More controversy is trailing the Kogi state governorship elections as APC members in the state have sworn to accept Mohammed Audu to fill the vacant space left by the demise of his father.
Mohammed Audu
Eleven lawmakers of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi state have threatened fire if Mohammed Audu, son of the late Abubabar Audu, does not emerge as the governorship candidate for the forthcoming supplementary election in the state.
This was contained in a statement made by Maman Rabiu, a member of the Kogi state house of assembly, who spoke on behalf of the APC lawmakers. He said the younger Audu has all it takes to replacie his father and is capable of leading the state.
“We present to the national leadership, Prince Mohammed Audu to replace his late father. It is not because he is the first son, but try him, he is very intelligent and equal to the task. With him, we will have the Kogi of our dream,” he said.
“It is not a threat, but we told them that we have no intention of washing our dirty linen in public. Removing somebody is just a two minutes job for us as lawmakers in the state.
“We are the legislators and have told the national chairman our position that in any case anybody is smuggled in contrary to what we present to them, we know the best way to remove him.”
Rabiu advised the party to accept its recommendation, saying James Faleke could still be retained as the deputy governorship candidate.
“We are the electorates and we know why we are here. There will be no solution to this problem without giving us listening ear. Prince Audu was the man who went through primary before nominating Faleke as his deputy,” he said.
“We are not asking Faleke to stay away from the ticket. We equally worked with him during the campaigns. What we are saying is that it should be Mohammed Audu/Faleke ticket. The two of them must work together.”