.. Bello’s Media Office warns Faleke group

The Media Office of Kogi State Governor-elect , Alhaji Yahaya Adoza Bello has described the statements made by one Duro Meseko of Faleke Group, alleging that the Governor-elect has no PVC, and that he is making a clandestine move to get the said PVC from INEC as malicious and ridiculous.

Meseko has alleged that based on the accusations, Alhaji Bello stands disqualified.

A statement signed by the media assistant to Kogi State Governor-elect, Prince Abdulkareem Oyenkehi warned that these ridiculous accusations against Alh Yahaya Bello are highly ridiculous and mischievous.

Oyenkehi noted in the statement that the Media Office of Bello, would have ignored such phantom allegations but for the concern expressed by many Nigerians.

The media assistant to Kogi State Governor-elect stated that: “For the record, we want the Faleke campaigners to know that the Kogi State Governor-elect, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, would never indulge in such a pedestrian and base disposition. It is therefore a gross transmission of ignorance to think or allege that a party stakeholder, governorship aspirant, candidate and Governor-elect has no Permanent Voters Card.”

Oyenkehi explained that: “APC as a party sets guidelines in line with  operating Electoral Act for any person aspiring to all political offices, governorship inclusive. Such persons are screened and vetted before the Party’s primaries and general election. The APC gubernatorial election in Kogi State, through which the Governor-elect Alh Yahaya Bello  emerged first runner up and by divine twist the Governor-elect, is not in the exception. Bello crossed every “t” and dotted every “i” of the provisions of Electoral Act and the Party’s Constitution for his qualification. There was no where the leadership of the Party found him wanting, including the issue of PVC which is in the possession of Bello.”

We have no choice than to surmise that the resort to falsehood by Faleke Campaigners is a manifestion of their principal’s desperation and lust for power, he said.

“Is it also not strange that Hon James Faleke, who was elected by Lagos electorate to represent Ikeja Federal Constituency at the National Assembly in 2015, who has not delivered or fulfilled any of his campaign promises to Lagosians, is jostling to be Governor in Kogi State before the Elections Tribunal?”, Oyenkehi queried.

He explained further that, “Faleke and his co-travellers have consistently shown disrespect to our great party and it’s leadership through various public utterances, a clear indication that Faleke is not ready for peace. We question the stake of Faleke in the peace, progress, tranquillity and unity of our beloved state and we urge him and his group to restrain themselves from words and actions that can cause anarchy in our dear state.”

The media assistant to Kogi State Governor-elect emphasised that the emergence of Bello as Kogi State Governor-elect is never an error and having being duly and legally elected as the Governor elect of Kogi State, no section of the Nigerian Constitution or Electoral Act can invalidate the decision of the Party no matter the length of litigation by selfish or malicious politicians who refuse to reconcile the law with nature.

He concluded that:”It is high time therefore, we accepted the divine mandate of Alh Yahaya Bello in good faith. The mandate is not only divine, it is morally and legally in order. At this point in time, unity and progress of Kogi State remain our ultimate call to all. We shall be meeting Faleke at the tribunal as this will serve as our final word on the issue of PVC.”