Following the Kogi State Governorship elections that is coming up on the 16th of November, Vice President Osinbajo has predicted the win of Yahaya Bello, as the new Governor of Kogi state.
Yahaya Bello is the All Progressive Congress (APC) governorship candidate for the Kogi elections that will be holding on November 16.
According to Vanguard, they reported that Yahaya and his running mate, Edward Onoja, received the party’s flag on Saturday, October 26, from the national chairman of the party, Adams Oshiomole, ahead of the Kogi elections. The presentation of the flag, took place at the traditional headquarters of Igala people.
The rally was graced by the party’s chieftains including Osinbajo; the chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), Kayode Fayemi; Governor of Nasarawa state, Abdullahi Sule and his Kwara, Yobe and Niger counterparts, Abdulrahman Abdulrazak; Mai Mala Buni; and Abubakar Sani Bello respectively. The minister of state for FCT, Ramatu Aliyu, former governor of Bauchi state, Mohammed Abubakar; serving senators, House of Representatives members, the APC national women leader, Hajiya Salamatu Baiwa and all members of the APC National Working Committee (NWC), also attended the event.
Osinbajo said in his address that the party’s candidate would win the November 16 poll.
Osinbajo urged the electorate to come out in multitudes to vote for Yahaya, Osinbajo said that should not entertain fear, and give in to voters’ apathy.
Oshiomhole described Yahaya as a tested and trusted politician who has performed excellently during his first tenure. He said the party’s candidate has a passion for the sustainable development of Kogi, he also said that hat Yahaya would not disappoint the people of the state.
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Oshiomhole said: “If you know where this state was during the reign of the PDP and now, you will understand there is a need to vote for Bello for continuity. “Bello has the capacity to translate his vision into reality and that is why I am appealing to you to vote for him during the election and he will not disappoint.”