The GYB phenomenon is undergoing its litmus test. It is the rave of the moment.
The election is a crucial decider for the APC and the PDP, not because there are no other political parties contesting the election, but because the two parties have a high stake in the election that has both local and national implications. In fact, there are 22 other political parties running for the governorship. Their own impacts have not been very effective, but they are not so ineffective to be ignored by the APC and the PDP.
The APC primaries held on Thursday, August 29 at the Confluence Stadium in Lokoja having 16 aspirants for the ticket. On Monday, August 19, the delegations converged on the Confluence Stadium to elect their flagbearer. The exercise started peacefully, but midway into the exercise, hoodlums invaded the venue, scared away delegates and officials and left one person dead.
However, in terms of performance, many Kogi residents believe he did not do well. Some persons who spoke with PREMIUM TIMES in Lokoja said Mr Bello squandered his good will by not putting much effort in human and capital development of the state. His political opponents consider him a major disaster. One who is desperate to hold on to power through the use of force.
He said with these combined forces, it is almost impossible for the citizens of Kogi State to get the benefit of electing the best candidate. Assuming that the voters are motivated by the identities of the two leading candidates, mustering votes from Kogi West would therefore become their focus. It naturally follows that Kogi East has also the highest number of local governments in the state. Of the 21 local governments in the state, nine are in Kogi East.
Given that majority of voters are wired to vote for their political parties given their level of enlightenment, it is unlikely that they would lose the broom so suddenly after they had reigned with it in the last four years. “The people of Igala land are saying one thing, the Attah Igala is saying a different thing from what his subjects are saying, is that not a serious division?” he said.
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