Olu Samuel
The Deputy publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressive Congress APC Duro Meseko had said that the party would not do anything to stampede free and fair election in the 2027 elections.
Meseko was speaking on Saturday in Odo-Ape in Kabba Bunu local government area,Kogi west Senatorial district during Development and Cultural day celebration.
He also allayed fears of one party state saying that the fact that people care trooping into APC was because “Nigeria people have resolved to return President Tinubu for the success of his Renewed Hope Agenda which is delivering good governance to the people was what Nigerians see to want to reelect President Tinubu and other candidates of APC.”
He decried the insinuations that the APC is foisting one party system on the polity, noting that , a country with 24 parties cannot be said to be a one party state.
He however commended the Judiciary for the recent judgement on ADC urging them to go back to the drawing board and resolve their differences.
Meseko who was the Chief host of the cultural day, was a one time House of Representatives member said, “APC needs strong opposition and would not do anything to stampede free and fair elections.
Speaking on cultural day celebration, Meseko noted that the celebration is a reminder that the people are culturally connected to their forefathers who pass on the tradition to them.
He said culture in its raw form is the way of lives of the people which define who they area, stressing that they are trying hard to ensure those values are passed to the next generations.
The former law maker stated that the celebration was to bring the world to their community in order to know the rich values and mores that the people held to their chest assured of continuity for the benefits of the society.
He pointed out that the importance of culture to the people of Odo Ape was to keep in line with their roots by reneging on negative values that impinge on the development and peaceful coexistence of the people.
He said beside the cultural day celebration, there are other festivals , such as Egungun (Masquerades) that sing songs to name and shame those with unwholesome behaviours who would be chided openly as deterrent to others.
” You know what it means to let the world know that we are what we are because of our culture and that is what we are celebrating. In OdoApe, we have Owe festival. During this festival, it is mainly done in the Night, where people sing songs to prevent people from misbehaving.
The Community used to have list of deviants, the folk songs are to call them out to feel ashamed of their misdeeds . The masquerades can foretell what will befall the community and provide solutions to it. This traditions are to guide our day to day living and we are determined to pass it to the next generations.” He disclosed.