El-Rufai
According to Punch Metro, Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State on
Thursday knelt before the people of Kogi State, asking them to forgive
Governor Yahaya Bello for any wrong he had done.
The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, also knelt down next to
el-Rufai. However, Bello did not join them in kneeling down.
El-Rufai, while addressing a crowd at the All Progressives Congress
rally in Lokoja, noted that Bello was young when he became governor and
had made many mistakes.
The Kaduna governor, however, said Bello had since retraced his steps.
He said, “Many people say Yahaya Bello is young; that he has fought
many people. For every one that the governor has offended, I’m asking
all of you to forgive him. He is young; he is supposed to make mistakes.
When you are young, you make mistakes but you learn from them.
“On his behalf, I’m kneeling down, to beg all of you to forgive Yahaya
Bello if he has offended you. He cares about the people of Kogi State.
He cares about this state. He has brought progress to this state; he has
brought young people and women into government.
“He has cleared salary arrears that he inherited from previous
governments. You must all come out to support him. I beg you all. Let us
make history. The Late Prince Audu did everything to bring progress to
this state. Let us not dishonour his memory by allowing PDP to return to
Lugard House.”
He said the Peoples Democratic Party did nothing in the state during its
13-year rule. He, therefore, declared the opposition party dead.
El-Rufai added, “In the last four years, the progress recorded by
Governor Yahaya Bello in the last four years is more than what the PDP
has tried to do in 13 years.”
Kaduna State
Governor, @elrufai
today knelt down to beg the people of kogi State to forgive Yahaya
Bello for his wrong doings. They know he failed but want to reinforce
failure. Why? pic.twitter.com/6iHdU5c5Fz—
Olúyẹmí Fásípè ???????? (@YemieFash) November
14, 2019