APC ‘ll take over Edo, Ondo, Anambra-Gov Yahaya Bello
The Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello has boasted that the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, is poised to reclaim Edo state and retain Ondo after the forthcoming gubernatorial elections in the two states later this year in spite of the party’s present challenges.
He added that the party will also take over Anambra state to record it as a second APC state from the South East following ‘the capturing’ of Imo State earlier this year.
“We are going to go to Edo State and we shall win Edo state election overwhelmingly for APC, we are going to go to Ondo state and win it overwhelmingly for APC.
We will take Anambra State and record it as a second APC state from the South East and integrate our Igbo brothers into the fold and we are going to take Ekiti and Osun once again. So, we are going to continue to expand our coast,” he said.
The Kogi State Governor was answering questions from State House Correspondents on Monday in Abuja after paying a courtesy visit to Professor Ibrahim Gambari, the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Governor Bello dismissed the power of incumbency saying the Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, will loose the state, having left the ruling APC.
The Kogi State governor dismissed the notion of crisis in the All Progressives Congress, APC, insisting that the party is united under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari.
“Our party is one solid party. In a particular big family like that, you won’t rule out any misunderstanding in one way or the other. But I can assure you that our party is strong under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari and as a father, he is already looking into it and I can assure you that we are going to come out very strong”.
Answering questions on security, he said that the government is working with the security agencies to ensure that the country is adequately secured.
“Like we know earlier, Security is topmost priority of this administration and we are doing our best to ensure that the nation is secured. As northern region governors, we met and decided that we must tackle insecurity head on.
“So basically, my committee is to liaise with the various security agencies and security operatives to ensure that the necessary security architecture is put in place and to ensure that at the end of the day, we get the best secured region and that of the country at large”.
