By Kingsley Fanwo

THE Media Committee of Ozigi Campaign Organization has rubbished media reports that some governorship candidates have stepped down for the duo of Capt Idris Wada of the PDP and Prince Abubakar Audu of the APC, saying the reports were concocted to make the November 21 governorship election looks like a two-horse race.

According to a communique by the committee, next week’s election is going to be a battle between the oppressed and the oppressor, the poor and the rich, insisting that neither Wada nor Audu is the Messiah of  Kogi people.

Rather, it said Enesi Ozigi is the best qualified among the contestants to take Kogi to the Promised Land and  urged the people of Kogi State to reject politicians who are out to procure their votes and “plunge the state to another hiatus for another four years”.

… Our farm centres ‘ll employ 120,000 youths, women

Indeed, the Progressive Peoples Alliance, PPA Candidate, Enesi Ozigi, promised to establish six farm centres across the state which will directly engage 120,000 youths and women within the first six months of his administration, if elected into office.

Ozigi disclosed this while addressing a group of young professionals in Lokoja, on Monday. He said he has developed a blueprint with implementation time line for proper execution.

According to him, two farm centres will be established in each of the three senatorial districts of the state with farmers’ cooperative societies for massive credit empowerment for mechanized farming and produce processing plants.

According to the business mogul, each of the farm centres will be encouraged to accommodate 20,000 direct labourers who will specialize in crop production, animal husbandry, agricultural engineering and marketing.

“We have developed a workable plan that will involve our government, international agricultural agencies, financial institutions and agricultural policy makers and strategic executors in the agricultural sector.’’

Responding, the team leader of the group, Engr. Ismail Onimisi said the decision of the group to support the governorship ambition of Ozigi was borne out of their belief that the successful entrepreneur would turn around the fortunes of Kogi State, if elected.