Ahead of 2023 Kogi state gubernatorial election, the political firmament is astir. Calculations and permutations are changing at a dizzying pace. Leading contenders and pretenders are on their feet criss-crossing the length and breadth of the country, aligning, re-aligning and oiling their political machines in readiness for the election.
Events that occurred in the last week have only added to the frenzy and upped the ongoing interesting game during the high-wire events the permutation for who succeeds Yahaya Bello has commenced with Senator Smart Adeyemi accusing Yahaya Bello chief of staff, Pharmacist Abdulkareem Asuku of staging managing Quiz competition to gain favor ahead of 2023 general election.
Senator Adeyemi outburst came during the interview to newsmen at the just concluded Iyara Day celebration, and indirectly accused the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Pharm. Abdulkareem Asuku Jamiu, for staging quiz competitions and other programs just to gain favours to and to succeed his principal, Governor Yahaya Bello.
part of Smart Adeyemi statement read: “As for me, I believe for now, nobody should talk about Governorship ambition or power shift. Nobody should be doing one program or another to curry favour for the guber ticket; whether school competition, debate or whatever disguised programs, because the presidential ambition of the governor should be the paramount. Any appointees or political players that is doing such is an enemy of the governor. Such person does not love the governor because it shows inconsideration to the governor’s ambition”