Mohammed Ali, the son of the
former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Ahmadu Ali,
has joined the growing list of governorship aspirants in the state.
He announced his intention to
contest in Abuja on Monday.
According to him, the state had
lagged behind for too long and needed a vibrant young man to take it “out of
the wood.
Ali, who refused to assess the performance
of the APC government in the state, said he was not out to condemn any
candidate.
He disclosed that he was the only
one currently in the race that has set up an industry in the state employing
several young men and providing means of livelihood for many families.
“We plan to replicate that
gesture in all parts of the state once elected governor,” he said.
He added it was time for the
people to leave behind ethnic politics and vote for competence and people who
can ensure the development of the state.
Asked how his father’s political
structures would impact on his ambition, the younger Ali said “the contest is
not about my father, but about the state.”
He, however, said that his
mother, Dr. Maryam Ahmadu Ali, who belongs to the All Progressives Congress,
APC, will not affect his chances of becoming the next governor.
Recall that Senator
representing Kogi West District. Dino Melaye, had barely a month ago declared
his intentions to bear the PDP governorship election in the state in November.
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