…Accuses Bello of giving power back to PDP
The Kogi state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has written to to its National Chairman, John Odigie-Oyegun, saying it would have nothing to do with the state Governor, Yahaya Bello.
Rising from the meeting held on Monday and attended by 33 state executive members and the 21 LGA party chairmen, the alleged that Bello is responsible for the crisis in the house of assembly which has not been able to sit because of a leadership tussle.
The party also accused Bello of giving power back to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) through the back door, saying that all the 45 appointments made so far were from the ousted ruling party.
The communiqué issued on Saturday by the executive members on Saturday highlighted that, “the State government is not carrying the party structures along in his policy directions, appointments and general governance.That we are in the power but still in opposition. That we fought power from the PDP only for Governor Yahaya Bello to give back the power to the same PDP.
“That all the 45 appointments made so far by his Excellency, Gov. Yahaya Bello are given to PDP members. That there is crisis between our members in the State house of Assembly instigated by the State Governor.”
The party said, since we are not prepared to allow the party to die, “we should go back to our various levels and energize our structure and tell them to remain calm, steadfast and committed to the ideals of the party.”
It alsoresolved that “the State EXCO should cry out for help to the National Secretariat National Leaders and the Presidency.That we should invite all our members in the State house of Assembly and intervene with a view to uniting them.That we will henceforth have nothing to do with government of Yahaya Bello.
“In view of the above, we plead to the National Leaders and Presidency to consider the State’s ministerial nominee from legacy party so our party will not collapse.”
The communiqué also said that many members of the party in the state have privately expressed worries that the relationship between President Muhammadu Buhari’s wife, Aisha, and Bello may be tilting the balance of power in favour of the governor.
