As the race to wrest power from the All Progressives Congress government in Kogi State gathers momentum, opposition parties in the state have agreed to work together to produce a consensus candidate that can stop the APC candidate, Usman Ododo, from replacing the outgoing governor, Yahaya Bello.
He said, “We agreed on the need to have certain criteria in place before having a candidate that will represent our people. We just want everybody to be calm. Governance has to do with competency. It has a lot to do with someone who has the ability to lead and, by God’s grace, we will come out with a formidable force that will serve the good people of Kogi State.”
“Yes, we know the Igala people are the majority in Kogi but I don’t think because it is enough reason for us to want to produce a mediocre as our candidate. We should not just abuse the people of Kogi thinking because Igala people are in the majority, we should just produce or elect a mediocre governor.
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