By Don Silas Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello Presidential Campaign Organisation has faulted the emergence of Sen. Bola Tinubu a...
By Don Silas
Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello Presidential Campaign
Organisation has faulted the emergence of Sen. Bola Tinubu as the Presidential
flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
They stated this in a statement on Wednesday titled, ‘Yahaya
Bello remains the hero of the oppressed’.
In the statement issued by the group’s Director, Media and
Publicity, Yemi Kolapo, he said the process that produced Tinubu as the APC
Presidential candidate was highly “compromised” and “crooked”.
DAILY POST reports that Bello was one of the contestants for
the APC presidential ticket.
However, Tinubu emerged as the party’s presidential
candidate after polling 1,271 votes in the primary election of the ruling party
held at the Eagles Square, Abuja, on Tuesday.
He defeated former Minister of Transportation, Mr Chibuike
Amaechi, who got 316 votes, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who polled 235 votes
and others.
The statement partly read, “The All Progressives Congress’
presidential primary elections have come and gone. The process was largely
peaceful but highly compromised.
“In this process, one leader stands out, according to the
majority of Nigerians.
“That leader, I say with all sense of fairness, is Governor
Yahaya Bello of Kogi State. He’s the hero of this process and has made his
point loud and clear to the admiration of even his worst enemies.
“If there was a clear, desperate gang-up by northern
governors and the leaders of a party against one person, and that person never
for once disappointed his teeming supporters but rather fought to the very end,
not minding the crooked process, then he should be celebrated by the
constituency he represents – the youth.”
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