Governor Yahaya Bello is said to be battling groundswell of opposition against his re-election on the platform of the All Progressive Congress in Kogi State Governorship Election scheduled for November this year.
This Day reports that most APC members and leaders in the state are against him being the party flag-bearer in the coming election, on the grounds that his candidacy would not fly based on his alleged non-performance in office.
The paper said Bello has seen the handwriting on the wall and his planning to pursue his second term bid elsewhere with Accord Party.
According to the publication, a pointer to the governor’s planned defection is the removal of APC flags hoisted in the premises of Government House, including the one hoisted at the main entrance gate to Lugard House, the seat of the state government.
The Accord Party secretariat has reportedly been renovated by the governor. Although the Accord Party was his alternative party in 2015 when he lost the APC governorship primary to late Prince Abubakar Audu, he was eventually nominated to take the place of Audu in the supplementary election.
