The Peoples Democratic Party is
accusing Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi state of being the mastermind of the gun
attack at its governorship primary in Lokoja early on Wednesday.
Voting had ended and the sorting
of the ballots had just begun when gunmen invaded the Lokoja Stadium, sending
everyone scampering for safety.
Kola Ologbondiyan, the party’s
spokesman, at a press briefing in Abuja today, accused Bello of sending the
gunmen, stating that they were “Known APC faces”. He did not provide any proof
to justify the accusation.
Ologbondiyan said his party had
“a peaceful, decent, clean, clear, credible and transparent process” in the
conduct of its primary.
“Accredited delegates had voted
and the balloting had been concluded in a very orderly manner before the
vicious attack by the gunmen, who were shouting pro-Bello mantra and
accompanied by known APC faces”.
The PDP produced a
photo-caricature of the Bello, holding a rifle menacingly and dressed in army
combat uniform.
Governor Yahaya Bello is the
official candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress in the election, set
for November.
The PDP claimed the resort to
violence and bloodletting cannot save the failed governor and his party, as “the people of Kogi state are
firm in the irreversible resolve to use every means available in a democracy to
confront and vanquish APC’s evil plots ahead of the November governorship
election.
“It is clear to all that Governor
Yahaya Bello has become chaotic in the face of his rejection by the people as
well as the soaring popularity of the in Kogi state, and has now resorted .to
violence in a failed desperate attempt to prevent our party from presenting a
candidate for the election.
“The PDP only has pity for Yahaya
Bello and the APC because our processes are still intact and nothing can sway
our resolve as well as strong will by the people of Kogi state to kick them out
of office in November.
“This is more so as the attack
has further united our governorship aspirants, critical stakeholders, leaders
and teeming members and supporters across the state for a common front against
Yahaya Bello and the APC”, Ologbodiyan said.
The APC and Governor Yahaya Bello
are yet to react to PDP’s accusation
Read his full press statement
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