Bello told journalists at the APC national secretariat in Abuja yesterday that Kogi State deserves more than change because of what he called backwardness of the state. He said: “APC’s has 100 percent chance of winning the next gubernatorial poll. It is going to be a landslide.
Everybody has seen the performance of the present administration and just like everyone yearned for change, Kogi deserves more than change. Surely, it is going to be a landslide.”
While commenting on the recent slash of salaries by the PDP government in the state, Bello said the state has no reason to be poor, adding: “I will tell you that Kogi state has no reason to be a poor state. It has no reason to be where it is now considering the natural and human resources that we have. Remember, it is the only state that is bordering eight states, including FCT. So, there are a lot of avenues to tap resources and be self sustainable.
We shouldn’t depend on federation account. And with good management of what is even coming from the federation account, if there is transparency and accountability, we have no reason to owe salary, not to talk if slashing it down.”
