Kogi Decides: I Will Emerge Winner Of Kogi Governorship Polls If-PDP Gubernatorial Candidate

By Bimbo Ogunnaike

The Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Engr. Musa Wada in Kogi State has expressed that he will emerge winner if the peace and orderly conduct of the polls is allowed to continue without any form of disruption.

Wada stated this immediately after casting his vote at his polling unit on Saturday.

Speaking after voting, Wada praised the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) and security officials who faulted the attempt by some thugs allegedly sponsored by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to disrupt the election.

“The atmosphere is peaceful but some APC thugs tried to sabotage the process. I am happy the voting process has started and I believe I will emerge winner of this election

“If it continues this way I’ll say we would have a peaceful election but it’s too early to decide. It can all change because of those miscreants but I’ve warned the people and security agents to be vigilant,”Wada said.

Governor Yahaya Bello cast his vote at his Upogoro-Odenku Ward in Okene Local Government at about 8:50 am.

Bello was accompanied by his wife, Amina , who also voted at the same polling unit.

The battle of who emerges governor of the state is clearly between the incumbent Governor, Yahaya Bello of APC, and the PDP’s Engr. Wada.

The voting process stated earlier at a slow pace in parts of Lokoja due to the late arrival of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials and election materials.

There have also been records of violence with continued clashes between the two major political parties, PDP and APC heading to the Saturday’s polls.

Follow updates of results and incidents from different polling units in the state.