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2018 PDP PRIMARIES: CIVIL SOCIETY COALITION OF NIGERIA (CSCON) UNANIMOUSLY CONGRATULATES DISTIGUISHED SENATOR PHILIP TANIMU ADUDA ON PDP SENATORIAL PRIMARIES VICTORY




A coalition of civil society groups, non-governmental organizations, public
policy think tanks, professional associations and social affairs commentators have overwhelmingly congratulated Distinguished Senator Philip Tanimu Aduda for his outstanding victory in the 2018 Peoples Democratic Party primaries and by the special grace of Almighty God in the 2019 general elections on account of his 'outstanding performance, unparalleled legislative acumen, unassailable technocratic competence and unrivaled advocacy for the inalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness of his, FCT Senatorial zone and Nigerians in general’.

The Coalition of Civil Society Organizations (CSCON) comprising of the
Citizens for Accountable Government, People United to Save Humanity,
Transparent Governance Initiative, Coalition Against Corrupt Practices, Abuja Peace Coalition, Democracy Now Agenda, Abuja Youth Initiative, Abuja Market Women’s Union, Abuja Professionals Agenda, Abuja Progressive Association, Abuja Peoples Forum, Citizens for a Democratic Society, Gender Rights Initiative amongst others declared that Senator Philip Aduda is ‘the right leader to be re-nominated and re-elected as a Distinguished Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria representing Abuja North Senatorial Zone in the forthcoming 9” National Assembly as he has delivered crucial dividends of democracy to his beloved people in the critical arenas of health, education, roads, power, rural infrastructure, agriculture, water borehole, manpower development and women and youth empowerment during his precedent shattering tenure in the 8th Senate (2015 - 2019).

A forward looking, resolute and highly motivated Senator Philip Aduda   sponsored a record number of bills and motions which addressed key concerns of his people and also played a crucial role in raising their socio-economic indices to record heights. Senator Philip Aduda also attracted numerous federally funded SDGs projects to his constituency and crucially kickstarted fastrack economic growth, infrastructural development and  the budding industrial revolution of sorts to his Senatorial Zone and and the FCT as a whole. As the 2019 general elections draws nearer, we of the CSCON fervently believe that Senator Philip Aduda stands heads and shoulders above his largely inexperienced motley of opponents for the highly challenging seat and when he emerges victorious will genuinely champion the interests, welfare and  wellbeing of the stoic and hard working people of Abuja Senatorial Zone thus ensuring fasttrack infrastructural development, economic growth and a record breaking industrial revolution at the FCT on a scale unprecedented in our nascent democratic dispensation' - the CSCON communique signed by Comrade David Bulus concluded.



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