The Governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congess (APC) in Kogi State, Ahmed Ododo, on Sunday, unveiled a primary school teacher, Salifu Joel, as his running mate for Nov. 11 governorship election.
According to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Truthlive news learnt that Joel is the current Chairman of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), and the Treasurer of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Kogi.
Governor Yahaya Bello, who spoke at the unveiling at the Government House, said that choosing Joel as running mate was a decision borne out of the party’s desire to carry everybody along in its quest for the development of the state.
Speaking further, He noted his administration contributions to the State in terms of infrastructure, quality education and healthcare delivery, stating that with their achievement it won’t be difficult to ask the people for votes.
“APC will follow and abide by all the existing electoral laws to win the November 11 election, more so that my administration has performed creditably well in the areas of infrastructure, quality education, and healthcare delivery, among others”.
“We have shown competence, dedication and commitment to the Kogi people in terms of performance to also ask for their votes in the next governorship election.
“In this dispensation, we won’t tolerate any politics of bitterness nor condone any act of political violence because Kogi as a state is bigger than any personal interest.
“Politics of ethnicity, religion will never be a barrier and has no place in Kogi, therefore, you should desist from any comments that can put you in trouble tomorrow,” he warned.