There is an uneasy calm at the
moment in the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kogi State over the choice of
Hon. Abiodun Faleke, a member of the House of Representatives, representing
Ikeja Federal Constituency of Lagos State, as the running mate to the
governorship candidate of the APC for the November 21 governorship election in
the state, Alhaji Abubakar Audu.
Hon. James Abiodun Faleke,
though an indigene of Kogi State, has always played his politics in Lagos. He
was a two term chairman of Ojodu Local Council Development Area and a second
term member of the House of Representatives, representing Ikeja Federal
Constituency, Lagos. During his time as a council boss in Lagos, Abiodun Faleke
was the chairman of Forum 57, a forum of LGA and LCDA bosses in Lagos State.
Aside his prominence in the
politics of Lagos State, Faleke is believed to be one of the trusted loyalists
of the National Leader of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Reports suggests that several
chieftains of the party in the state are angry over Faleke’s
choice, hinging their disapproval on the fact that he is not known in Kogi
political circles and do not have a political base in the state.
A visibly angry Chieftain of
the party from the western part of the state, said the choice of Falake has only succeeded in rubbishing all the
effort they have made in building the party from inception, asking if Okun land
lacks other qualified individuals in the party that have in the last two years
contributed to its growth.
“There is no doubt that the choice of Faleke is a
tactical error on the part of Alhaji Abubakar Audu and those who promoted that
choice. It is an error because by this, they have succeeded in telling us that
those who have worked hard to build the party in the state are no good materials
worthy of consideration. Why bring somebody, who by every standard is an
outsider in the politics of Kogi State?” he queried. (
Clued from DAILY POST)
Clued from DAILY POST)
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