After months of intense and tension- soaked campaigns by all the political gladiators in Kogi state, the long awaited day has come. Today the electorate in the confluence state will take their destiny in their own hands. Presidency has also assured that Kogi people will be allowed to choose their leader without interferencTod
Created in 1991, Kogi state with its rich political history is once again the cynosure of the country as its people again take another bold step to elect who will govern them for the next four years as constitutional democracy stabilises.
The contest is a direct power struggle between Prince Abubakar Audu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and incumbent governor of Kogi state as well as gubernatorial candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Captain Idris Wada. The political power tussle is over who occupies the Lord Lugard Government House for the next four years.
Today’s epoch-making day is the grand finale of months of intense campaigns and traversing of the nooks and crannies of Kogi state by both aspirants and candidates who indicated interest in the plumb job of Kogi state governor.
It is important to stress that prior to primaries of the two leading political parties in Kogi state, both APC and PDP were star-studded by parading very high profile aspirants. On the APC list of aspirants included Senators Nicholas Ugbane, Alex Kadiri and the current minister of state for Labour, James Ocholi, SAN and many others.
LEADERSHIP
Created in 1991, Kogi state with its rich political history is once again the cynosure of the country as its people again take another bold step to elect who will govern them for the next four years as constitutional democracy stabilises.
The contest is a direct power struggle between Prince Abubakar Audu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and incumbent governor of Kogi state as well as gubernatorial candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Captain Idris Wada. The political power tussle is over who occupies the Lord Lugard Government House for the next four years.
Today’s epoch-making day is the grand finale of months of intense campaigns and traversing of the nooks and crannies of Kogi state by both aspirants and candidates who indicated interest in the plumb job of Kogi state governor.
It is important to stress that prior to primaries of the two leading political parties in Kogi state, both APC and PDP were star-studded by parading very high profile aspirants. On the APC list of aspirants included Senators Nicholas Ugbane, Alex Kadiri and the current minister of state for Labour, James Ocholi, SAN and many others.
LEADERSHIP
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