Ogbeha congratulated Melaye for quickly and seamlessly nominating Deen, adding that by the action, “he (Melaye) has shown his gender sensitivity.”
By Jeffrey Agbo
Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Kogi State, Dino Melaye, on Friday unveiled Habeebat Deen as the party’s deputy governorship candidate for the November 11, 2023 election.
Mrs Deen was unveiled to PDP elders at a brief unveiling ceremony which was held at the private residence of a former governor of the state, Ibrahim Idris, popularly known as Ibro, in Abuja.
Deen was a member of the Kogi State House of Assembly. She hails from Ankpa LGA of Kogi East senatorial zone.
Speaking before the unveiling, Melaye said the choice was unprecedented by any major political party in the state, adding that, “we will continue to do things that are innovative and different.”
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Present at the unveiling event were the state PDP chairman, Sam Ohuotu; Brigadier General Tunde Ogbeha (rtd); former governor Ibrahim Idris; Prince Olusola Akanmode; Tom Adaba, and Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, among other party stalwarts and members.
Ogbeha congratulated Melaye for quickly and seamlessly nominating Deen, adding that by the action, “he (Melaye) has shown his gender sensitivity.”
Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan, who was the PDP candidate for the 2023 Kogi Central senatorial election, noted that carrying women along in governance will make a lot of difference even as she promised to mobilise Kogi Central women for the PDP success in the November 11 governorship election.
Also speaking, former governor Idris called for a unity of purpose among PDP members in the state in order to achieve victory at the governorship poll.
“We need to work together as members of the same family. If that is done, I believe success is ours,” Idris said.
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