Politics
Tinubu Makes Shocking Declaration On Kogi Guber
By Emmanuel Aziken
National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has given what some political stakeholders will consider a shocking prediction on the outcome of the forthcoming governorship election in Kogi State.
Tinubu had in the past been seen as a very interested party in Kogi State given his overt endorsement of James Faleke in the run-up to the 2015 governorship election in the state.
It is on that basis that it was reported that Governor Yahaya Bello who had in the past been flayed for poor performance was said to have ‘stalked’ Tinubu for sometime for the purpose of getting his endorsement ahead of this year’s governorship election.
Bello eventually visited Tinubu ahead of the National Assembly leadership election during which he pledged the support of the state’s federal legislators for Tinubu’s political godson, Femi Gbajabiamila in his bid for the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Speaking in Benin when he attended the 90th birthday ceremony for the Esogban of Benin, Chief David Edebiri, Tinubu when asked of his thoughts on the bid by Governor Bello for a second term, Tinubu said:
“I expect nothing less than victory in Kogi and Bayelsa States, who is the other party,” Tinubu said in dismissal of the threats from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
On the level of opposition to Bello, he said:
“If you don’t have complaints in politics, then there is no democracy so we only pay attention to the noise in the market because we have so many apples, oranges and various fruits of different character but there is one thing that is consistent, this is a market of many branches and this is the broom; they will come together as a bunch to sweep clean all the debris of the past, that is it, we are going to win.”
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