ZLP Launches Grassroots Push in Bwari with Security, Jobs and Rural Roads on the Agenda.
By Raymond Enoch
The Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) has officially flagged off its campaign across the Bwari Area Council with a vibrant, well-attended rally in Usuma Ward, Kubwa, signaling the start of what party leaders describe as a people-centred drive for security and economic revival.
Usuma Ward came alive as residents trooped out in large numbers to welcome the ZLP campaign team, which moved through major streets distributing handbills highlighting the party’s manifesto and key policy priorities. Supporters expressed optimism as candidates outlined practical plans aimed at improving everyday life for the people of Bwari, from safer communities to better roads and stronger local businesses.
Addressing the crowd, Hon. Mrs. Helen I. Mokwe (JP), the ZLP Councillorship Candidate for Usuma Ward, assured women and youths of purposeful and impactful representation, stressing that inclusive leadership would define her tenure if elected.
“When I become a councilor, women will feel the impact of governance. They will know they have someone representing them. And the youths will know they have a woman—a mother—who will speak on their behalf as far as Usuma Ward is concerned,” she said, drawing loud applause from the crowd.
Mokwe promised to place women and young people at the centre of decision-making, arguing that sustainable development in Usuma Ward must be driven by those who live and work in the community, not imposed from afar.
On his part, Hon. Solomon Danjuma Garda, the ZLP Chairmanship Candidate for Bwari Area Council, pledged to prioritize education, security, and rural road development, linking infrastructure directly to economic growth and social stability.
“In the rural areas, we will concentrate on rural roads development so we can decongest the city. We have vast land in the villages, but people keep patronizing the city centre because the roads are not open,” Garda noted.
He argued that opening up rural communities with motorable roads would encourage investment, create jobs, ease movement of goods and services, and reduce pressure on the urban centre. Improving security, he added, would go hand in hand with better infrastructure and expanded economic opportunities for youths.
Both candidates reiterated their commitment to implementing strategic solutions that will improve security, boost economic activities, and enhance social infrastructure across Bwari Area Council. They underscored the need for closer collaboration with traditional leaders, security agencies and community-based organisations to sustain peace and stability.
They also urged residents to embrace peace and shun violence as the election season gathers momentum, noting that democracy thrives only in an atmosphere of harmony, tolerance and mutual respect.
As campaigns intensify, the ZLP’s early move in Usuma Ward positions the party as a serious contender at the grassroots level, with security, jobs, education and rural access roads now firmly placed on the ballot for voters in Bwari.
