Speculations Over Obasanjo, Yahaya Bello Meeting

There were speculations at the weekend over the meeting between President Olusegun Obasanjo and Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State.
Though the meeting did not point to any political inclinations for the meeting, the speculations were upon the divergent political inclinations of the former president and the Kogi State governor.

Bello is the chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC committee on women and youth mobilization for the ongoing registration exercise of the ruling party.

Obasanjo is also known as a rabid critic of President Muhammadu Buhari, the leader of the APC having earlier supported his emergence in 2015 but turned against him in 2019.

Bello is also being positioned as a possible successor to President Buhari in 2023 and as such the meeting was bound to draw speculations

The Chief Press Secretary to the Kogi governor, Mr Mohammed Onogwu, who gave details of the meeting in a statement quoted Obasanjo as commending the governor on his performance ein security and urging him to sustain the efforts.

He stated that the meeting between Bello and the former president ended with fruitful discussion.

Obasanjo while commending Yahaya Bello for successfully tackling insecurity in the state, said Kogi was central to the nation’s development.

He urged the governor to sustain his efforts in providing security for his state, noting that Kogi was central to the nation’s peace and development.

The former president noted that the fight against insecurity should have everybody on board, stressing that governors should involve everyone to ensure insecurity is curtailed in Nigeria.

Obasanjo appreciated the governor for his developmental efforts in the state especially in the areas of youth and women inclusion in politics and governance, infrastructure, health and education.

He further urged the governor to continue to be an advocate for youth involvement in governance.

Responding, Yahaya Bello thanked Obasanjo for his statesman’s role, fatherly disposition and wealth of wisdom which the young leaders are privileged to tap from.

The governor noted that though his state was surrounded by 10 other states and the FCT making it the nexus between the South and North, West and East of Nigeria, Kogi, one of the 19 Northern States, stands in stoic defence against criminal elements.

This, he said, had made Kogi one of the safest states in the country.

Bello assured Obasanjo that he would not relent in the fight to ensure total safety for his people and will continue to do his best to ensure his electoral promises are fulfilled.

The governor prayed that God would continue to protect the statesman and grant him good health and long life.

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