on Thursday.

The people in the three Local Government Areas were gushing with praise for Echocho’s significant accomplishments, which included proposing bills and motions, building infrastructure, and launching numerous empowerment initiatives.

“With specific reference to Ankpa Local Government Area, when the programme ended, Echocho headed to his vehicle after exchanging pleasantries with the very excited audience. When he sat down in his vehicle, he noticed that a young man was trying to reach out to him but was blocked, and had no choice than to hit Echocho’s vehicle for attention.

Echocho made the decision to exit the car and speak to the boy, but he was also being stopped. Echocho inquired about the young man’s identity because he was definitely seeking assistance. Since then, the senator has committed to helping the young man.

The incident had nothing to do with the false material that the author—who is best characterized as a skilled fiction writer—was disseminating.

“We have traced the said article to Victor Alewo Adoji and his co-dreamers. Adoji is drowning and looking for whatever he can hold on to whip public sentiments. We try as much as possible to ignore him, but silence may not be golden all the times.

“On the issue of Parliatives for flood victims in Ibaji, Idah, Bassa, Igalamela Odolu, Omala, and Ofu Local Government Areas, Echocho provided thousands of food items worth hundreds of thousands of Naira to the affected Local Government Areas, with cash backing of N1m each.

“Thereafter, he facilitated provision of various relief materials worth over N100m through NEMA to the affected Local Government Areas. All these are verifiable at the respective Local Government Areas .

On the  issue of use and dump , “Echocho has built many people in Kogi East, right back in his days in the banking industry, to his various interventions in Kogi East as the Senator representing the district.

“With regards to who succeeds His Excellency, Alhaji Yahaya Adoza Bello, it is equally misleading to say Echocho has adopted His Excellency, the Deputy Governor of Kogi State. Echocho is prepared to work for whoever emerges as the Party’s flag bearer in the upcoming Primary election.

“We strongly advise Victor Adoji to stop ridiculing himself in the public space by manufacturing stories to suit his purpose , and mislead the reading public.

“Adoji should go and market himself to the electorate. But he seem to have nothing to offer, and has been openly rejected by his party, while trying unsuccessfully to penetrate the APC through his Woman friend.

“While Victor is busy entertaining himself on the social media, Echocho is busy visiting the electorate, informing them on his plans for them in his second tenure, God willing.”