Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi state, says the exit of Godwin Obaseki, his Edo counterpart, from the All Progressives Congress (APC) is painful.

Obaseki had resigned his membership of APC after he was disqualified from the ruling party’s gubernatorial primary for the 2020 election.

He subsequently moved to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) where he was granted waiver to contest the primary scheduled for Thursday.

Speaking with state house correspondents after he and his counterparts from the north-central met with Ibrahim Gambari, chief of staff to the president, Bello said incumbency factor cannot save Obaseki in the September election.

“We have seen those in power before that are dethroned, we have seen practically how President Muhammadu Buhari of the APC dethroned the former president,” he said.

“So, that is not any trouble at all. APC is going to win Edo State. But unfortunately, I really feel the leaving of my colleague, His Excellency Governor Godwin Obaseki in whatever circumstance to another political party, is painful anyway, but as a political party, we are going to take Edo back.”

Commenting on the crisis in the APC, Bello said: “Our party is one solid party. In a particular big family like that, you won’t rule out any misunderstanding in one way or the other. But I can assure you that our party is strong under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari and as a father, he is already looking into it and I can assure you that we are going to come out very strong.

“We are going to go to Edo State and we shall win Edo state election overwhelmingly for APC, we are going to go to Ondo state and win it overwhelmingly for APC.

We will take Anambra State and record it as a second APC state from the South East and integrate our Igbo brothers into the fold

and we are going to take Ekiti and Osun once again.

“So, we are going to continue to expand our coast. APC is strong; we are not divided, we are only seeing one same point from different angle and we are trying to make ourselves understand the points, that is just it, there is no misunderstanding.”

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Talk is cheap...the Anambra state u will end up taking is the one in a Geography Atlas. U dont
need to bother about your so called Igbo brothers cos those ones are quite settled, just concentrate on taking up your large chunk of almajiri brothers who will be helpful in underage voting come 2023. That is if your party will still be existing

When someone smoked cannabis and granted interview.

we shall see

You don't have respect o,see the way you are talking about Anambra."we will take Anambra",were will you start from......they are very intelligent!.

Who is this flat nose spewing gibberish? "we will take.. we will take..", are those states takeaway? E go soon shock u too.

Lol... Jonzing
you'll take the one on paper, It can only happen in your Dreams

who dey give all this APC people weed (is like ehinogbe boys)

Because Kyari give you 2nd term you dae make mouth. No worry. Enjoy.

Is it the APC on life support? Your Igbo btothers are gone already. On Biafra we stand.

mission failed

Gov bello is just right on this one! give them peanuts owing to their penchant for illicit wealth and watch them deny kanu's impostor as they did ojukwu!

Bello, something is wrong with your head..

Says who?


Anyway, why both parties are the same. These parties are run by politicians with no principle. No wonder they keep defecting

APC is a complete joke

See person wey no suppose dey talk fa

Thunder faya Yaya Bello

I hear say na very evil man

His super power is owing workers salaries

Mumu talk go and beg him instead.

How many vote you get na

Yayaha Bello self dey talk?

Dreaming

boda ode has spoken

dix guy keep disgracing youth sha ........... if u still believe nigeria is going to b great ........ u are fooling urself

Political language. I doubt this is from the heart. APC is so divided and nobody can do anything about it. By 2023, it will be a regional party.

You people want to go and do the kind of election you did in kogi in Edo. Well let me comment my reserve here.