Now that the 2019 general elections is drawing to a close, attention of political gladiators and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, will shift to the ‘Confluence State,’ as Kogi State is fondly called; that is expected to hold governorship in the last quarter of this year.
This year’s race for who occupies the ‘Lugar House,’ as Kogi Government House is fondly called because of historical antecedent, is unique in many respects. For one, this election is going to be a walkover or a mere constitutional formality, because, there is no vacancy in Lugard House.
This optimism is premised on the performances of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the just concluded Presidential, National and State Assembly elections in the state, where the governor, Alhaji Yahaya Adoza Bello successfully led an indomitable campaign team that conquered two senatorial seats, the twenty five (25) seats in the State Assembly and delivered the state to President Muhammadu…
