James Abiodun Faleke has made it clear that he will never accept to be deputy to Yahaya Bello who has been declared the winner of the governorship election in Kogi state. Faleke is still officially the deputy governor-elect under the umbrella of All Progressives Congress (APC)
Faleke, who spoke today at a meeting of APC stakeholders in Kogi West Senatorial District said that he would not be available for swearing in with Yahaya Bello on January 27, 2016.
According to him, his decision was based on his earlier letter to the national leadership of the party where he vowed not to work with Bello, even as governorship candidate.
Faleke stressed that he would pursue the legal option to a logical conclusion, that the Audu/Faleke ticket remained intact and unchanged, adding: “I will not disappoint Prince Abubakar Audu. I, James Abiodun Faleke will not be there for the swearing in if we don’t finish the case before the Jan. 27, 2016.
“Nobody consulted me before making me a deputy to Bello. Bello too did not consult me. I have made my position known to the party leadership on this. I am not ready to betray and disappoint Prince Abubakar Audu.”
He exonerated President Mohammadu Buahri from the crisis, saying that Buhari he knows cannot be a party to injustice and outright violation of the rule of law even as he warned the leadership of the party against setting it on a path of destruction through impunity and injustice.
He asked them to learn from what happened to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), saying that those who are fighting in 2015 for positions in 2019 were trying God.
“People are fighting for 2019 in 2015. Are they God? What is happening is beyond human imagination.”
He warned members and supporters of the party against fighting or castigating anybody, saying that those behind the plot were only working to actualise God’s plan and the ultimate liberation of the state from the jaws of poverty and under-development.
He thanked the Igalas for their support and resolve to defend the mandate with their blood and assured them that their efforts will not be in vain. [myad]
