When we asked them to perform, they refused, they remain deaf to sense of reasoning. Now election came, they started arresting, intimidating and grouping thugs thinking that will transform into voting or victory.
They shared taxpayers money to the appointees, all through election, money was flying round every ward with their leaders smiling. Some have begin to work on their abandoned cars, motorcycles etc from the free heavy inflow of APC election promo. All did not translate into votes as major actor lost out to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in their various units.
Smart Adeyemi, the candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), was busy moving around arrogantly with men of the SARS on eve of election looking for who to arrest among top PDP leaders. He drove to Yagba federal constituency on Friday, a day before election, with intention to arrest some of our leaders, while his home town/ ward was left empty. People who are sympathetic to his aspiration went to his abode at Iyara, no single person to attend to them.
A candidate who solely believed in a ‘governor’ than supreme God can not defeat the Godly anointed Sen Dino Melaye.
He thought Ogugu Oracle priest could conjure figure and INEC result sheets in his favour, but the people made their choice through popular votes.
Plans to Attack Senator Dino Melaye
Senator Dino Melaye (SDM) was even prevented from entering Kogi. The aide de camp (ADC) to the governor led over one hundred masked men armed to teeth and blocked the road leading to Lokoja, the state capital. The people went ahead and made their choice.
Another election is coming next Saturday, 9th March. The state government has already perfected their usual violent plans to attack SDM between 8/9th of March, 2019. This is an attempt to prevent him ultimately from coming home for the next state assembly election billed to hold next Saturday.
Political parties are expected to engage the voters and canvas for votes legitimately, but the APC Kogi have resulted into violent plans to forcefully secure votes.
Nigerians and security agents should take note.
Smart Adeyemi and Tribunal
Now, I learnt that the re- defeated Smart Adeyemi is planing to embark on tribunal pilgrimage over an election that he was defeated comfortably in 6 out of 7 LGAs that makes up Kogi West. This is nothing but an unproductive attempt to distract Sen Dino Melaye when the 9th senate is inaugurated.
For me, it is his constitutional right to go to tribunal to challenge whatever he feels, but I am quick to ask him to first ask from the governor’s appointees and APC leaders, who went home with large cash for same Kogi West election, how they lost their various polling units to SDM of PDP?
Did they see any rigging? Was result not counted and collated in their very presence? Can one LGA – that is Kogi/Koto where Smart won with 15,000 plus and followed by Dino’s 11,000 plus override Sen Dino’s win in 6 out 7 LGAs?
I publicly challenge the defeated Smart Adeyemi to first publish his own Iyara ward result and let the public view his performance before dragging other wards to tribunal.
For us in PDP, integrity follows our acts and the people respect our position at all times, and when its time for election.
– Gbenga Bright writes from Ayetoro Gbede, Kogi state.
