The People’s Redemption Party primary election for the November 11 Kogi governorship election saw Dr. Abdullahi Bayawo win.
The Party’s Lokoja governorship primary election, which was overseen by Mallam Umar Onuja and seven other members of the Indirect Mode Primary Election Commission, saw Bayawo emerge as the victor.
Babayo was declared the winner of the governorship ticket for the Kogi governorship election on November 11 by Onuja, who also announced the results of the primary poll.
“While I congratulate Dr Abdullahi Bayawo over his emergence, I also thank the party leadership and the delegates for allowing us to have a free, fair, peaceful and transparent primary election.
“It’s our expectation that after this process, we shall join hands and work together to ensure that the PRP emerge victorious in the governorship election come Nov. 11,” the committee chairman said.
Bayawo, a native of Kogi’s Ankpa Local Government Area, urged for cooperation among party supporters in his acceptance speech in order to guarantee success at the polls.
When running for governor on November 11, the candidate—a retired director from NDLEA—promised to lead Kogi State to the promised land by tackling pressing problems that the current administration has shied away from.
“Kogi has both human and natural resources, which when harnessed can turn around the fortunes of the state as well as do away with poverty, deprivation and hardship.
“Let’s team up together as a force, work tirelessly and take power through the ballot and salvage our people and our state this time around, ” Bayawo said.