Kogi: Why Ibro Chased PDP Candidate From His House – Smart Adeyemi

Former Governor Ibrahim Idris chased the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP governorship candidate in Kogi State out of his Abuja residence recently when he went along with Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State to make peace with the former governor.

Director-general of the All Progressives Congress, APC governorship campaign, Senator Smart Adeyemi made the allegation as he revealed that the PDP campaign was yet to find feet in the state.

His assertion was, however, denied by an associate of Gov. Makinde’s who said nothing of such happened.

Speaking in Ankpa in the course of the APC campaign on Sunday, Senator Adeyemi said:

“Former governor Ibrahim Idris has shown us that the PDP candidate is not acceptable or sellable. By chasing out the party candidate who went with Oyo state governor to beg at his residence in Abuja shows clearly there is no hope for the opposition PDP.

“The opposition too are now aware that they have lost it. The only option they are thinking of is to cause mayhem during the election and rig.

“But we will not allow that. They have done it in the past. Rigging is in their DNA. But we will vigorously resist any attempt to rig the November 16 gubernatorial election.

“You cannot expect youths, especially those serving in various capacities in this government, to fold their hands and allow electoral malpractice.

“Ninety per cent of youths in the state have been empowered by the present administration with some of them unemployed before but are presently meaningfully engaged.

“The youths are familiar with the terrain in the state and their cause is helped by the general acceptance of our candidate, Governor Yahaya Bello.

“Already their is confusion and in- fighting within the PDP over the N100 million released to them by a South West governor for their flag off campaign. They are financially incapacitated.

“I advised other PDP governors and businessmen not to waste their resources on the PDP candidate; nothing good can come out of that venture.

“We have already subsumed the PDP and will shall consume them soon without violence.”

However, an associate of Gov. Makinde denied Adeyemi’s claim saying that the account of the meeting as presented by the APC chieftain was wrong. The source said that issues around the primaries were being smoothened out contrary to the claims of Adeyemi.

“He (Adeyemi) should focus on his campaign and what they plan to do and not give negative stories,” the PDP source said.

Adeyemi submitted that the incumbent governor’s disposition towards bridging the gap of ethnic divides, youths inclusiveness and spread of projects across the three senatorial axis has earned him his re-election.

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