Kogi’s Governor-elect, Yahaya Bello, has absolved himself of any involvement in the arrest of his running mate, James Abiodun Faleke and Muhammed Audu, by the Department of State Services (DSS).
In a statement through his Media Office today, Bello denied sending a petition against the duo to the DSS.
“The allegation that I sent a petition to the DSS is an absolute falsehood and nothing can be further from the truth.
“I did not send any petition to the security department to invite Honorable Faleke. The insinuations that I might have written a petition to push for their invitation is absolute falsehood. Nothing can be further from the truth,” the governor-elect stressed.
He noted that the DSS under its current leadership has proven to be a highly professional body and therefore can not be pushed around by any single individual or group.
He urged the members of All Progressive Congress (APC) and Kogites in general to continually seek for amicable resolution of issues in the interest of the state.
As stated by the statement, “Honorable Faleke is a respected member of APC who has made his own contribution to the success of our party. Instigating his arrest can not be a part of the reconciliatory moves and peace-building efforts that we have initiated ahead of our January 27th inauguration.
“As we count down towards this historic inauguration of our Change government, our focus remains the enactment of responsive and responsible leadership for Kogi citizens who have reposed their trust in our party.
“We are determined to deliver the dividends of democracy to our persevering and patriotic people at the fastest speed. At last a new Kogi is born with a triple belief in peace, harmony and all round development,” the statement added.