In order to attract party members ahead of the primary election set for April, Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello has urged candidates running for governor on the platform of the All Progressives Congress in the state to concentrate on their advantages.
He issued a warning against polarizing tendencies that would endanger the party’s interests and threaten the peace and harmony that the ruling party had been recognized for in the state under his leadership.
This was said by Governor Bello in a statement that was released early on Saturday and was signed by Kingsley Fanwo, the state’s commissioner for information and communications.
He was referring specifically to the apparent back-and-forth on the alleged suspension of Hon. Murtala Yakubu, a state representative to the APC National Working Committee.
He wished all of the candidates for governor a successful screening process and reaffirmed that the party would ensure a level playing field for the best candidate to emerge in the primary election. He also expressed confidence that the APC would win the governorship election in November by a significant margin.
The statement read, “The attention of the Executive Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has been drawn to a series of publications on the suspension or not of a member of the All Progressives Congress in the state, Hon. Murtala Yakubu.
“The governor, as the leader of our great party in the state, warns against bickering that can undermine the peace and unity that the APC has been known for under his leadership. He has therefore directed all aspirants in the forthcoming governorship primary in the state to focus on their strengths in wooing party members and refrain from divisive tendencies in the interest of the party.
“Our party will ensure a fair playing ground for the best candidate to emerge in the primary election and together we shall win the governorship election with a wide margin in November.”
