APC Group Says Yahaya Bello Embarrassing Buhari

An All Progressives Congress, APC group, has condemned the stance of Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State on COVID-19 describing his actions on the pandemic as an embarrassment on President Muhammadu Buhari.

The group, APC Mandate Defenders in a statement made available to GWG on Thursday queried the governor’s denial of the pandemic despite the fatalities in the country.

In the statement by the national publicity secretary of the group, Mr. Ifeanyi Emeka, the group said, it had been ignoring the governor because his views were seen as insignificant.

He said the group had now decided to respond because of the lives of many Nigerians that would be saved.

“We are still surprised that in spite of the fact that a Kogi man in the person of Engr. Suleiman Achimugu was the first victim of Covid-19 in Nigeria, Gov. Bello is still denying the existence of the virus in the country.

“What about the late Chief of Staff to President Buhari, Chief Abba Kyari who was one of his greatest backers in the Presidential Villa but died of Covid-19 in the month of April this year?

“What about his former colleague in Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi who recently died of Covid-19 in the most unlikely manner?

“What about his own Chief Judge, Justice Nasir Ajanah; a man who gave him the Oath of Office for the second term who has just succumbed to Covid-19 in Abuja?

“We can go on naming and placing pictures to many Nigerians who have succumbed to Covid-19 in the most unfortunate circumstances.

“If Gov. Bello had used the same amount of energy he is dissipating in his insensitive attacks against those leading the fight against Covid-19 in Nigeria in providing security to the Federal Medical Centre Lokoja, where hoodlums recently attacked health workers and carted away valuable equipments, the unfortunate incident would have been averted.

“But we have a governor who shirked his responsibilities and is playing to the gallery over an issue he knows little or nothing about.

“While we don’t want to join issues with him nor dabble in to the domestic affairs of his state, we are advising him to spare a thought for the 603 Nigerians who have died of Covid-19 pandemic as of  1st July, this year.

“Denying the existence of the virus is like insulting the memories of Abba Kyari and others who paid the supreme price in the fight against Covid-19 in the country.

“We, therefore, advise Gov. Bello to face the challenges of governance in Kogi State and stop embarrassing President Muhammad Buhari over his public show of shame on Covid-19 pandemic in Nigeria.”

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