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Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi, says the All Progressives Congress (APC) will win the forthcoming governorship election in the state “overwhelmingly” because of his administration’s achievements.

Bello spoke at an APC stakeholders meeting in Lokoja, the Kogi capital city.

The governor said APC is a political party for all ethnic groups in the state which is another reason why it would win the election.

“The APC is a party for all ethnic groups in the state, which explains why it will win overwhelmingly in the Nov. 11 governorship election in the state,” NAN quoted Bello as saying.

“The victory won’t be on the basis of ethnic sentiment but on the strength of the APC and my administration’s achievements. We won 99 percent of elective positions in the state in the last general election.

“We must jettison ethnicity in Kogi. Those championing ethnic agenda do not mean well for our unity. In Kogi, we have every ethnic group in APC; let us not allow undeserving elements to drag us back.

“We won all senatorial seats; we won all the House of Representatives and state Assembly seats, except one; presently, all opposition parties have joined the APC in the state.”

Bello said with 1,500 political appointees, APC had “structure” in Kogi.

“The Nov. 11 governorship election is like a boxing match between Mike Tyson and a malnourished boxer,” he said.

“We will win overwhelmingly, not on the basis of ethnic sentiments but on the strength of the APC.”

The election is scheduled for November 11.

Usman Ododo is the APC governorship candidate in Kogi.