Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello,said the departure of his Edo State counterpart, Godwin Obaseki from the All Progressives Congress, APC, was very painful.

He expressed concern for the governor but insisted that notwithstanding his incumbency, the APC would take the state back from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Obaseki’s new party.

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The governor who avoided questions from State House Correspondents on Monday evening, after a meeting with the Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Gambari by governors of the North-central states, at the Presidential Villa, said:

“We have seen those in power before that were dethroned, we have seen practically that President Muhammadu Buhari of APC dethroned PDP, the former President that was on seat. So, that is not any trouble at all.

“APC is going to win Edo State. But unfortunately, I really felt the leaving of my colleague, His Excellency Governor Godwin Obaseki, in whatever circumstance to another political party, it is painful anyway, but as a political party we are going to take it back”.

After being declared the winner of the Edo State party primaries with a total of 27,838 votes, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu will bear the APC’s flag in the governorship election.