Kogi West 2019: A winning Streak For Teejay Yusuf.

Hon. Tajudeen Yusuf(Teejay)

The 2019 election is just by the corner and the race to win the 109 senatorial seats of the Senate is now in full gear in all parts of the country. Among likely aspirants are incumbent Senator Dino Melaye who is yet to declare his intention to run officially, many sitting senators, sitting governors and House of Representatives members.

It is an election meant for the big men and women of politics.

One of the 109 senatorial district in Nigeria, Kogi-West will be deciding between sending an experienced legislator and a fiasco to represent its interest at the Senate.

Kogi West is a well known senatorial districts in Nigeria and therefore all eyes will be on who represents the district come 2019. 

The principal aspirant contesting for this legislative position is Hon. Tajudeen Yusuf, a two term member presently representing Kabba/Bunu/Ijumu Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, is of the PDP and he is the chairman House Committee on Capital Market and Institutions

Before his aspiration to represent the good people of Kogi west, his private sector experience spanned 12 years while his legislative experienced is unmatchable as he has been legislating for the past 7 years.

Hon. Teejay political popularity and goodwill among the good people of Kabba/Bunu/Ijumu federal constituency made him won the constituency PDP ticket in 2011 primaries defeating the then incumbent Dino Melaye.

The people thereafter overwhelmingly voted for him and he won landslide in the preceding 2011 general elections.

Hon. Teejay effective representation led to his consecutive re-election in 2015 leading to his present position in the Green Chamber of the National Assembly. 

He could only have had such winning streak through effective representation and delivering of democracy dividends.

In Kabba/Bunu/Ijumu where he presently represents, Hon. Tajudeen Yusuf fondly called Teejay, is noted for community development in the form of provision of social amenities like transformers, boreholes, classroom blocks, educational empowerment, free health care and other humanitarian cum philanthropic service.

As a legislator, it is on record that he was instrumental to the motion that called for the need for immediate commencement of rehabilitation work on Kabba-Obajana Federal Road which is near completion. As the chairman house Committee capital Market and institutions, he has successfully secured employment for about 70 youths in different sectors.

(Pls Watch out for Teejay Score Card from 2011 till date)

Another factor that may count in favour of Teejay clinching the exalted senatorial seat includes his consistency as a politician. Since he joined partisan politics, Teejay has remained a democratic under the changing political party structure in Nigeria. Teejay has not oscillated between political parties as is common with a lot of Nigerian politicians blinded by personal ambition.

With Kabba/Bunu/Ijumu in particular consistently returning the democrat to power since 2001, the senatorial district does not appear to have any reason to change the democratic colouration of its voting patterns. Indeed, with a tested and experienced legislator like Teejay contesting on the PDP platform, it is expected that the tradition of the district voting the best man for the job is not about to change in 2019.

The standing of the political parties presently and how they are perceived is also likely to attract votes for Teejay. With an ageing and crisis ridden APC facing a very real challenge from the new kid on the block, bad governance especially in Kogi State, PDP and many Nigerians clamouring for changing the “change”, APC candidates however credible they may be will contend with the albatross of APC representing all the things that are wrong with Nigeria while PDP candidates will likely reap from a clamour for changing the “Change” that is pervasive in the air.

And since his landslide victory at the PDP primaries is guaranteed, Teejay has hit the ground running with interaction and consultation for his parties to all relevant stakeholders and potential voters. He has received endorsement from Various groups and traditional leaders in his district as well as from political stakeholders.

During Teejay empowerment program, the red cap chiefs and other stakeholders throw their weight behind his Senatorial bid based on his track record and consultation with them.

As things stand, one cannot but see the political winning streak of Teejay that started in 2001 which will continue in 2019 to reach the zenith of his legislative career.

(Pls Watch out for Teejay Score Card from 2011 till date)