THERE WAS NO PRIMARY ELECTION IN KOGI STATE – ADEYEMI

THERE WAS NO PRIMARY ELECTION IN KOGI STATE – ADEYEMI

Senator Smart Adeyemi Representing Kogi west senatorial district who also doubles as an All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship aspirant in Kogi State, on Monday insisted that there was no primary election in the state.

Adeyemi alleged that Kogi state Governor Yahaya Bello influenced the election I’m favour of his preferred candidate, the former Auditor General of Local Governments in the state.

While granting an interview on Arise Tv, Senator Smart Adeyemi reveealed electoral materials were shared to local government chairmen in the state who privately rigged the election to favour Ododo.

“There was no voting, we were at our unit and there was no voting. They took materials from Abuja and went to their closet to thump print. INEC and its officials were not present.”

“We were at our various wards talking to each other only to hear announcement of results at about 2pm”, he said.

According to him, Ododo is a close relative of the incumbent Governor Yahaya Bello, “Ododo is the cousin brother of Yahaya Bello, there was no election. In my district, three of us bought the form and 24 hours to the election, two others were asked to step them.

“When the result was announced

,Bello was seated there with no other aspirant other than Ododo. This is the worst form of rigging, I never believed this kind of thing can happen in the Nigeria of 2023.”

“APC will have to decide if they want a candidate for the next election.”“The governor of a state is the leader of a party in that state, so he can’t run away from this”.

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