The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya
Bello has reacted to reports that he was preparing to dump the All Progressives
Congress, APC, ahead of the governorship election in the state.
Reports had it yesterday that
some top shots in the presidency had advised Bello to dump the APC for another
party, ahead of the November election in the state.
Bello’s move was said to be due
to his alleged misunderstandings with some top officials of the party in the
state.
However, Bello’s Director-General
of Media and Publicity, Kingsley Fanwo, has described the report as false.
In a statement, Fanwo said
Bello’s recent declaration for second term has made his political opponents
jittery.
According to Fanwo, the governor
will remain in the ruling APC and fly the flag of the party during the
election.
He stated that Bello’s
declaration has unsettled his opponents, “many of whom had thought the party
would fail and then die after the 2019 general elections in Kogi state.
“Immediately after the
declaration, diaspora opposition pressed their panic button and ventured into
rumor mercantile, spreading all forms of rumor.
“First, it was that the governor
has not performed in office. We didn’t fight them. We only rolled out 105
verifiable achievements in 39 months of stewardship. Like the rat who saw a
cat, they ran away from that sentimental infantilism.
“The new disingenuous point they
now propel is to insinuate the governor was going to leave his party for a new
ground. This viewpoint is not only a calorie from ignorance, but a confirmation
of the confusion in the opposition camp.
“Governor Bello inherited a
battered party which was depleted by those who circumvented the constitution of
the party. We lost seats at the national and state assemblies to court
judgements and was barred from participating in the reruns.
“He reorganized the party, gave
fillip to the dynamics of inclusion and constitutionalism in the party. He
provided leadership and registered over 500,000 new members in the party in an
unprecedented drive.
“He supervised free, fair and
credible congresses that was widely commended and also oversaw a nomination
process which was a clear departure from the era of impunity.”
“We are looking beyond August. We
are already working hard to win the Governorship election in November. He has
built APC and he understands APC. He is the future of APC.
“Governor Bello will not leave
the house he has expanded to accommodate over 500,000 new tenants to become a
tenant. He is the father of Kogi APC.
“We urge all supporters and
lovers of the governor and Kogi state to dismiss the weak lies of those who
have been jolted by the success of the governor,” the statement added.
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