Kogi Guber: PDP moves to checkmate Yahaya Bello, reserves Guber ticket for Kogi East

By Sylvanus Okpe

Indications have emerged that the main opposition party in Kogi state have started a subtle political plan to dislodge the ruling APC from the state by fielding a candidate from the Kogi East senatorial district of the state, a zone that houses the Igala tribe which is believed to possess about 70% of the electorates in the state.

TheNigerian News gathered that the recent strategy by the PDP followed the declaration of the incumbent governor of Kogi state as the winner of the Kogi state APC governorship primaries which held on the 29th of August 2019.

A source who pleaded not to be mentioned told the political Correspondent of TheNigerian news that PDP is aware of the political reality in Kogi state and is currently meeting with the aspirants ahead of the September 3rd PDP primaries so they can make concessions, reach a consensus and agree on a popular candidate from Igala tribe, arguing that the PDP will need no campaign to defeat Yahaya Bello if they can field a candidate from Kogi East axis of the state.

The source also disclosed that Yahaya Bello and the ruling APC have irked the Igala nation with the way aspirants from the region were disqualified and disgraced from contesting the August 29th APC primaries. He stressed that Igala people will express their anger through the ballot on November 16th.

Asked whether serious aspirants, the likes of distinguished Senator Dino Melaye will key into the plan, the source replied that, "first the desire of every PDP aspirant is for the party to win the election and we have no doubts that each one of them is prepared to make concessions and sacrifices to ensure that Kogi people are rescued from the bad and directionless government of Yahaya Bello".

When he was asked who the likely candidate will be, the Kogi PDP chieftain declined to answer urging our correspondent to be patient till September 3rd as one of the beauties of party politics and the electoral process is 'supense'.

Source:
Kogi Guber: PDP moves to checkmate Yahaya Bello, reserves Guber ticket for Kogi East,https://www.thenigerian.news/kogi-guber-pdp-moves-to-checkmate-yahaya-bello-reserves-guber-ticket-for-kogi-east/

dino what do you have to say

If they want to win, Igala will be sure bet

The same way they strategized to use Atiku to divide northern votes and up till today Atiku is yet to cum!

Best bet. Dino would have been a colossal failure.
PDP is still the only serious and real opposition party. All if not all others are jokers or money seekers

Dr musa wada