The Chairman-elect of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Hon. Christopher Zakka Maikalangu, has said he is looking forward to a meeting with candidates of different political parties that contested the 2022 FCT Area Council election.
Speaking with reporters Wednesday in Abuja, when officials of the 2022 AMAC Transition Committee paid him a congratulatory visit, Maikalangu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said there was need to exchange ideas with the different candidates on how to make AMAC better.
He said: “First of all, I want to say that it was God that made my victory on Saturday to be possible. I am also grateful to the people of AMAC, who came and voted massively for our great party, the PDP, to ensure that we won the election. We look forward to a smooth transition in government.
“I am happy that the AMAC Transition Committee thought it worthy to organise a meeting of all candidates who participated in the just concluded FCT Area Council election. We are interested in working together to exchange ideas for the betterment of AMAC. They have ideas that we don’t have, so we need to work together to harmonise ideas to take AMAC to greater heights. We look forward to meeting with them.”
Speaking earlier, the Chairman of the 2022 AMAC Transition Committee, Alhaji Ibrahim Tanko, who presented a congratulatory letter to Maikalangu, said the outgoing Chairman of AMAC, Hon. Abdullahi Adamu Candido, set up the committee in December 2021 to ensure that candidates contesting the Chairmanship position will know the numerous projects of the administration for sustainability.
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“On December 22, 2021, AMAC Chairman, Hon. Abdullahi Adamu Candido, inaugurated the AMAC 2022 Transition Committee and appointed me the chairman as he came up with the wisdom to set up this committee because some candidates contest elections in some states without any idea of what they are contesting for.
“The agenda of the committee is in two phases. We are done with the first phase, which is bringing the candidates on board to know the projects of the council. This second phase is to ensure smooth transition from the present administration to the next. We have concluded plans to invite all the candidates who participated in the Chairmanship election to a meeting with AMAC Chairman, including the Chairman-elect by next week,” he said.
Again, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) Chairmanship election in the FCT Area Council election, Hon. Christopher Zakka, has expressed sadness over the death of two voters at Orozo ward during the election on Saturday.
Speaking to reporters shortly after he was declared winner of the election by the Returning Officer, Professor Sani Saka of the University of Abuja, Zakka, who polled 19,302 votes to defeat his opponent of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Usman Murtala Karshi, who polled 13,240 votes, said that he will carry everyone along for the development of AMAC.
He said: “I am happy that I won the election. I know that there is so much expected of me and I pray to God to give me the wisdom to lead my people. As you all know, people came out en mass to express themselves through the ballot box. So, I pray to carry everyone along. I am grateful to the people for the massive support. It is not easy for people to leave everything they are doing to come and vote. People came out since 6am and stayed till 8pm just to vote for me.
“Election is not a do or die affair. From the morning, I was happy yesterday. But from 6pm, I was unhappy because we lost two people at Orozo. Elections don’t have to go that way. Power comes from God. You don’t look for power by killing human beings or by importing thugs. People should be allowed to vote for candidates of their choice.
“To the security agents, wherever you are posted, do your work diligently. Where were they when voters were being killed at Orozo? Where were they when thugs came and carted away our ballot boxes? I was not happy. However, I thank FCT residents for being patient. They came out in their numbers and voted for PDP.
“To my opponents- I call them my friends- I will forever love them because I have been together with them. I am not that type that will just forget. I will surely carry everyone along. So, I am pleading with them to come forward with whatever policy they have so that we can marry them and make sure that AMAC is great.”
Signed:
Casmir Irekamba, Director Of Media and Communications, CCSON
