2023: PDP, APC Reps candidates install street lights in Makurdi to woo voters

As the 2023 general elections draw closer, the current House of Representative member for Makurdi/Guma Federal Constituency and Peoples Democratic Party, candidate for the same position, Hon Benjamin Mzondu and his close rival, Hon. Dickson Tarkighir of the All Progressives Congress, APC, are competitively installing street lights in Makurdi town to woo voters.

Mzondu, who is vying to return to the National Assembly for the second term, defeated Dickson in the 2019 election.

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According to a Facebook post by Ernest Tortiv, Mzondu has installed street lights in other parts of Makurdi/Guma constituency and will focus attention on Makurdi town.

“Member representing Makurdi/Guma federal constituency Hon. Mzondu Benjamin Bem has procured another truck load of solar powered light to continue the installation of solar powered street light within Makurdi Town.

“This batch is to be installed in the following locations: Vandeikya street High-level, Konshisha street High-level, Atser Iwen street High-level. (Railway quarters), Opp. Ama motors High-level, 1st gate Fed. Low-cost Estate North Bank, 2nd gate Fed. Low-cost Estate North Bank, Fed. Low-cost Estate North Bank environs, Alh. Jida street North Bank, Awe street Wurukum, Ricemill road Angwan Jukum and environs, SRS junction (Uni-Agric Road) north bank, Tse Ichwa community north bank ,Kanshio Market, Holy family Catholic church road Kanshio,

2023: PDP, APC Reps contenders install street lights in Makurdi to woo voters — Street lights

“Recall that Hon. Mzondu has previously installed solar powered lights in the following locations:

“NASME Barracks road north bank, Ricemill road Ankpa-Wadata, Mobile Street Kanshio, Chombu Atume Crescent Road New GRA, Road safety road New GRA, Apir market square, Apir community secondary school road, Akpehe road, Yelewata community, Adaka community and others”

Meanwhile, the candidate for the All Progressives Congress, APC, for Makurdi/ Guma constituency, has accused Mzondu of copying his moves which he has been doing for the past three years.

Dickson said: “Outside of office they continue to copycat our moves,we have been expanding energy supply across communities with Solar & brand new transformers the past three yrs. YEM ABUJA!!”

2023: PDP, APC Reps candidates install street lights in Makurdi to woo voters

Commenting the healthy competition, the spokesperson for the Benue State Labour Party, Kengkeng Ati, commended them but added that whatever the both of them do, the candidate for for the Labour party will win them at the polls..

“C’mon guys! Aren’t y’all seeing the solar street lighting competition going on in Makurdi? Una no even know how to trend better thing. If it is useless gossip of who slept with who, we will pioneer it, champion it and make it trend.

“The former and self acclaimed “Mai Solar” was enjoying a solo cruise until the incumbent interrupted the cruise to claim “Mai Solar Pro Max”.

“This is how politics should be done. Let the people be the biggest beneficiaries. The way it is going, by the time we will be going to ballot, every corner of Makurdi will be lit.

“Nevertheless, both are weary and watching closely the deep grassroot mobilisation and uncommon campaign strategy of the young Arc. Jerry Nater Agber who in my opinion, will carry the day at the ballot. My prayers and best wishes are with him.

“In the meantime, let the competition continue and even spiral into other things. We need a classic Makurdi and if a sizeable part of it will come to us through this healthy competition, so be it.”