Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, on Tuesday, said that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has performed beyond the 16-year achievement of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Governor Bello said this during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, from the Kogi State Government House, in Lokoja.
The governor maintained that his party has delivered good governance to Nigerians.
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“Largely, APC has performed beyond what PDP has achieved in their 16 years of governance in Nigeria.
“APC’s successes today within six years outweigh the successes of 16 years that they ruled. The statistics are there. We will remind Nigerians of where APC inherited Nigeria and where we are today.”
The Kogi State Governor also spoke about the worsening insecurity in the country, calling on all Nigerians to collaborate in tackling the issue rather than politicising the security challenges.
While noting that banditry had been an issue in Nigeria even before the emergence of the APC-led Federal Government, Governor Bello said his party was doing its best in ending the menace of bandits’ activities.
On the security situation in his state, Governor Bello reiterated his administration’s commitment to flushing out criminal elements.
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According to him, Kogi State remains the safest state in Nigeria, notwithstanding the recent attack that claimed the life of a commissioner and the abduction of a local government area in the north-central state.
He continued, “I will reiterate that Kogi State is the safest state in Nigeria today. It doesn’t mean that there are no pockets of issues that we are grappling with.
“Like I always say, they will come in their numbers but they will never return back, especially the criminals. Yes, there are some notorious spots in the state,” Governor Bello said.
