Leaders of various ethnic groups in Kogi State on Thursday accused Governor Yahaya Bello of turning the domestic lives of the people upside down.
They also described the governor as a despot, symbol of oppression and erratic character.
In a statement in Lokoja, the leaders urged President Muhammadu Buhari to address the spate of kidnapping in the state.
The statement issued by the Chairman of Kogi Indigenous Forum (KIF), Alhaji Mohammed Suleiman accused the All Progressives Congress (APC), the ruling party in the state, of abducting members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Safiu, whose stepbrother Abdulkarim Asuku is the Chief of Staff to Governor Bello, was abducted on Monday.
Particularly, the notable leaders accused the ruling party of hatching a destructive plan, orchestrating violence and deliberating using hit squads to destabilise the opposition in the state.
They described the governor as a “desperate and confused person” who has no value for human life.
“Governor Yahaya Bello enjoys seeing the people in misery,’’ the statement said.
The leaders of Igala, Ebira, Okun, Bassa Nge, Kakanda, Bassa-Komo and Oworo groups underscored violence, terror and feelings of hatred against the opposition.
The eminent leaders blamed Bello for failing to address the state’s pressing needs.
They called on the electorate to vote out APC in the 2023 elections.
“PDP will break the back of APC. It will beat the ruling party, others in the 2023 elections,’’ Suleiman;s statement said.
The group of respected leaders in the state scolded Bello for putting APC in an extremely difficult position.
“APC members in Kogi State are living in cloud-cuckoo land. Humiliation and embarrassment await Kogi APC in 2023’’.
