The event took place on Saturday, before a mammoth crowd in Okene, the political headquarters of the Ebira nation.
Natasha urged the crowd at her campaign secretariat to come out en masse on Saturday, November 11, 2023, to vote for Melaye and protect their votes till the end.
“Voting Senator Melaye as the next governor of Kogi State is the only way to guarantee the agenda of peace, freedom, development and social justice in Ebiraland and Kogi State in general.
According to her, “I’m strongly behind the candidature of Senator Dino Melaye in line with the bigger agenda for Ebiraland which encompasses the ingredients of a better life for all our people.”
She enjoined the people of Ebira nation not to allow themselves to be distracted by any form of mundane agenda.
She said, “Having been sworn in as Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and as an Ambassador of the Ebira nation, I will lead the Ebira nation to the path of freedom, peace, harmony and justice, and that path includes electing Senator Dino as the next governor of Kogi State.”
Akpoti-Uduaghan thanked the people for standing with her throughout the battle to regain “the mandate you freely gave to me. I will not disappoint you.”
Melaye, in appreciation to Akpoti-Uduaghan, assured the people of Ebiraland that in conjunction with Senator Natasha, “we will work for the progress of Ebiraland.”
He told the people that he has no ethnic agenda to pursue in the state, adding that he “will assiduously work in every way to stop percentage salaries, kidnapping, disappearance of citizens, excavation of road during elections and corruption.”
He promised to return the Local Government administration to the people at the grassroots, stressing that there can be no meaningful development at the grassroots until the people are allowed to govern their affairs.
