‘Kogi Political Impasse May Lead To Death of APC’

Odigie-Oyegun

THE dream of the All Progressesives Congress
(APC) of taking Nigerians from the dungeon of
slavery to the promised land may turn out to be a
mirage, should the party fail to adequately
resolve the present political impasse that is
presently threatening the peace of Kogi State.This
is the position of APC stakeholders from Kogi
State domiciled in Taraba State.
The stakeholders, who made this known
yesterday through Hon. Ben Adaji, while briefing
newsmen in Jalingo, also accused the
Independent National Electoral Commission
(INEC) of “conniving with APC leaders at the
National Secretariat to thwart the political
ambition of James Abiodun Falake.”
Rather than bring in Bello Yusuf as a replacement
for late Prince Audu Abubakar as the party
governorship candidate, the party, according to
Adaji, ought to adhere to the voices of the people
by “allowing James Faleke to take over the mantle
of leadership.”
In his words: “We have been watching the
political development in Kogi State since the
death of Abubakar Audu” adding that “as a
stakeholder and strong member of APC, I want to
blame INEC for the ongoing political crises in
Kogi state.”
Wondering why INEC has decided to make
themselves available as a “destructive tool” in the
hands of the leadership of the APC at the national
level, Adaji observed that late Audu has a joint
ticket with Faleke, hence the need for the party to
allow Faleke to carry on.
He described the action taken by the party to
favour Bello Yusuf as “unfair to the people of
Kogi State and Nigerians at large.”
APC at the national level, as suggested by Adaji,
“should put their house in order because the
same impunity that took place in is what is
presently happening in APC.”
Adaji, who was visibly dejected, opined, “if care
is not taken, APC will as well go down the drain
like PDP, but God forbid.”
For the danger of going down the drain to be
averted, APC, as solicited by Adaji, “should allow
the voice of the people to prevail,” stressing that,
“we are calling APC to do what is right in order
to keep the unity of the part afloat.”
Also not comfortable with the increase in poverty
and scarcity of petroleum products, Adaji
observed that the same poverty that pervaded
PDP government is what Nigerians are witnessing
today, adding that, “President Buhari should also
know that people are still suffering because what
we are witnessing now is worse than what we
experienced under PDP.”