SND, Lanao del Norte - Congressman-elect
Abdullah Dimaporo appealed to all politicians and the voting public to put a
stop to illegal poll activities particularly vote-buying. The call was made
during the “kandori” or thanksgiving ceremony of the Dimaporos at Brgy.
Poblacion, Sultan Naga Dimaporo (SND) on May 18, 2013.
The call was made in response to the massive
vote-buying observed in some coastal towns of the province.
“Despite the massive vote-buying conducted by
our opponents, we are happy that the people gave great importance to the good
public service and leadership we provided the province through the years and
because of this Team Dimaporo won convincingly in the last election”, Dimaporo
expressed.
In his speech, Dimaporo blamed vote-buying as
one of the main cause of corruption and hinders genuine progress in any
community.
Early in the campaign, Team Dimaporo has
consistently called for a clean and honest election during their political
rallies in different towns of Lanao del Norte.
“So many hurtful personal attacks were hurled
against us. My family became the victim of black propaganda. Yet, in spite of
this our loyal supporters who know the truth continue to stand with us and gave
us another overwhelming victory”, Rep. Imelda Dimaporo said.
Re-elected as provincial governor for his third
term is Governor Khalid Dimaporo.Also re-elected as representative of the 1st
district is Congresswoman Imelda Quibranza-Dimaporo who will start her second
term on July 1, 2013.
Meanwhile, the provincial government will have a
new Vice-Governor in CristyAtay who will replace Irma Umpa-Ali who served for
three terms from 2004 to 2013. Vice-Governor Ali is a well-loved public icon
and a staunch advocate for women’s right and quality education.
The thanksgiving program was hosted by SND mayor
Ulwan Dimaporo who was also re-elected for his second term.
More than three thousand family members and
supporters attended the “kandori” by Team Dimaporo under the Nationalist
People’s Coalition.
Also present during the event were newly-elected
provincial board members and municipal mayors. VNL/PIO-LDN
