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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