Yahaya Bello, Governor of Kogi State, has boasted that he would secure the governorship ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the upcoming gubernatorial election in November.
Speaking with journalists after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Friday, Governor Bello noted that “no tenant can send the landlord out of his house.”
The governor expressed confidence that not only would he win the APC ticket, but would be returned elected to Government House on November 16.
Governor Bello said: “I am the governor today and Insha Allah, l will return back as the governor for another four years, after the Nov. 16 election. As for the ticket, the analogy is that the tenant cannot send the landlord out of his house.
“So, APC in Kogi State was rebuilt by me, after the good job done by our late leader, His Excellency, Alhaji Abubakar Audu. After his demise, l came, rebuilt it from the scratch to what it is today.
“That is evident in the last outing of the party where we had 25/25, in the State House of Assembly. We also won seven out of the nine contested positions in the House of Representatives and two out of the three Senate seats in the Senate.
“So, anybody that is making such noise does not disturb me because, in market place, noise is allowed. You know, Kogi politics is the loudest. So, people must make noise and you can’t stop that,’’ he said.
Governor Bello insisted that he was not perturbed by the ambitions of persons who have indicated interest to contest the APC governorship primary in the state.
He noted that he rebuilt the ruling party in Kogi State from the fringe of defeat and, therefore, continues to enjoy the backing and support of APC members.
“l am very good with my party men from the local government to the national level. They know that l am the leader of the party in my state.
“I have built it and it is very strong. Anytime, any day, we will win elections in landslide. That l am going to win in the primaries is given by the grace of God, by whichever means, direct or indirect.
“Secondly, in the November governorship election, we are not just talking of wining, we are looking at the margins. The margin is going to be such that whoever comes far second, will be discouraged from go to court,” he said.
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