Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has described his victory at the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja on Monday as confirmation that his mandate is from God.
Bello, who was reacting to the tribunal’s judgment, which dismissed the petition filed against his candidacy by Hon. James Abiodun Faleke of the All Progressives Congress, APC, dedicated the victory to the people of Kogi State and the APC.
“I thank Almighty God for today. Today being the first day of the holy month of Ramadan and today’s judgment is a confirmation of the divine mandate from Almighty Allah that I as a common man is holding the forth for the good people of Kogi State.
“Anything from God is good. I knew that this mandate is from Almighty Allah and I had no doubt in my mind that we were going to have this victory today. It is victory for Kogi and for our party”, he told reporters in Lokoja, the state capital.
The governor used the occasion to call on those bent on causing division within the APC to drop such idea and join hands with him in moving the state forward, adding that the people of the state are expecting a lot from the present administration.
Bello, who reaffirmed his commitment to work for the development of the state, however, pleaded for more understanding and patience with his administration, pledging to take painstaking efforts to tackle the challenges presently confronting the state.
