THE immediate past governor of Kogi State, Idris Wada, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the All Progressives Congress (APC), the deputy governorship candidate of the APC in the 2015 elections, James Faleke, on Sunday said the result of recall exercise of the senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye, was an indication of what the state governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, would face in 2019.
The people and the parties, who mocked the Kogi state government over the result, lauded the people of the west senatorial district for standing with the truth.
Wada said the development had shown that falsehood could not prevail over truth, adding that the result was a reflection of the wish of the people.
He said the failed recall exercise was a lesson for politicians that with their Permanent Voters Card (PVC), the people have the power to throw out any underperforming elected officials.
On his part, Faleke said the result had shown the Bello was never popular among the people of the state.
The member representing Ikeja federal constituency in the House of Representatives in series of tweets on his personal handle said ultimate loser in the failed recall exercise was the APC.
He said, “Until those who worked so hard to win the election for the party in Kogi are given due recognition, Governor Yahaya Bello will continue to struggle politically without results.
“The recall project has failed. The people won.
The outcome today is not just about Dino but the open rejection of the Yahaha Bello led state government”.
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The state chairman of the APC, Haddy Ametuo, in his reaction, said the recalled initiated by “ghost voters” had revealed that “Melaye is the most popular senator ever produced by Kogi west”.
He said, “This is a sign of what to expect in the 2019 general elections. No amount of financial inducement and coercion will change the will of the people of Kogi state in the future elections.
“As the state chairman of the ruling party in the state, I am calling on both parties: the petitioners and the petitioned to embrace peace and heed to the voice of God because the voice of the people is the voice of God”.
The national publicity secretary of the PDP, Kola Ologbondiyan, said the governor and his team were cautioned over the recall.
He said, “Governor Yahaya Bello and his men were warned.
Don’t use the standard you see around Lugard House to measure the people of Kogi West. They refused to listen and kept boasting that they are in charge.
Lessons have been learnt on both sides but certainly, the biggest of such lessons were learnt on the GYB side. It is now clear to the GYBites that there is no individual power, no matter your position, that can ever be greater than the will of the people.
” I thank Kogi Westerners who spit on the face of the arrogance of power and told GYBItes that there is more to life than bandying cash.
I commend our leaders, who, setting aside personal rancour, worked in our collective desire to reject neocolonialism.
I also thank all lovers of Okun, at home and abroad, who encouraged us to resist an attempt to disgrace our race.
I commend Kogi workers for showcasing a tip of what they have in stock for this administration, come 2019
“We hope GYB will accept the lessons from this recall validation exercise and finally lock up the vault of this wasteful venture.
May Allah grant him the courage and wisdom to do the needful”.
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