Yahaya Bello. |
Kogi
State Governor, Yahaya Bello has assured stakeholders and citizens of the state
of rancour-free, credible election in November because the people of the state
are law-abiding people.
The
Governor gave the assurance on Thursday in Lokoja during a stakeholders meeting
organised by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to interface
with political parties, their candidates, security agencies and other
interested parties.
Governor
Bello, while assuring the stakeholders of his commitment to democratisation and
the need to protect the integrity of all its process noted his preparedness to
ensure governance did not suffer in the course of the election.
He
said his investment in the security subsectors of the state has empowered the
security agencies not to allow miscreants to take laws into their hands, adding
that men of the Nigerian Police have been very professional in the area of
election conduct.
He
made reference to the last primary elections in the state were a testament to
his assertion, noting that the primaries held by his party, the APC was free,
fair, credible and transparent without any trace of violence.
"On
the 27th of January 2016, I swore to an oath to defend the people of Kogi State
and I am doing that very well. We have invested so much in that sector and have
continued to work with all security agencies to ensure a secured state beyond
the election period.
"Desist
from making inflammatory comments about Kogi State being bad security-wise. The
situation is not what it's being painted out there. I did not come into office
through violence and if by the grace of God I ascend the seat again, it shall
not be through violence.
"I
call on other candidates to play the game according to the rule. The people of
the state are very civil and have demonstrated their civility on several
occasions including in the conduct of the last election. My party never
orchestrate violence in any election and as the leader of the party, I will
never allow anybody to engage in any form of violence.'
Governor
Bello urged APC supporters and his loyalists to remain calm and law-abiding at
all times, adding that election is not war and that he would never allow any
act of criminality to take place before, during and after the November
election.
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