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Kogi Guber polls: Two PDP Assembly candidates join APC

Ahead of the November governorship election, the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for Lokoja I and II State Constituency in the last general election, Hon Ahmed Shehu Yabagi and Hon. Ishaiku Kashim Musa have dumped the party and joined the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.

They were received by the Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello.

Governor Bello expressed delight about the decision of the politicians to join the ruling party.

He maintained that his administration accords respect and value to capacity, and not necessarily who has been in the ruling party for long.

He admonished the politicians to bring their wealth of experience to bear, adding that they should also encourage their supporters to work assiduously for the party’s victory.

In their separate remarks, the new entrants into the APC assured the Governor of their decision to work in accordance with the ideals of their new political home.

Meanwhile, the Senatorial Candidate of Accord party for Kogi West in the 2023 general elections, Bashorun Moses Eseyin has resigned his membership of the party.

Eseyin did not give a reason for his resignation from the Accord Party.

His resignation was contained in a letter addressed to the chairman of the party in Ward 6, Mopamuro Local Government Area of Kogi State.

The letter was dated 31st May, 2023.

(Daily Post)

Raufu Musliyu

Raufu Musliyu is the Editor-in-Chief of News Flash Media Service. He is a PhD Student of Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin in the field of Mass Communication. Musliyu holds Masters of Science (M.Sc) Degree in Mass Communication majoring in Public Relations/Advertising. He also holds Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) and Higher National Diploma (HND) in Mass Communication. The Editor-in-Chief also bagged Post-Graduate Diploma (PGD) in Public Relations. He is an Associate of Nigeria Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) and Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON). Musliyu is the Head of Corporate of Affairs & Administration of Abdulrauf Jimoh & Co.

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