Put sentiments apart and let's enthrone competence. Yahaya Bello (FairPlus) is perfect for the job.

Obviously you don't know the real matters surrounding the August primary election. Let me help you a bit.

Audu was not supposed to participate in the primary election because of his pending case of corruption that's with EFCC. http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/192409-how-apc-ignored-efccs-advice-not-to-field-audu-as-kogi-guber-candidate.html
He (Audu) as the chairman of the screening committee during the senatorial election, screened out Otunba Sam Aro from participating in Kogi West senatorial election; reason being that he has a pending case with EFCC. However, it's not unlikely that he just wanted to give Dino Melaye, whose popularity was fast being overwhelmed by Sam Aro's, a chance at the upper legislative house election. But Audu won't let the same sword of disqualification on his throat -he bribed the screening committee who declared him fit to contest. This didn't go down well with other contestants.

After Audu emerged winner of the primary election, Yahaya Bello filed an appeal to the APC NWC concerning the irregularities surrounding Audu's candidacy:

1. That contrary to the party's constitution that anyone having corruption charges with the antigraft agencies should not contest an elective position, Audu contested the primary election in spite of his pending case with EFCC.

2. That the party's constitution mandates any member of the BOT willing to contest an election to resign (with a written letter) 30 days to the primary, Audu didn't resign. He was video recorded as he was voting in the primary election as a member of BOT.

3. That in view of the above, Audu shouldn't be made the flag bearer of the party whose constitution he's seen violating.

The 5 man appeal panel of the NWC, after rigorous cross examination of the issues raised came up with a recommendation that Audu should be replaced with the runner up. The powers that be in APC as led by Bola Tinubu, in a bid to protect their vested interests quashed the appeal panel report and allowed Audu to enjoy the 'dividends' of impunity. Buhari was unhappy but he won't talk since he doesn't want to offend the Jagaban of Borgu. This is another reason he distant himself from the candidacy of Audu.

Shortly after Yahaya Bello filed his appeal, Audu went to the media insulting all the political leaders of Kogi central including Senator M. S. Ohiare whom he called an expired politician of no value and Bello a 'rabble rouser'. http://www.thebreakingtimes.com/abubakar-audu-labels-apc-leader-ohiare-as-a-man-who-outlived-his-usefulness/

It will interest you to know that none of the 34 other contestants in the APC primary worked with Audu during campaign because of the manner he spited them and went all the way to Lagos to secure 'Jagaban immunity' in exchange for the deputy governor slot.

I cannot claim that Yahaya Bello campaigned for Audu in any capacity, for obvious reasons, but I know he was loyal to the party all through. He jettisoned the intense pressure mounted on him by his supporters to defect to another party. I don't exactly know what you mean by him being disloyal to APC.
It's also ridiculous to allege that a young billionaire like Bello would accept a peanut of N10m as a bribe to do that dirty God-forsaken job against his own party APC. How comes he himself was seen voting for APC during the election?

This call for another primary election in the face of a valid one is a desperate game of favoritism. I am beginning to see this as an extension of the reason why Prince Abubakar Audu had to die and pave way for another man to harvest his labour. Time will tell whether this myriads of reckless impunity trailing internal democracy in APC would continue to earn the tolerance of the masses. 2019 is just around the corner. PDP as an opposition party today was the ruling party earlier this year. Let the wise watch his or her back.[/color]