By Ganiyu Salihu
Lokoja
A gubernatorial aspirant under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), for the November governorship election in Kogi State, Prince Yahaya Audu, has garnered more support as some political appointees of the incumbent Governor Yahaya Bello have dumped the governor and joined Prince Audu.
Prince Audu is a younger brother of former governor of Kogi State, late Prince Abubakar Audu.
Among the Bello appointees The New Narrative gathered are six Commissioners, ten Special Advisers and Senior Special Assistants set to join Yahaya Audu who is anchoring his campaign on restoring the lost glory of the state.
Prince Audu contested for Kogi East Senatorial election under the platform of APC in the last general election.
All the aspirants from the state that contested for various elective positions in 2019 general elections have endorsed him as their sole candidate for the November governorship election.
A Senior Special Assistant on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, in Governor Bello’s cabinet Hon Suleiman Abdulmalik has tendered his resignation letter for the planned move into Audu’s camp, our source said.
According to the source, the reason given was the failure of the governor to pay workers and pensioners in the state adding that economic hardship faced by some of the appointees who could not cope with the suffering of non -payment salaries and other entitlements are behind their decision.
It would be recalled that in May , the administrator of Lokoja local government council , Alhaji Ashiru Lawal and Special Adviser to the Governor on Multilateral and Donor Agency, Hon. Ibrahim Adoga were both relieved of their appointment by Governor Bello.
