 Aminwala head of the November 11, 2023 governorship election in Bilesha state, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INAG, has uttered the name of the candidates of the old Progressive Congress, APC, Timibri Silva, to the final lease of candidates for the poll. INAG and the new lease published on its website said the adhesion of Silva's name was in compliance with an appeal court judgment delivered on October 31, 2023, which reversed the sacking of Silva's candidacy for the poll. In a new lease, Silva's name is penciled as APC governorship candidate, whilst that of Makai Vajoshwa was written as his running mate. Joining us live is Honourable Michael Bless Olomu, chifting of APC and 2023 APC, Federal House of Representatives candidate Sagbama Ekremu, Federal Constituency Bilesha State. Honourable Michael, good evening and thanks for joining us on news now. Good evening, thank you. So what are the chances of your candidate? Yeah, I want to commend the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for his free and safe playing plan. I also want to commend the Security Agency. You must also note that our candidate, Chief Timibri Silva, was a governor before now. He understands the terrain, he knows what's happening, he knows everything about Bilesha State. His experience, he has been special advisor political affairs, he has been a minister, he has been a governor and he has every ability and capability to govern the state. He's well granted, he has gotten a better experience unlike when he was a governor before now. So we are determined and we are prepared and we are hopeful that by the special grace of God at least we are going to have 65% in the Saturday Governor's election. Well said, Honourable. I want to confirm something. You just said that Chief Timibri Silva has been a governor in Bilesha State. So what do you think he would do differently after he has served in the state and he's now coming back after some years to become a governor in the state? So what do you think he would do differently in Bilesha State? Now let me bring to the notice of all your listeners that in the past 12 years in Bilesha State there's no pi bon water in the state. In the past 12 years in Bilesha State there's no free scholarship. I was senior special assistant to the governor of Timibri Silva on student and Buzzer. I said the last time Buzzer was paid was in 2012. The last time foreign scholarship was granted was in 2012. The last time Bilesha was sent abroad for full sponsor fee was in 2012. So you can see that there's a setback from the present administration compared to when he was a governor. I think if he comes in he has promised the student of Bilesha State that by March of next year he's going to commence budget payment. He's going to commence scholarship process. He has also promised that there will be pi bon water in the state so he knows what the people need. He knows what is lacking in the state and I believe and I know that he's determined and he's prepared to make changes. Remember he's going to spend one time and four years is just a small time and he has six points agenda which is education, empowerment. I know he's a youth friendly leader. He believes in the younger generation that's why you can see that Bilesha those between the ages of 50 below are glamoring, aspiring, eager to see him in the affairs of the state leadership. Okay I'm going to ask you a two in one question because of time. First of all I want you to tell us how the party is managing the post primary crisis so that it will go into the election as one united political family and secondly I also want you to chip in on the your candidate. I want you to also let us know what he has been doing for the state because he has always been in government. He has always been in government so what has he been doing for the state before now that he's coming back as a governor? Yeah if you say what he has been doing for the state you know he was the minister of state petroleum while president Buari was in charge of the petroleum sector. It interests you to know that the petroleum industry bill was initiated and it has been passed to law. That's a kudos to me because in the futuristic leader he knows the yanny and the aspirations of Nigeria and he has the lobbying schemes that's why I see the national assembly both the brain and the red chamber you know were able to pass those bills in the right time. Now you can also see that the president minister of petroleum will be a few days ago said that by December, likely December the protocol to refinery will be on. Now these are all the projects that chip to me perceive are two parts the cardinal refinery probably by the middle of next year will come on string so if you look at the word refinery the first or second quarter of next year will come. So these are all initiative and blood able projects he has also embarked as a coordinating minister of state petroleum. Now to the area of the post election crisis and the rest you can say that the inspector general of police only yesterday just left the state as we speak the GOC commanding officer in the body camp is embarrassed to say all the security chiefs are embarrassed as the state security service another commander and everybody would believe that security are on ground and they are fully responsible for the day to day running of this election. INEC is ready prepared to say everything on ground so we believe that the security agency will do what they think is right and what they think is proper. Yes, our only fear is you know 90% of the security industries are being accommodated by the present state government like the bazaar state government you know if somebody is in charge of where the food you eat the drink you take where you sleep there might be a little compromise or we feel we are a little nervous that the security agency with the resources given to them by the federal government should as a matter of a take care of their own accommodation not depending on the state's government as you can also know that he will face the Piper calls the tune so if government has won their place for their accommodation to some extent we are in doubt if the security will be fair to the OPC so we want to also call on the chief of Amistad we want to call on the uh the general state security service in Navar and every other top security agency to caution their men that the fact that your accommodation is provided feeding is being given to you by the state government it doesn't mean they will compromise their integrity and the the why they are in bias as they so we want to call on the service to caution the men on ground because if you go to government house they cast to all the hotels have been booked by the state government and they are all housing all the top security chiefs in bias are stayed you can send your men around go all the hotel 98 percent has been booked by the state government fully paid by the state government and that is where the security agencies are staying so we as a party we have a little doubt in our mind that they'll be fair to us but we all know that directive has been given by the president and commander of the armed forces that they will be a fairly clean ground to everybody so we are hopeful and we know by sunday are the results will be coming in that APC will come victorious all right thank you so much honorable Michael for joining news now and we want to wish you a very successful election come november 11 thanks for joining us thank you it's my pleasure to be with you have a good evening hello hope you enjoyed the news please do subscribe to our youtube channel and don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates