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I have read on many social media, the hysterical overplay of Governor Yahaya Bello’s Registration for INEC PVC. In line with our Government-Public Relations, I have decided to address the issues and set the record straight.
Let me start by appreciating the genuine concerns of the people about the issue as pictures emerged about the Governor’s registration. While some were positively worried; others see it as another window of opportunity to get at the Governor. We thank both groups. Without the interest elicited by their agitations, there might have not been a reason for me to come to the public to defend the Governor on that.
From the first day, the Governor didn’t say he registered in Kogi State. It even came to the fore at the tribunals. He registered in Abuja. He never voted in Kogi State. Nothing in the law makes it mandatory for you to vote for yourself before you can win a political position. We have had people who won elections from detention in the past. They wouldn’t have voted for themselves from detention.
As a Star Witness during the tribunals, the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Hon. Edward David Onoja told the Panel of Judges that the Governor was a registered voter, but not in Kogi State. While our camp celebrated the ingenuity of the brilliant truth by the Chief of Staff; our opponents were jubilating that he had knocked out the Governor’s chances.
It is a timeless truth that truth and consistency win cases. Today, the truth has come to justify the Governor. We shall continue to deal with the people of Kogi State in truth and loyalty to the interests of Kogi people and Kogi State.
The Governor’s efforts to transfer the card from Abuja to Kogi State has not been successful, hence the need to seize this golden opportunity to get registered in Kogi State.
Secondly, as the Governor of the state, Alh. Yahaya Bello is the chief mover of government policies. He must always lead by example. He needed to demonstrate that to the whole world to woo others to go and register. There was nothing wrong with registering in the Governor’s Office because it belongs to all Kogites. Government House is People’s House.
The Governor has registered to be able to move his PVC to Kogi State. He urges every Kogite of the eligible age of 18 and above, who had not registered to seize this opportunity by registering in order to be able to participate in the processes that lead to the choices of who lead or represent them.
Thanks and God bless you all.
– Fanwo Kingsley
DG Media and Publicity to the Governor
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