Temidayo Akinsuyi, Lagos

Ahead of the November 16 governorship election in Kogi and Bayelsa states, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has promised to give free, fair and level playing ground to those aspiring for elective positions on its platform in the coming elections.

The party’s position is hinged on the apprehension expressed by some of the aspirants in Kogi State who are worried that a particular aspirant has been endorsed by the party leadership even ahead of the primary election.

However, speaking with Daily Independent on Wednesday, Kola Ologbondiyan, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, said the party will not endorse any candidate in the election and will give all aspirants who purchased the party’s nomination form the opportunity to test their popularity during the primary.

“The PDP will give a level playing field to all the aspirants. The party will not endorse any candidate. Anybody who picks the party’s nomination form has a right to contest.

“We are working towards a primary election that will be a reflection of what we did in Port Harcourt during our presidential primaries”.

In a related development, the Kogi Renascence Forum (KRF) has cautioned James Faleke, lawmaker representing Ikeja Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, to concentrate more on making laws that will be of benefit to his constituents and stop unnecessary meddlesome in the current political affairs in Kogi State.

Faleke was running mate to the late Prince Abubakar Audu in the governorship election in Kogi State in 2016.

Coordinator of KRF, Alhaji Ahmed Jibrin, who stated this while addressing journalists in Abuja on Wednesday, noted that the undue interference of Faleke in Kogi politics, especially ahead of the forthcoming governorship elections in the state, was worrisome.

Jibrin, who chided the lawmaker over his alleged endorsement of a particular APC governorship aspirant of Kogi East senatorial axis, wondered from where he draws such powers.

Jibrin said he was aghast as to what gave Faleke the temerity to organise a screening for aspirants from the Igala-dominated Kogi East senatorial district.

He said the purported screening and endorsement was a complete charade and exercise in futility having been championed by someone who hailed from the Kogi West senatorial zone.

“Who is Faleke and under what capacity did he set up committee to screen APC governorship aspirants in Kogi East to talk of endorsement of an aspirant for the zone?
“This is an insult on the people of Kogi East. This sham is unacceptable.
“He knows that what brought him into Kogi politics which was Audu/Faleke ticket has expired. So, we feel what is happening is an insult on the psyche of Kogi people.
“We still respect him as family but we wouldn’t want anyone to over step his boundary.
“We remember vividly how against all odds, even in the face of dire opposition against him by his own Okun people of Kogi West, late Prince Audu insisted he must be his running mate for the November 21, 2015 governorship election.
“He, thereafter, abandoned Kogi West people at the height of their suffering only to go back to his Lagos State to contest return ticket for House of Representatives.
“And he is now coming back to meet them again now the governorship contest is around the corner. I will advise Faleke to respect himself and focus on politics of Lagos where he is currently representing Ikeja federal constituency.
“We are aware of his closeness to the APC national leader, Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu. We are convinced he was not acting on behalf of Tinubu and he should not spoil Tinubu’s revered name.”
https://www.independent.ng/we-wont-endorse-any-candidate-for-kogi-bayelsa-polls-pdp/

This see below guy below me, should be banned forever

We don't care ABT ur candidate, implement minimum wage

2TC

Ok

Dino is the man to unseat Bello

Okay

Since the day of OBJ
The PDP primaries has been
A case of highest bidder get the post

Dino is arranging Secondus money now.

Auxtin85:
Dino is the man to unseat Bello

dino cannot beat yeye bello.. only an igala man can defeat that incompetent governor..kogi politics is simply sentimental and tribal...Dino wins okun.yeye wins ebira and igala will be split..okun is the smallest!!..yeye bello may be useless,but he is rugged and dogged!!..pdp should give igala the ticket!!...

Kogi people should speak in one voice and vote who they think is the best candidate and person, that will move their state forward.
They should vote for the person and not a party.

God bless Kogi state.
God bless Nigeria.

Pls PDP bigwigs should endorse me for Bayelsa State governor.
I'm capable of doing the job.
Nairaland, pls no beefing

"Ahead of the November 16 governorship election in Kogi and Bayelsa states, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has promised to give free, fair and level playing ground to those aspiring for elective positions on its platform in the coming elections."


Same thing said before the last presidential primaries

Next we saw was $$$ flying in the air!


Is it not same PDP again?

Highest bidder wins

It is a good thing, a step towards abolishing godfatherism, but what of the vote been buying? because that's where the main corruption lies. evil people with evil intention using money to buy their way to their intended position.

I don't care about kogi state but bayelsa will remain PDP like the remaining southsouth state and Edo will join later

pdp nd games

This is one promise PDP will never keep. How can they do without what they are best known for? It's a very tall order.

Are they sure about that?

Same Pdp that most of his senior officials openly supported Gbaja and later denied it?

babyfaceafrica:
dino cannot beat yeye bello.. only an igala man an defeat that incompetent governor..kogi politics is simply sentimental and tribal...Dino wins okun.yeye wins ebira and igala will be split..okun is the smallest!!..yeye bello may be useless,but he is rugged and dogged!!..pdp should give igala the ticket!!...

Nigerians are really funny o. we want to go forward but our thoughts and deeds are only meant to take is backward.
I will prefer PDP give their ticket to a competent individual then lose the election than give it to one useless person because of tribe and he end up winning but taking the state nowhere

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Benekruku:
"Ahead of the November 16 governorship election in Kogi and Bayelsa states, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has promised to give free, fair and level playing ground to those aspiring for elective positions on its platform in the coming elections."


Same thing said before the last presidential primaries

Next we saw was $$$ flying in the air!


Is if not same PDP again?

Go and eat

Mk12:

Nigerians are really funny o. we want to go forward but our thoughts and deeds are only meant to take is backward.
I will prefer PDP give their ticket to a competent individual then lose the election than give it to one useless person because of tribe and he end up winning but taking the state nowhere

so dino is competent?.. I give up...how can you use dino and competence in the same sentence?.. how is he different from yeye bello

We will see how this pans out at the end of the day

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Sonofthunder9:

Go and eat

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Faker has seen the karma of his actions

babyfaceafrica:
so dino is competent?.. I give up...how can you use dino and competence in the same sentence?.. how is he different from yeye bello

I am not saying he is competent or not. but your mentality is to give it to any igala so the can cash in on the tribalism we are all suppose to rise above.

in Nigeria we spend more time strategizing on how and who can win election than the type of leadership we want to deliver

Meanwhile, one lifeless party I know is busy pushing out their unproductive midfielder called Yahaya.

K