The Yahaya Bello Presidential Campaign Organisation has declared that the Kogi State Governor remains the best and most formidable candidate that the APC can present for the presidency in 2023 owing to his sterling leadership and selfless qualities.
The organization’s Director, Media and Publicity, Dr Yemi Kolapo, asserted that, of the pool of presidential aspirants, Bello was the APC’s best, expressing hope that the well experienced and accomplished leaders of the party would not sacrifice Bello’s winning attributes for “destructive” politics.
Kolapo who made the declaration in a press statement insisted that the APC, in its wisdom, knows that, after eight years, it must present a candidate that can win the next election, considering the “we against them” attitude of citizens in many countries to the government of the day, which usually makes retaining power, under a free and fair environment, difficult.
Highlighting the attributes that distinguished Bello as the candidate to beat, the Media Director said apart from Bello’s plethora of obvious achievements in Kogi, he enjoyed the massive support of Nigerian women and youths, which must not be ignored, considering their numerical strength.
His uncommon loyalty to President Muhammadu Buhari, his colleagues, and allies, among others, as well as his clean records as regards the issue of betrayal of any form, among others, were some of the attributes listed in his favour.
“The stage is almost set for Nigerians to, once again, choose the leaders that will steer the affairs of the nation at all levels for another four years. But before the general elections, the struggle is within the parties, and in that regard, many have put their hats in the ring.
“The presidential race in APC is populated by known heavyweights in Nigeria’s politics, and in the next few weeks, depending on what the party decides, all aspirants that have had the courage to declare so far and those still preparing to do so, will have to jostle for just one ticket.
“Some groups have even almost concluded that this ticket belongs to a particular zone as a result of some prior unwritten agreement, but those who have the interest of the nation at heart have said, times without number, that there is no zoning in the constitution of the party, and more importantly, that the best must get the job, regardless of his zone, if the wellbeing of the country is the target.”, the statement added.
Yahaya Bello declared his presidential ambition last week, a declaration which was trailed by controversies around his announcement of MKO Abiola’s daughter Hafsat Costello Abiola as campaign Director General.
