By; OLADELE ADEDAYO, Ado-Ekiti
Apparently disturbed by the rising security challenges across the country, a House of Assembly aspirant for Ado-Ekiti Constituency I, in Ekiti State, Hon. Adesina Adarabierin has tasked Nigerians to intensify prayers for Nigeria to get over its present security challenges.
Adarabierin said Nigerians irrespective of their religion must pray fervently for the peace of the nation at this trying period.
The House of Assembly hopeful who is contesting for the position on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), said the ongoing Lenten and Ramadan periods should be used by the citizenry to seek the face of God on the security challenges.
He made the plea on Thursday in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital while distributing food items, milk and beverages to the Muslim APC members in the constituency.
Adarabierin also presented megaphones to the party to carryout what he called, early morning house-to-house campaign in the seven wards of the constituency for Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, the APC flagbearer for the June 18 governorship poll in the state.
“I congratulate the Muslims and indeed all Nigerians for witnessing another Ramadan. I want to enjoin them to use this opportunity to pray for the nation, particularly on the precarious security situation being experienced in our country. I belief in the efficacy of prayers, that God Almighty will consider our plight and supplication in this holy period and return peace to our land”.
The State Assembly hopeful who is from Ward l (Idofin) noted that no lawmaker has ever come from the ward since 22 years of democracy, urging the people and party to give the ward a chance
“We are using this sentiment to tell the people and party that we have qualified people and sellable candidate in me to do it better”.
Speaking on the poaching of the APC and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) members by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) he said it was not true that such happening to his party.
He said,”If you are following the political trends in the state, you will know that it is PDP that is being depleted not APC.
“The records are there, that APC defeated PDP, SDP combined in 2018. Now that APC is doing better in governance through Governor Kayode Fayemi who is doing well in terms of infrastructure, regular payment of salaries, social security, health, education and putting a whole lots of other things in place, with the pedigree of BAO, we are confident that APC will coast to victory in the June 18 polls”.
Adarabierin, however, advised the APC members in Ado-Ekiti and the state at large to be steadfast, focused and belief that better days are ahead.
“We are having it better now, but the better and best days are still ahead of us when BAO wins the election and start building on the legacies of Dr Kayode Fayemi”.
