Mastura declared
his gubernatorial-seat against Mangudadatu today
COTABATO
CITY - Mayor Tocao Mastura of Sultan Kudarat municipality declared his
candidacy after he got more than 80% survey in 36 municipalities of the
province indorsing him an official candidate of PDP-Laban – United Nationalists
Alliance coalition or UNA as governor candidate of Maguindanao with Ali Midtimbang
as his Vice Governor.
Mastura
said that he decided to run this coming election against the incumbent governor Esmael “toto” Mangudadatu because he wants
change the political atmosphere of the province thru spiritual awakening. “I am
optimistic to win this coming election because there are some people coming
from different municipalities, religious groups, clans, ustads, datus and
sultanate endorsing my candidacy,” Mastura said during interview.
Mastura
assures people of his visions and missions to the province by changing the
political atmosphere by making a Tuwid Na
Daan of the president be a tuwid thru his spiritual awakening, he wants to
uplift the people living by inviting some investors and visitors to do business
in Maguindanao. He also supports the ongoing peace process of the Moro Islamic
Liberation Front (MILF) and the government, making more projects like
infrastructure and others.
Overview:
Mayor
Tocao Mastura is the father of Vice-governor Dustin Mastura under the ticket of
Governor Esmael “toto” Mangudadatu in
Maguindanao and he is the Godfather of success of their winning the 2010
election after the controversy of Maguindanao massacre where 57 – brutally
died, and 32 of them are journalists from different entities when Gov. Mangudadatu
filed his candidacy in Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao last October 23, 2010. (By Becky D. de Asis)