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2027: Kogi PDP mobilises voters for Natasha’s return to Senate

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  • Nigeria’s Peoples Democratic Party has begun mobilizing supporters in Kogi Central for Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s 2027 reelection bid.
  • Supporters held a solidarity road walk in Okehi, with party organizers citing her first-term performance and representation.
  • The campaign director urged voters across the district’s five local government areas to maintain peaceful political engagement.

The Peoples Democratic Party has begun organizing support in Kogi Central for Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s return to the Senate in Nigeria’s 2027 general elections.

Supporters, including youths, women and party loyalists, held a solidarity road walk in Okehi Local Government Area on Thursday. Salami Etudaiye, the PDP campaign director-general for Kogi Central, led the mobilization for Akpoti-Uduaghan and other party candidates.

Etudaiye said the senator’s first term had given voters the opportunity to assess her performance, capacity and style of representation. “The people of Kogi Central have a choice to make, and that choice should be based on performance, capacity, courage and the ability to represent the collective interest of the people. Senator Natasha has demonstrated these qualities in her first tenure,” he said.

The people of Kogi Central have a choice to make, and that choice should be based on performance, capacity, courage and the ability to represent the collective interest of the people. Senator Natasha has demonstrated these qualities in her first tenure.

· Salami EtudaiyeThe Kogi Central PDP campaign director-general urged voters to assess the senator’s first term.

He argued that a second term would allow Akpoti-Uduaghan to expand constituency-focused interventions and pursue programs aimed at improving residents’ socioeconomic well-being. He urged voters to look beyond political sentiment and consider what he called the district’s long-term interests.

Kogi Central includes Adavi, Ajaokuta, Okehi, Okene and Ogori-Magongo local government areas. Etudaiye called on residents across the five areas to unite behind Akpoti-Uduaghan and the PDP candidates, while maintaining peaceful political engagement as activity ahead of the 2027 elections increases.

A second tenure is not simply about returning an individual to the office. It is about giving the people an opportunity to consolidate representation, experience and programmes that can have lasting impact. We are calling on our people across Kogi Central to unite behind Senator Natasha and all the PDP candidates.

· Salami EtudaiyeHe called for support for Akpoti-Uduaghan and other PDP candidates.
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