From Noah Ocheni, Lokoja
The Kogi State governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello on Saturday in Lokoja urged APC governorship aspirants in the state to focus on their strengths in wooing party members ahead of the primary election.
In a press statement signed by the state commissioner for information and communication, Kingsley Fanwo, Governor Bello warned against divisive tendencies that could jeopardize the interest of the party and undermine the peace and unity of the party.
Bello who was specifically reacting to the seeming back and forth on the suspension of a member of the APC National Working Committee from the state, Hon. Murtala Yakubu reiterated that the party would ensure a fair playing ground for the best candidate to emerge in the primary election.
The statement reads, “The attention of the Executive Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has been drawn to series of publications on the suspension or not of a member of the All Progressives Congress in Kogi State, Hon. Murtala Yakubu.”
While wishing all the governorship aspirants a successful screening exercise, Bello expressed the confidence that APC would win the governorship election with a wide margin in November.
As the leader of our great party in Kogi State, Bello warned against bickerings that can undermine the peace and unity that the APC has been known for under his leadership.
Governor Bello therefore directed all aspirants in the forthcoming governorship primaries in the state to focus on their strengths in wooing party members and refrain from divisive tendencies in the interest of the party.
