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SHOOTING AT PDP PRIMARIES: Gov Bello says PDP failed to learn from APC
The governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello has reacted to the disruption of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primaries in the state by gunmen.
Though he described the incident as sad and unfortunate, he however, said that the opposition party failed to keep the law as the “rival All Progressives Congress (APC) demonstrated” during their recent primaries in the state.
Gunmen were said to have shot sporadically at the Lokoja Confluence Stadium, where the PDP was holding its primaries in the early hours of Wednesday and disrupted the exercise.
Governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri, who was the chairman of the PDP Electoral Committee for the election, were among those that escaped from the venue.
The governor responded on the matter in a statement on Wednesday by his Chief Press Secretary, Muhammed Onogwu.
The statement read, “Bello who expressed his disappointment with the unholy development stated that such dastardly acts were an affront to the security of lives and property which are the primary achievement of his administration and the one thing Kogites have come to take for granted in recent times.
“The governor remonstrated with the opposition PDP for failing to keep the law, especially as the rival All Progressives Congress (APC) which is the governor’s party had demonstrated less than a week ago that such events can hold without unwelcome incidents of any kind.
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“The Kogi State helmsman who said details of the shooting were still sketchy noted that the gunfire incident may not be unconnected with the usual do-or-die politics of some of the opposition aspirants whose desperation to win at all costs has led to so violence and crises in the state, including this one.
“The governor directed the security agencies to get to the roots of the matter immediately, declaring that it portended grave danger to the state’s gubernatorial elections scheduled for November 16. He promised to update the public as soon as he has been fully briefed by the law enforcement agencies.”
He further called on the PDP to play by the rules and assured citizens of their security.
Bello has since emerged as APC candidate for the November 16, governorship election in the state.
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