Kogi 2019: APC Screens out Audu’s Sons; Clears Governor Bello, Three Others

By Akinwale Kasali

The All Progressive Congress, APC, has cleared Governor Yahaya Bello to contest in the party’s primary for the  governorship election in the State.

The screening committee for the APC primaries led by Senator Hope Uzodinma gave Bello the nod to commence his second term ambition in the saddle as the governor of the State, alongside Ekele Blessing, Hon. Hassan Baiwa and Engr. Bashir Gegu.

The coast is now clear for Governor Yahaya Bello to pick the sole governorship ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the November 16 Kogi election.

The Uzodinma-led committee screened out major contenders for the party ticket, in which 16 other aspirants were screened out by the committee.

The magazine confirmed that former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Usman Jibrin, a former President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Abdullahi Sani-Lulu, sons of former Governor Abubakar Audu, Mohammed and Mustapha, were knocked out.

Others whose ambition were cut-short  are former National Airspace Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) boss, Prof. Seidu Ogah; Director-General/Chief Executive Officer, Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) and Barr Babatunde Irukera.

Sadly, veteran journalist, Yakubu Mohammed, was knocked out by the committee, to the disappointment of the media guru.

With this screening exercise, the coast is clear for Bello to clinch the party’s ticket, as other aspirants for the tickets may not pose any threat to the incumbent.