We Asked For Election Results For Research And Planning Purposes — Kogi Govt

The Kogi State Government has cleared the air on the memo
circulating requesting political office holders to state the
election results of their Polling Units.

Fielding questions from journalists in Lokoja on Tuesday, the
Director-General of Media and Publicity to the Governor, Kingsley
Fanwo said the hues generated by the memo was “unnecessary”.

He said:” Our attention has been drawn to an internal memo
illegally circulated on the social media and the mischievous
meanings read into the memo.

“We wish to make it clear that the memo was nothing but a
routine data collation for the purposes of research and planning.
It has nothing to do with the falsetto of a falsehood that the memo
was aimed at political vendetta.

“The Governor has intrinsic confidence in his outgoing aides as
people of impeccable loyalty to the development of our dear State.
Their incredible contributions to the electoral success of the
Governor and the All Progressives Congress are not in doubt.

“Our research office will collate all the results and analyze
them for planning. All the three Senatorial Districts gallantly
stood in defense of our EBIGO concept as they saw a bigger picture
of a united Kogi State”.

Fanwo said it was “unscrupulous and petty” for “career pull
downers” to attribute such call to political vendetta, saying it
was part of the opposition’s larger plan to “discredit our
hard-earned victory”.

“We know they have been striving to justify their historic
failure at the polls. They said we were violent when they were the
real perpetrators of violence. Their next line is to cause
dissatisfaction among APC leaders and members, a plan which is dead
on arrival”, he said.

He said the defeat of the PDP in the Governorship, Senatorial
and Reps elections in the past two weeks have further nailed the
coffin of the party.

“After the heavy pounding of PDP in February and March, they
thought they have a hope in November. Their recent failures in the
Governorship, Senatorial and Reps election has ensured that PDP is
finally buried in Kogi State. They have now turned to an
Association Of Discredited Rumor Bearers. By 2024, they won’t have
any structure again in Kogi State.

“The administration of Alh. Yahaya Bello will continue to serve
the interests of the people. The people spoke in February and March
and now in November. The naysayers on social media have been put to
shame as they have no knowledge of the reality on ground in the
State”.