Jomvu member of parliament Badi Twalib has assured all ODM member of county assembly aspirants in the constituency of free and fair nominations during the party primaries slated for next year.
Addressing the aspirants during a meeting for all ODM Mca aspirants in the constituency on Monday, the MP said that the party had no preferred candidate for any political seat as stated by party leader Raila Odinga.
He added that the party was going to support them all and called on them to remain loyal to the party even after the nominations adding that those who would have missed the chance to fly the party’s flag will be accommodated when Raila forms the next government.
“I want to guarantee you of free and fair ODM nominations in our constituency, clear any doubts from you that there is no preferred candidate as our party leader said before, you are all equal before the party,” said Twalib.
Jomvu subcounty which has three wards namely Miritini, Mikindani and Jomvu Kuu has attracted close to 20 MCA aspirants who want to run on an ODM party ticket.
Twalib who is seeking a third term in parliament, also called on the aspirants to take it up on themselves to push for a voter and party registration exercise within the constituency to strengthen the party saying that Mombasa needed to remain an ODM zone.
He further urged the aspirants to campaign peacefully and shun violence during their campaigns stating that Jomvu has always been peaceful during and after elections.
“Politics will come and go, but the foundation of peace that has existed within our constituency must remain intact. I urge you to conduct your political campaign activities peacefully without interfering with your opponents,” he said.
Twalib also urged the aspirants to rally their supporters behind Raila’s presidential bid ahead of the next general elections saying that the seat that has eluded Raila in 2007, 2013 and 2017 now looked achievable in 2022.
He further called on all Jomvu constituents to support Mvita legislature Abdulswamad Nassir to succeed outgoing Mombasa governor Hassan Joho who is currently focused on taking an active role in national politics as he campaigns for Raila to be the fifth president of the country.
“Our primary goal is the presidency of Raila Odinga, we must all believe in the ideology and aspirations of our party leader and our beloved party for the transformation of this country, I also beseech you to support my brother Nassir to succeed Joho at the helm of the county next year,” said Twalib.
The vocal MP also tore down deputy president William Ruto’s bottom-up economic model as a fallacy that was going to lead the country backward and derail the gains made under devolution adding that Raila had set strategies to support devolution and a trickledown down economic model.
He further urged Jomvu residents to be weary of crooked United Democratic Alliance who were conniving to do double registration of political parties targeting ODM member
