THE African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate in Kogi State, Leke Abejide, claims to have worked for President Bola Tinubu during the 2023 presidential election.
Abejide stated that he is not unfamiliar with the All Progressives Congress (APC).
“Asiwaju got almost the same result I got in my ward. I worked for Tinubu; I worked day and night and campaigned as a member of the ADC,” he said yesterday on Channels Television’s Politics Today.
Regardless of whether his action is considered anti-party, he stated that his move is tied to his loyalty to President Tinubu.
“That one is not anti-party. Asiwaju is our leader. My origin is APC, and right from time, even till tomorrow, any party I go to, Asiwaju remains my leader,” he said.
Tinubu was named the winner of the Kogi State Presidential Election.
According to the results given by the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) collation officer for the state, Tinubu received 240,751 votes, while PDP candidate Atiku Abubakar received 145,104 votes.
The governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi will take place on November 11, 2023.
Abejide, a governorship candidate in the 2023 elections, stated that the APC has been urging him to stand out in favor of their candidate Usman Ododo.
However, he stated that the APC has nothing to lose if its candidate steps aside for him.
“Based on what is on the ground in the state, if Ododo steps down for me, it will not be a bad idea. I came from APC to ADC. I was the leader of APC from my side before. APC has not lost anything if Ododo steps down for me,” he said.
When asked if the President would ask him to step down for Ododo, he said Tinubu’s political experience would dictate that.
“The President is a politician; he knows what to say and what to do. The President we have now is a real politician; he knows the implications to my political career,” the SDP candidate added. “The president knows how to play the game.”
Additionally, he denied allegations of internal strife within his party, asserting that the ADC is still strong enough to compete against others.
Despite reports of violence in the lead-up to the election, the Kogi government has promised a fair and violent-free exercise.
