The lawmaker representing Ikeja Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, James Faleke, has appealed to Governor Yahaya Bello to allow Kogi West to produce his successor ahead of November 22 governorship election.
He added that the ruling party cannot afford to be in the opposition ahead of the November governorship poll.
He said, “For equity, justice and fairness, it is only reasonable to lend my voice to the call by many that our great party, the All Progressives Congress should ensure the candidate for the governorship election emerged democratically from Kogi West. For a heterogeneous state such as Kogi, giving all parts of the state a sense of belonging is key to peaceful coexistence among the several ethnic groups in the state.
“The clamour for power shift pre-2015 by Kogi West and Kogi Central was to correct the marginalization of the two districts in the governorship seat. My position is not premised on any sense of entitlement but on the ideals of equity and fairness which late Abubakar Audu preached before his untimely death. The victory of our great party, APC in 2015 especially in Kogi West was the avowed commitment of Late Prince Abubakar Audu to ensure power shifts to other parts of the State.
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