The Lagos
West senatorial candidate of the United Progressives Party, UPP, Nkem Chibogu
Kenneth, has boasted that she would defeat the candidate of the All
Progressives Party, APC, Adeola Olamilekan (Yayi) and other contenders during
next year’s election.
Kenneth also
said that if the election is not rigged, she is sure that, if not her party,
the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, would win the Lagos State governorship seat,
boasting that Agbaje would beat the APC candidate, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and that
the battle would be between her party, UPP, and PDP.
In an
exclusive interview with Dailypost, the UPP senatorial candidate maintained
that she was equally sure of her own victory if the election is free and fair.
“If APC
don’t rig the election, I personally as a person not regarding the party, I
will beat both APC, PDP hands down.
“Yes, I will
beat Yayi pulp if they don’t rig.
“I’m not
starting campaign with them. I will start later after a week or two with full
force, don’t worry you will hear I’m not making mouth but I will shake Lagos
west when I commence.
“It’s not
all about how far but how well.
“Yayi has
not done anything I’m sorry to say. He used our people and dumped them after
they voted him and he assumed office.
“This time
around no way for him with them. I will take it from Yayi. I’m not speaking
with two sides of my mouth as an Igbo, just like it happened in Amuwo, Ajeromi
and Ojo.
“I have
nothing to say all I want is a free fair election come 2019.
“Where ever
they win fine and where ever they don’t they should stay clear and give way.
“2019 will
be tough. All hands will be on deck.
“Meanwhile
in Lagos state, I don’t see Sanwo-Olu defeating our candidate or Jimi. For
governorship NMA, PSN, PCN are for Jimi, for Senate they are for me.”
Asked what
strategies she was putting in place to unseat the APC candidate at the upper
chamber in 2019, Kenneth said her campaign would be targeted at her kinsmen
(the Igbo people) and her Catholic Church members in the Lagos west senatorial
district, adding that she would not canvass any APC fan to vote for her.
“In
Oshodi-Isolo, my area is Ladipo market where I have the Igbo. I don’t want to
do anything with APC fans to avoid issues.
“That is why
I am campaigning where I have my own people as I told you earlier. I will never
ever campaign to any APC fan or folks they are not for me and never been my
target.
“I gave my
words to the Almighty to intervene when I won primaries to show me my own
legible people, fans, folks so I don’t go wandering about because that will be
failure.
“God so kind
he did and I have gone back to thank him, Waiting for the real and deal day.
“For other
areas still on track… for the Arewas in Lagos west are 1.5million Lagos west
alone and have voter cards, their president and secretary are my colleagues, we
work together till date.”
Asked
whether the population of her church members alone would be enough for her to
win the election, Kenneth said she pegged her votes at 3 million voters with
her target electorate.
“Yes because
they are 99 per cent Igbos and are in Tradefair, Alaba, Ladipo, etc. Tradefare
alone I sit as their doctor in their clinic. They have just one hospital in
tradefair and I am in charge. All their presidents and chairmen of the markets
and associations are waiting for Feb 2019, likewise Alaba.”
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