Kogi APC governorship aspirants gang up against Yahaya Bello

For Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi State these are indeed troubled times. The committee of gubernatorial aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi State has ganged up to reject the governor’s quest for a second term.

They claim that the governor has performed badly as a leader and therefore does not deserve a second term of four years in office.

In a communique jointly signed by its chairman, Mr. Ben Adaji, and secretary, Mr Anthony Oye, the forum at the end of its meeting on Monday, in Abuja, appealed to the National Chairman of APC Mr. Adams Oshiomole and its National Working Committee (NWC) not to give the governorship ticket to Bello.

It said giving the ticket to Bello to run for a second term would be a risk, warning that the party may lose the state to the opposition.

It added that Bello had remained adamant despite directives by President Muhammadu Buhari to all APC governors to reconcile and accommodate the party’s aspirants after the last primaries.

The communique alleged that Bello had continued to treat Kogi aspirants as enemies and second-class citizens in the party they laboured to build.

It said the forum had therefore resolved to mobilise and support one of its members to contest the forthcoming primaries and the subsequent governorship election slated for November.

It added that after much deliberations and debate, the forum nominated three of its members, including Alhaji Yahaya Audu, Chief Adedoyin and Dr. Toyin Akanle for the contest.

“At the end of the deliberations, Alhaji Yahaya Audu was unanimously endorsed to contest the forthcoming Kogi Governorship Election,” the communique said.

The forum also used the opportunity to pledge unalloyed support for the Buhari administration.