The APC crisis in Kogi state has taken a new dimension with Buhari forwarding the name of an outsider Hajiya Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu. The former APC women leader, as the ministerial nominee representing Kogi state, against Hajia Salamatu Baiwa the current National Women leader of the APC and Governor Yahaya Bello’s choices. THE OBSERVERS TIMES can authoritatively report that the governor forwarded the name of Professor Stephen Ocheni and Asiwaju Asiru Idris.
There has no been love lost among the two APC leaders from Kogi state with Yahaya Bello doing all he can to ensure that Hajia Salamtu Baiwa regret working against the fingers that feed her, Bello whose camp claimed to have worked for the emergence of Hajia Salamtu Baiwa as the National women leader of the APC. It is believe that she (Baiwa) is working against the second term of Yahaya Bello, who has not just failed in delivering good governance but also a gross disappointment to the new generation in politics.
THE OBSERVERS TIMES also gathered that the government of Kogi state is not just working against the Hajia Baiwa ministerial interest but also ensuring that his younger brother Hon Hassan Baiwa, who is the current house of Representatives member representing Dekina/Bassa Federal constituency is defeated at Tribunal, with a strong rumour that the state government prefers Benjamin Ikani Okolo of the PDP than having Hassan Bawia the younger brother of the National women leader representing that constituent.
THE OBSERVERS TIMES reports that the nominee of from Kogi west as minister is a blessing in disguise to those seeking for the APC ticket for Kogi East Wth the region pushing for the APC guber ticket, the development has also confirmed that the APC is looking into Kogi East for the flag bearer considering the fact that both governor and minister cant come from the same senatorial zone, with the nomination of Hajia Ramatu as the ministerial nominee from Kogi state, the chance of Bello getting APC ticket is now very slim.
Gbemi Saraki who is a member of the ruling party from Kwara, is not the only new face on the list.
Also named are former governor of Ekiti State, Niyi Adebayo, Senator Olutayo Alasoadura, former governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola, and Senator Adeleke Olrunnimbe Mamora, who is now in charge of the Inland Waterways, based in Lokoja.
L-R, Mamora, Akpabio, Adebayo: Buhari’s ministers
Former governor and Senator George Akume and Senator Godswill Akpabio and former governor of Bayelsa Timipre Sylva are also new faces on the list.
Spokesman of the Buhari campaign, Festus Keyamo is also on the list.
There are 43 nominees in all, with some of them returning ministers.
They are Babatunde Fashola, Rotimi Amaechi, Ogbonnaya Onu and Chris Ngige
