Kogi Guber: Stay clear of Kogi, APGA warns Tinubu against supporting  Governor Bello

By ABIODUN JIMOH

Ahead of the forthcoming governorship elections in November, All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has lambasted National Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu for supporting Governor Yaya Bello, whose administration has inflicted untold hardship on the masses for second term.

This becomes necessary as the frenzy political atmosphere towards the 2019 Kogi State governorship election is on the high as differing political interest groups are busy preparing to seek the peoples mandate in the November 2019 governorship elections.

According to Mr. Durojaiye Hassan, deputy governorship candidate of APGA, he reiterated that the show of shame and deceit being exhibited by the governor and his party, APC both at the state and national level would not be able to salvage the party from imminent defeat at the elections, knowing fully well that APC through his baby governor has plunged the state into disrepute.

Hassan stressed that nothing appeared more disturbing to the people of Kogi than the recent show of solidarity to governor Bello ahead of the election by Asiwaju Tinubu, the Jagaban of Borgu.

“Tinubu to the charging of Kogi people was captured on pictures depicting the 4+4 sign with Bello, to usher in Bello’s campaign for a second term in office. This was heart-breaking for Kogi citizens and a warning that APC leadership is now confirmed desperate to impose him on the citizens despite his numerous failures.

“This can be attested as APC allegedly manipulated the party primaries and handed over the party’s ticket to the governor over more diligent and better candidates. Also, the APC’s selection of Bello is an indication that the party is insensitive to the yearnings of the Kogi people.

“We are compelled to ask Tinubu on what basis is he showing support for Bello and wants him to return as governor, when all the indicators point to negativity and underdevelopment in the state.

“Tinubu is showing support to Bello, who failed abysmally in Kogi, but the same Tinubu worked hard to ensure that the highly performing former Lagos State governor, Akinwumi Ambode, was denied a second term ticket.

“This is a textbook of hypocrisy and it is a vicious attempt to strangulate the state and channel its resources to serve nefarious interests. We have difficult understanding this type of double standard from Tinubu, but we have a message for the Jagaban and all those encouraging Bello to remain in power to continue pillaging the state resources that they have failed.

“We are aware of the grand plots being hatched by the APC leadership to collaborate with compromised officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to rig the elections in favour of Bello.

“But we want to alert the people of Kogi state of these plots and the need for them to stand and reclaim their beloved state from the claws of a network of unconscionable vultures who are set to devour the state.”

Furthermore, he emphasised: “That is why the APGA and its governorship candidate in the coming election in Kogi, Sheikh Ibrahim Jubril and myself, as his running mate want to lead this challenge to retake Kogi and redirect its destiny. Our intentions as we seek the mandate of Kogi people are clear.

“We represent the new thinking in Kogi and we have masterfully orchestrated ideals and programmes in our manifesto, which is very discernible. We believe in revamping our industries and creating new ones, we will reorganize the agriculture sector and improve it to generate IGR.