A pressure group, the Kogi Peoples Movement for Equity and Justice has warned fifth columnists and detractors of the former Governor of Kogi state, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, to stay off his highly respectful relationship with President Bola Tinubu.
The group in a statement signed by its coordinator, Sani Usman, on Tuesday, condemned what it called “unwarranted and provocative social media rants and devious commentary by some misguided political enemies” against the former governor of the state.
The statement added that the unwarranted attacks on former the governor was an attempt to create disaffection between him and his political father and political leader, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
It noted that Bello holds the Nigerian leader in the highest esteem as his father and benefactor, “and this will continue to be the case between the father and the son, no matter the evil machinations of fifth columnists and disgruntled elements who are bent on destroying the relationship.”
Part of the statement read: “Ex-Governor Bello, whose towering political influence, has angered many of his detractors has been consistent in mobilising political will behind Mr. President particularly among emerging leaders in Northern as the President deals with the current economic challenges with the frontal determination of a commander in chief engrained with the uncommon passion to lead from the front.
“What the children of hate have been doing since the general election that brought President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to power is to embark on desperate attempts to disparage the person and character of Alhaji Yahaya Bello and to cause needless disaffection between him and Mr. President.
“The vile comments by sponsored social media trolls and their conspirators in the media space suggesting the existence of ‘discord’ between ex-Governor Bello and President Tinubu is not only grossly misleading but blatantly tragic particularly at this time that we must pull together as a nation to address matters of insecurity and economic downturns irrespective of political affiliations.
“For the umpteenth time, we advise the enemies of public good and national cohesion to desist from rehashing old, tired, failed and dead narrative which has since been buried with the emergence of President Tinubu both as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and as the President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces.”
