Kogi Guber Aspirant, Abubarkar Audu’s APC Mandate Threatened

The mandate of Kogi gubernatorial candidate, Abubarkar Audu as flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress is threatened.

And the threat is far reaching societynowng.com learnt.

Information available revealed there is an intense campaign is on for the rejection Audu as his party’s candidate in the upcoming election.

And already efforts are being made to take the case to President Muahhamdu Buhari for intervention by those against the former governor.
Abubakar Audu

The move to knock off Audu as party flag bearer is being officially championed by a group of like minds operating under the banner, Kogi All Progressives Congress (APC) Elders

And they have equally gone public with their campaign with an open letter

In a statement by its secretary, Alhaji Danjuma Shuaibu, the elders raised 10 posers bothering on corruption and integrity, arguing that the party will be letting down the people if Prince Audu is allowed to fly its flag.

“Mr. President, our party the APC gave Nigerians the opportunity to showcase their genuine patriotism and humble contributions to the greatness of their fatherland. Today, that election has not only found a space in our history it has importantly ushered in new hope of a democratic governance and a new hope of a prosperous future found in a new leader, Buhari that is laden with experience and integrity, vision, patriotism, selflessness and the fear of God.

“Many Kogites had expected that the revolutions that happened at the centre would be replicated in our dear state beginning with our primary election. But what they got from the screening committee of the party was a total mockery of a democratic process. The screening exercise was generally regarded as unjust, unfair and totally unacceptable.

“Even if we ignore the inducement and reckless electoral manipulations that characterized the party screening, the heavy moral burden associated with the outcome of the exercise calls for a deeper refection.

“There are so many questions that our people have asked us as leaders concerning the personality and disposition of Audu who was cleared by APC screening committee to contest the primary election which we do not have immediate answer.

“People are also asking us questions that bother on the integrity of our party. For example, they are concerned that the rule that was used by the party leadership to disqualify Hon. Samuel Aro from contesting the Senatorial seat in the last general election was not applied in the case of Prince Abubakar Audu. To disqualify Aro, the screening committee stated that
“Since Hon. Aro Samuel Bamidele responded to question (5) on the Senate nomination form, which states that: Do you have any pending criminal trial? He has submitted himself to the supremacy and prerogative of the party to determine who carries the flag of the party. Furthermore, no reasonable political party will field a risky aspirant with possible baggage of future legal disabilities”, the statement reads.

The group which equally labelled the choice of Hon Abiodun Faleke as deputy governorship candidate a ‘divisive move’ wants the party stakeholders of the mindful of the cost of going into the election with a divided house.

They want the President to use his influence to correct perceived anomalies of the primary election that threw up Audu with his disqualification.

As the campaign against him rages, insiders revealed the candidate with his mandate under threat is equally lobbying hard to survive the growing resentment his emergence.