By Kingsley Fanwo
The National Working
Committee of the All
Progressives Congress has
unveiled Alh. Yahaya Bello,
popularly known as Fair Plus
as the replacement for the
late Prince Abubakar Audu. It
would be recalled that Alh.
Yahaya Bello was runner-up
in the APC governorship
primaries.
Unveiling Bello at the
National Headquarters of the
party in Abuja, Monday after
about 3 hours of meeting,
the national chairman of the
party, Chief John Odigie
Oyegun urged party leaders
and stakeholders to accept
the decision of the party
leadership and ensure the
party become victorious in
Saturday’s supplementary
poll.
The party also announced
that Hon James Abiodun
Faleke will be Bello’s running
mate but the former Chairman
of Ikeja Local Government
Area rejected the offer.
Oyegun explained that the
decision to nominate Bello
was borne out of the need to
conform to the electoral laws
of the nation and to ensure
cohesion and fairness.
He eulogized the late Prince
Abubakar Audu as the face
of the party in the state,
saying the party will miss his
leadership qualities greatly.
While accepting the party’s
nomination, Alh. Yahaya Bello
pledged to ensure immediate
reconciliation of all aggrieved
parties in the party, saying
he was more than prepared
to lead the party to a
resounding victory on
December 5. He called on all
the party leaders to work
with him to take the party to
higher heights.
Yahaya Bello pledged to
immortalize the late Prince
Abubakar Audu, describing
him as a great leader who
contributed immensely to the
development of Kogi State
while he was governor. He
urged the youths of the
state to team up with him to
foster a united Kogi State.
Bello Support Organization
Hails Nomination
A support group, Bello
Support Organization has
hailed the nomination of Alh.
Yahaya Bello as the
candidate of the party,
saying it is time for all party
faithful to
unite for a new Kogi State.

By Kingsley Fanwo
The National Working
Committee of the All
Progressives Congress has
unveiled Alh. Yahaya Bello,
popularly known as Fair Plus
as the replacement for the
late Prince Abubakar Audu. It
would be recalled that Alh.
Yahaya Bello was runner-up
in the APC governorship
primaries.
Unveiling Bello at the
National Headquarters of the
party in Abuja, Monday after
about 3 hours of meeting,
the national chairman of the
party, Chief John Odigie
Oyegun urged party leaders
and stakeholders to accept
the decision of the party
leadership and ensure the
party become victorious in
Saturday’s supplementary
poll.
The party also announced
that Hon James Abiodun
Faleke will be Bello’s running
mate but the former Chairman
of Ikeja Local Government
Area rejected the offer.
Oyegun explained that the
decision to nominate Bello
was borne out of the need to
conform to the electoral laws
of the nation and to ensure
cohesion and fairness.
He eulogized the late Prince
Abubakar Audu as the face
of the party in the state,
saying the party will miss his
leadership qualities greatly.
While accepting the party’s
nomination, Alh. Yahaya Bello
pledged to ensure immediate
reconciliation of all aggrieved
parties in the party, saying
he was more than prepared
to lead the party to a
resounding victory on
December 5. He called on all
the party leaders to work
with him to take the party to
higher heights.
Yahaya Bello pledged to
immortalize the late Prince
Abubakar Audu, describing
him as a great leader who
contributed immensely to the
development of Kogi State
while he was governor. He
urged the youths of the
state to team up with him to
foster a united Kogi State.
Bello Support Organization
Hails Nomination
A support group, Bello
Support Organization has
hailed the nomination of Alh.
Yahaya Bello as the
candidate of the party,
saying it is time for all party
faithful to
unite for a new Kogi State.