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Governor Yahaya Bello Hails Kogites: Election

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1 year ago

February 28, 2023

Stella Charles Akupue

Governor Yahaya Bello Hails Kogites: Election

The Kogi State governor Yahaya Bello has commended the State’s people for demonstrating unity, courage, and resilience during the just concluded election.

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Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello has commended the people of the State for their demonstration of unity, courage, and resilience during the 2023 Presidential and National Assembly elections held across the State.

Bell,o while hailing the people, stated that the peaceful and orderly conduct of the people and the successful completion of the elections strongly indicated that the citizens were committed to the ideals of democracy and the rule of law.

Yahaya Bello Hails Kogites

Governor Bello also commended the security agencies and the electoral officials for their commitment to a peaceful and transparent electoral process.

“I am happy to commend the citizens of Kogi State, security agencies, and elected officials of our nation for their commitment to a peaceful electoral process. The orderly and friendly manner in which the elections were conducted is a testament to the strength of our democracy and the resilience of our people across the State.

Yahaya Bello promises to sustain the legacies of his administration.

The successful completion of the elections strongly indicates that our citizens are committed to the ideals of democracy and the rule of law. I am also grateful for the security agencies’ efforts to ensure citizens’ safety before and during the electoral process.

While commending the electorates for the overwhelming votes given to the candidates of the All Progressives Congress in the Presidential and National Assembly elections, Bello said such commitment was a strong indication that the citizens always stand by the ruling party in the State, the All Progressives Congress.

Governor Yahaya Bello Hails Kogites: Election

“I am confident that the successful completion of the elections and the overwhelming votes delivered to our candidates will usher in a new era of peace and prosperity for our nation.

I urge all citizens to continue to uphold the values of democracy and work together to better our nation. I charge you all to remain peaceful, embrace one another and rejoice together”.

In the just concluded elections, as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, the presidential candidate of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, polled a total of 240 751 votes to defeat his closest rival, Atiku Abubakar, polled a total of 145,104 votes.

Governor Yahaya Bello Hails Kogites: Election

The INEC also declared the three senatorial candidates of the APC winners of the elections and returned elected. Senator Isah Jibrin Echecho of Kogi East polled 108,777 votes ahead of his closest rival, Victor Adoji of the PDP, who polled 81,662.

Engr Abubakar Ohere of Kogi Central polled 52,132 to defeat Natasha Akpoti Uduagha of the PDP, who scored 51,763 votes. Hon Sunday Karimi of Kogi West scored 70,184 votes against Hon T J Yusuf of the PDP, who polled 51,964.

The All Progressives Congress also won 6 out of 9 Federal House of Representatives seats, with two Federal Constituency elections declared inconclusive by the INEC.

You’ve shown unity; Bello hails Kogites.

While thanking the people for the victory, he urged the public to be magnanimous in victory as they celebrated and assured that Asiwaju’s victory would revolutionize the Kogi industrial sector and revamp the moribund iron and Steel industry in Ajaokuta.

He said the people have played their roles in partaking in the vertical representative’s process, enabling them to sanction vertical accountability from elected representatives.

“Once again, I thank the citizens, security agencies, and electoral officials for their commitment to a peaceful electoral process”, the Governor said.

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