2023: Okai promises to be a leading voice for Bassa people, if voted Reps member

House of Representatives hopeful, Mr Usman Austin Okai has said, he will be a leading voice and will speak for the people of Bassa if given the mandate to represent them in the Federal Constituency on the platform of PDP come 2023 election.

Okai disclosed that it will not be business as usual for the good people of Bassa Local Government of Kogi state if given the mandate.

He made this known while addressing the Peoples Democratic Party delegates in Oguma, the headquarters of Bassa local government in Kogi state.

Dekina/Bassa Federal Constituency is one of the three (3) federal constituencies in Kogi East Senatorial district.

“The people of Bassa are special to Kogi state and Nigeria at large because of the Local Government’s strategic location and its conducive environment for Agricultural activities capable of helping in addressing the fact that Nigeria has not been able to attain self-sufficiency in food production and food Security”.

The House of Representatives hopeful emphasized on academic performance of the good people of Bassa, said they are excellent in academic and unique in their own styles with so many graduates looking for job, stressing that the only way to address the issue is to have a Representative who understand their plight and has capacity to amplify their voices at the National level.

He lamented the fact that Bassa Local Government is only being recognized during the election and not being remembered for dividend of democracy.

He advised the party delegates against mortgaging the future of their children and the youths insisting that he is the best for the job as the voice of the people would be heard at the National level if given a chance to clinch PDP ticket.

Okai said with the new electoral act amended, the popularity will count in who wins the general election and that the PDP must not risk the opportunity of back to power by given ticket to some aspirants who will only come around during election insisting that he has been there for the masses even without their mandate and that he will do more with their mandate.

“A lawmaker must has a lobbying power and negotiating capacity to attract job opportunity for his constituents and a sound voice to speak on their behalf”, he said.