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BELLO TO MERCENARIES: Stay away from Kogi

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Tragedy averted as anti-Bello protesters storm APC headquarters

The Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has issued a stern warning to mercenaries allegedly hired by opposition parties to cause violence in the state during next Saturday’s governorship election to stay away or face the full weight of the law.

Bello, who issued the warning on Sunday in Ayingba during the Dekina/Bassa Federal Constituency rally of the All Progressives Congress (APC) said “no amount of evil and sinister plans” can hamper the integrity of the election.

He also advised the alleged mercenaries to stay off the state in their own interests or face the full weight of the law.

He said: “It is only a bastard that will invite a foreigner to come and kill his people because of the election.

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“Please do me a favour, youth, women and residents of Igala kingdom; you know yourselves, do not take the law into your hands. We are not unaware of their plans to import into Kogi State mercenaries from Port Harcourt, Nasarawa, Ekiti, Kwara, Taraba and Agatus from Benue State.

“I am assuring them if they have ever succeeded in doing that in other states, Kogi State, in November 16 governorship election will be exceptional and it will be the last state they will ever intrude to cause mayhem during election. We are resolute to maintain and sustain the existing peace in the state.

“The forthcoming election is about the future of the citizens of the state and I am optimistic that APC will win the election conveniently because of the youths and the women in the state have said no to political godfatherism where governance is being transferred from father to son and from in-law to another in-law.”

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