Why Many Nigerians Want Yahaya Bello As President In 2023 – Fanwo

Nigerians across the walks of life are begging Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello to contest for Presidency in 2023 because they have seen his good works and purposeful leadership in Kogi and they want him to replicate it across the country.

Kingsley Fanwo, the Kogi state’s Commissioner for Information and Communications stated this on Monday in an interview with Daily Independent.

He said many of the various groups drumming support for the governor have seen how he united the all the tribes in Kogi and also addressed the various security challenges in the state.

“When Governor Yahaya Bello came, Kogi was a balkanised state. There were ethnic divisions, distrust and disunity. Upon assumption of office, he said he was going to unite Kogi state and he has matched his words with practical actions that have united the state today”.

“When you look at the security situation in the state before he came, we were having an average of seven kidnap cases on daily basis. Today, it is possible to go for six months without a single kidnap case. What he did to contain insecurity was to use local solutions for a global problem by ensuring that the vigilante service was put in place.

“There was a law before he came to establish Kogi State Vigilante Service, but nobody cared about it. When he came, he ensured that he implemented that law by setting up the Kogi State Vigilante Service. They are doing a great job. We are also using hunters to complement what these people are doing”.

“They understand the terrain, they can give direction to the Police, Army and other conventional security agencies. It is something that has worked well in Kogi state and that is why we have this success story which has won the governor a lot of awards across the nation”.

“Nigerians are looking at these two things. There is still disunity in the country today. That’s why we are having the agitation for zoning of presidency. That is an indication of disunity. Yahaya Bello can unite Nigeria. He has done it in Kogi state and we are confident that it could be replicated at the national level”.

He also said various security challenges confronting the country such as insurgency, banditry and kidnapping will be resolved by Bello if elected president.

“Then when you look at other problems of the country which insecurity, insurgency, banditry and all of that, he has done it in Kogi state and we know that he can do it at the centre.

“Those who are agitating have seen all of these in him. Also, his fearless approach to the issue of COVID-19 has reassured Nigerians that we could have leaders who could decide to beat the established rule of deceit and stand firm with the people.

“Nigerians know that if this man becomes president, then they will have a leader who will protect their interests. That is the reason why a lot of Nigerians are begging him to run in 2023”.