Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi says there will be improvement in the area of security if politicians can do away with thugs.<\/p>\n
Speaking when he featured on Sunrise Daily, a Channels Television programme, Bello said before he came to power, people in Kogi believed no one could win election without relying on thugs.<\/p>\n
The governor said he broke the jinx during his first term and the people also reelected him.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen politicians stop the use of thugs, touts, or some group of criminals that is when we will begin to have safety and security,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
When asked to comment on a statement attributed to him on the use of thugs for winning elections in Kogi, Bello said he was not referring to his own time.<\/p>\n
\u201cI won my election free and square. Police, the DSS, the military, law enforcement agencies and the intelligence world have their facts,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou see, don\u2019t listen too much to the lies and falsehood peddled on the media. That\u2019s why most times when those things are going on, I simply laugh.<\/p>\n
\u201cPrior to now, Kogi state is a state you can\u2019t become anything, you can\u2019t win any election without aligning yourself with boys. Some people call them thugs, some call them touts. I say the reverse was the case in my own election and re-election.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s no where in my campaign that you\u2019ve ever heard that any of my supporters or followers destroyed billboards, signposts.\u201d<\/p>\n
The governor said truth will prevail on the death of a PDP leader during his re-election bid.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome people might even allude to the unfortunate incident that led to the death of the PDP women leader in one of the local governments,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cInvestigation is still going on and I promise you I\u2019m going to prosecute that case to the letter to prove who I am.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd the information out there is completely false but when the truth comes out, we will equally make it public.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi says there will be improvement in the area of security if politicians can do away with thugs. Speaking when he featured on Sunrise Daily, a Channels Television programme, Bello said before he came to power, people in Kogi believed no one could win election without relying on thugs. The governor […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":126925,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[110,15,2,4],"tags":[29263,742,280,24314],"yoast_head":"\n