We’re comfortable with APC leadership in Kogi – Stakeholders

Ahead of the November 16th governorship elections in Kogi state, stakeholders from Lokoja and Koton-Karfe local government areas of the state have said they are comfortable with the leadership of Governor Yahaya Bello of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

The stakeholders who made this declaration in Abuja when a delegation of local government chairmen, administrators and other political appointees of the governor led by Hon. Abdul Kareem Usman Isah, paid a solidarity visit to FCT minister of state, Hajiya Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, in her office.   

Hon. Isah added that with the appointment of Hajiya Ramatu from Kogi by President Muhammadu Buhari, there is no better way to appreciate the government at the center other than to vote massively for APC led government at the state level. 

He said: “We came to pledge our unalloyed support to you in carrying out the task of piloting the affairs of FCT with your elder brother, the FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello. We are indeed grateful for your elevation to the position of Minister of State for FCT. 

“We want to use this opportunity to assure you that we are comfortable with the leadership of APC in the state led by Governor Yahaya Bello, and we will vote massively for him come November 26, 2019”.   

Responding, the Minister of Statefor FCT thanked the delegation for the recognition as she also acknowledged that Kogi people have demonstrated that they will never abandon their own. 

According to her, “the time has come in our beautiful state for one of your own to be appointed as Minister of State. There is no doubt, power belongs to God because not that some of us worked harder than others, but God chooses me to represent you. 

“I thank God you take me as one of your projects. Kogi people have demonstrated that they loved their own. In the near future, Mr. President will not regret appointing your daughter as minister and I will prove that he did not make a mistake by appointing me. The vote from Lokoja should be bloc vote for APC to appreciate the government at the center. Let embrace a violent free election in  Kogi State”. 

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