Published June 28, 2019
By Jerry Wright Ukwu
- Governor Yahaya Bello is getting all the right support
ahead of the Kogi state governorship election scheduled for November
- The governor has gotten the backing of his colleagues
in the ruling All Progressives Congress
- The Progressive Governor’s Forum on Thursday, June 27
visited Lokoja, the Kogi state capital to drum support for the second term
ambition of Bello
It was a carnival of some sorts as All Progressives
Congress (APC) governors under the aegis of Progressive Governor’s Forum on
Thursday, June 27 visited Lokoja, the Kogi state capital, Lokoja, to drum
support for the second term ambition of incumbent Governor Yahaya Bello.
The governors also used the opportunity to thank the
teeming APC supporters in the state for their unalloyed support of the ruling
party.
The event took place at the All Progressives Congress
(APC) Kogi state party secretariat and witnessed a strong delegation
which included the chairman of the Progressives Governor’s forum and governor
of Kebbi state, Senator Atiku Bagudu, Yobe state governor, Alhaji Mai Malla
Bunni and other dignitaries
Among the entourage was the immediate past governor of
Bauchi state, Barrister Mohammed Abubakar.
Senator Bagudu said they are in the state to assure the
party leaders and stakeholders of their support for their colleague, Governor
Bello.
The Kebbi governor
noted that Governor Bello was a very energetic young man, whose youthful zest
has positioned Kogi on the path of progress and development.
He hinted that in
a recent meeting of governors with representatives of World Bank, they
confirmed that based on the excellent performance of Kogi on the Nigerian
Erosion and Water Management Projects, NEWMAP, the state would soon access
about $27million in the other phase of the projects
He pointed out that he and the other governors were well
aware that Governor Bello has respect for the APC members and has achieved
great feet in the party, affirming that all the stakeholders had worked very
hard to achieve such historic feet.
He urged the party stakeholders to continue to believe
the party and be a one strong indivisible household so as to continually emerge
victorious.
The Kebbi governor urged recently reconciled members to
make further effort to also reconcile some other members who were still not
with the party in the progressive interest of the APC in the state.
In his response, Governor Bello stated that he was highly
elated by the visit of the governors and other delegates which he said was an
indication of the support he has received from the APC as a party.
He stated that whatsoever feet the APC has achieved in
the recently concluded general and state assembly elections was a tip of the
ice berg as compared to what would be witnessed in the forthcoming governorship
polls. He said his administration has done very well in securing the people of
the state, particularly integrating the seemingly divided ethic group to become one united front.
The chairman of the APC in Kogi, Alhaji Abdullahi Bello,
thanked all the visiting governors for finding their time to come to the state,
adding that the APC was gathered together to rejoice with one another over the
recent achievements the party has enjoined at all levels.
He pointed out to the visiting governors that Governor
Yahaya Bello built and groomed the APC to a winning machine in the state.
He further revealed that when he became the chairman of
the party in the state, the governor owing to his all inclusive personality,
charged the executives to reconcile all aggrieved parties and on the long run
such drive has since yielded good fruits as the party has become a one big strong family
He noted that state party stakeholders in a previous
meeting unanimously adopted indirect primaries format for its primaries owing
to the success which the format offered in the last general and state assembly
noting that a ‘winning team does not change formula.’
Meanwhile, Governor Bello has said that despite the
chaotic security apparatus he inherited in Kogi, his administration has made
the state safe for citizens, residents, travelers, investors and tourists.
The governor noted
that such claim should not be received on face value but it was derived from
verifiable national data coming out of credible institutions. He made this
known on Wednesday, June 26 at the University of Abuja at a two-day colloquium
organised by The Sultan Maccido Institute for Peace, Leadership and
Developments Studies (SMIPLDS) where he featured as a keynote speaker on issues
bothering curbing insurgency and insecurity in the country.
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