Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has said the All Progressives Congress (APC) will win the 11th November Governorship election by a wide margin.
Governor Bello disclosed this in Lokoja, on Thursday, when he received the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, in his office.
He said the unprecedented achievements of the Party under his administration will make the party to coast home the victory in the coming upper Saturday election.
The governor restated his administration’s commitment to cooperate with the Armed Forces in ensuring a peaceful election and level playing field for all contenders.
The Governor, who was represented by his Deputy, Chief Edward Onoja, stressed that he would work within the directives of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in achieving a violence-free election.
He added that his administration had made security topmost priority since assumption of office.
“Having done well in all sectors of the economy of the State, particularly in security, we’re very optimistic that it will encourage our people to turn out en masse and exercise their civic duty.
“Our outstanding achievements, which are visible, will speak and work for us, with the greatest of assurances that we will win overwhelmingly.
“We will cooperate with the Armed Forces in ensuring a peaceful election and also provide a level playing field for all contenders and for the people to turn out en masse to vote”, he said.
In his remarks, the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Mustapha, assured that the Armed Forces will be on ground fully towards ensuring a peaceful, violence free and credible election in the State.
“The Armed Forces are here for the people of the State. I urge the people to turn out en masse to vote. The Armed Forces are concerned about ensuring a free and fair election for citizens to enjoy democracy. I therefore want to encourage eligible voters to come out and vote,” he said
He described the state as very strategic and important to the country, saying this was the reason the President was very particular about a peaceful election in the state.
He therefore assured of maximum security to enable people to exercise their civic responsibilities without fear of violence.
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