PDP Primaries Update: Kogi Patriots Petitions EFCC to Stop Captain Wada

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Members of a pressure group, Kogi Patriots, have petitioned the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mrs Farida Waziri, pleading with her not to allow the state Governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, to foist Alhaji Idris Wada on the state in the December governorship election.

They also asked the commission to probe some questionable and numerous contracts Idris allegedly awarded to Wada’s company, Horizon Group of Companies, for which billions of naira were paid and the projects not executed.

The group, in the petition dated September 15, 2011, contended that Wada is not eligible or qualified to rule the state as governor and should not be allowed to be fielded as a candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

In the petition, which was signed its president, Mohammed Idris, the group stressed that their mission was borne out of their concern to expose all forms of anti-people activities and that people with self-seeking mission do not ride on the crest of any of the political parties to the seat of government.

Arguing that they are very passionate about the issue, the members said they would not spare any effort to ensure that only credible people with clean records and unblemished antecedents get to public office in Kogi State. They stated that because the tenure of Idris was almost due, PDP in the state under his leadership was bent on foisting Wada on them.

They said: “To enable the good people of Kogi State choose their governor who would succeed the present governor, the Independent National Electoral Commission has slated the governorship election in Kogi State for the 3rd day of December, 2011.

“Towards this, the PDP has announced that it would re-conduct party primaries to enable it choose another flag bearer for the 3rd December, 2011 governorship election in Kogi State.

“Painfully, however, one of the candidates flaunting his wealth and questionable connection to the Governor of Kogi State is Wada popularly known and called Capt Wada.

“In the light of the above facts, it would be great disservice on our part to fold our arms and allow the governance of our state to be handed over to a contractor who has not only connived with a sitting governor to loot the state treasury but has plundered our collective wealth.”


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