Vote and not fight, AAC NASS candidate urges Nigerians

Ade–Adedeji Adeyera, a consummate, witty, intelligent and astute candidate aspiring to represent Ikeja Constituency at the National Assembly on the platform of the African Action Congress (AAC), has implored all Nigerians to vote and not fight on Saturday.
Speaking in Lagos, he implored all to come out and cast their votes wisely and be responsible enough to vote and not engage in any form of fight or violence.
While calling on the government to be on guard and stay committed to equity, justice and fairness, Adeyera stated that the election “is also a huge opportunity for INEC to etch its name in gold”.
“We have seen how instruments of state have been used to intimidate voters and opposition players; that must not be allowed to happen. So, it is important for government to be alert. It is also an opportunity for the INEC chairman to etch his name in gold by standing so tall in honour and superintending over a general election that will be credible, free and fair which must also be seen as credible and fair” he said.
The National Assembly candidate also disclosed some of his agenda for Ikeja constituency on assumption of office.
“We will, upon assumption of office, initiate a “sovereign wealth account (SWA)” for the constituency where 90% of all the constitutionally accruable earnings as the people’s representative [including allowances] would be channeled into infrastructural developments, capacity building schemes, skills acquisition programmes and other interventions. The beauty of the “SWA” initiative is in its transparency because the account will be managed by the people without any pressure from anywhere and the managers of this account would be transparently appointed or elected by the constituents which is giving power to the people and letting them lead the charge”.
On some challenges encountered in preparation for the election, he stated that “fund is a major one for any election in this part of the world”.
“We do not have financiers, sponsors or godfathers, godmothers anywhere, in fact, our campaigns have been supported absolutely by the people. Men and women and even children on the streets, common people – traders, artisans. We have thrived on the kind and generous support from family members, friends and our folks in the diaspora, who form a large percentage of our support base. So, we are not under the influence of any individual or some groups who would decide the fate of the over 180 million Nigerian people. Election is not for poor people. Reaching out to voters and registering into their sensibilities require huge resources that most of us new breed politicians do not have. Campaign materials cost a fortune because of the prevailing economic situation of the country today. Posters, fliers, souvenirs and all. All these don’t come cheap”, he said.