Reliable reports from Punch, have it that the Kogi State Governor,
Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has said that all State Governors elected on the platform
of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and the majority of the party
members, have confidence in the party’s National Chairman, Chief John
Odigie-Oyegun.
Bello said this in an interview
with State House Correspondents, after a meeting the Governors had with
President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
He was
reacting to a letter written by the National Leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola
Tinubu, in which he accused Odigie-Oyegun of sabotaging his efforts aimed at
reconciling aggrieved party members as directed by Buhari.
Tinubu had among other
allegations accused the party Chairman of unilaterally constituting a parallel
party executive council in Kogi State.
However, Bello insisted that the
Governors have confidence in Odigie-Oyegun.
Although he also supported
Tinubu’s reconciliation efforts, the Governor warned against what he described
as “one size fits all” method for all the affected States.
He insisted that some errant
party members must be disciplined, despite the reconciliation efforts.
Bello said: “We the Governors and
the majority of APC members have confidence in our National Chairman, Chief
John Oyegun.
“We also believe in the President
by appointing Bola Tinubu, our Leader to reconcile some aggrieved members of
our party.
“However,
one size fits all will not work in all the States, where some erring members
need to be disciplined.”
He also said the APC Governors
had been calling on Buhari to seek re-election, because of his unblemished
record.
For instance, he revealed that
the State Governors had shunned corrupt practices, because the President
remained incorruptible.
The Governor added: “One, the
President has done excellently well. Secondly, on fighting corruption. Even we,
among the Governors are competing among ourselves to ensure that the little
resources available, we utilise for the people. So, corruption is reduced to
the barest minimum.
“Next is the revival of the
economy, job creation and making sure that average Nigerians are comfortable.
Based on this performance, we are urging Mr. President to please run and fly in
2019.
“So, there is nothing more to
that. And if you look at it critically, the Governors themselves who naturally
have immunity, we are very careful, because you know that Mr. President is
incorruptible.
“If you do, you are going to face
the consequences. So, we are careful about that and we are utilising it.
“You see among ourselves, we are
competing among the States to see who does more, unlike the previous regime.
“So, we want such, Mr. President
to continue to lead the way so that we can follow and Nigerians will have the
dividend of democracy.”
He
further stated that Buhari was still consulting with Nigerians, and would love
to hear from the citizens before taking a decision on the 2019 Presidential
election.
“The President is still
consulting and he wants more Nigerians to speak before he can make up his
mind. But I am very comfortable that Nigerians will speak loud”, Bello said.
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