The Candidates who made this known to newsmen at a joint press conference held at Lokoja, the state capital on Monday 4th November, 2019 alongside their LGA Campaign Cordinstors said their decision is informed by current political exigencies, demands of their party structure and the need to alter a one direction political reality of Kogi State since 1992 which produced successive Governors of the state from one ethnic group five uninterrupted times since the creation of the state, an act the senatorial candidates describes inequitable, unjust, unfair and demanding the concerns of all. The Candidates who says that the election of Governor Yahaya Bello has automatically reversed the one ethnic group dominance of the gubernatorial seat and established a process for equitable power sharing that is fostering unity, fairness and equity as against the previous ethnic propensity, tribal bias and nepotism, hence his re-election will obviously stamp the present political order.
The Candidates were represented at the Press conference by Olabode Adeyemi of African Democratic Congress, Princess Roseline Ibitoye of ACCORD Party, Chief Samuel Atteh of PPA, Olasunkanmi Aina Olayinka of CAP, others are Noah John Abiodun of PPN, Olasunkanmi Aina of PT and others.
Speaking on behalf of the candidates, Adeyemi Olabode John says they have weighed the factors that will inform voting on the 16th of November, the intricacies, previous political realities, ethnic considerations and other Germaine issues and took a decision they consider will be best for the state.
*As important stakeholders to the November 16th Gubernatorial election and Senatorial election, we have reviewed the obvious realities, appraised the political journey of the past and have resolved collectively, to defer our ambitions till future election year and support the All Progressive Congress (APC) for the November 16th Gubernatorial and Senatorial election. By this decision we have instructed our agents in all the polling units, canvasers and cordinators across board to campaign, work, mobilize and vote for all the APC Candidates for the November 16th election* Omoluabi says
Earlier in the day, the candidates have met with the Governor of the state as represented by his running mate, Chief Edward David Onoja, Speaker Kogi State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Prince Mathew Kolawola, Director General Smart Adeyemi Campaign, Hon Fancy Jimoh and several others.
The elated Deputy Governor, His Excellency, Chief Edward David Onoja CIK described the endorsement a reflection of the thinking of the new direction government of Governor Yahaya Bello, he says the re-election of Governor Yahaya Bello is the best way to unite Kogi People against divisive tendency that have held the state bound.
While appreciating the decision, Speaker Kolawole says the decision is one that will guarantee total victory for the APC
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