{"id":45569,"date":"2020-12-21T20:23:07","date_gmt":"2020-12-21T19:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=45569"},"modified":"2020-12-21T20:27:09","modified_gmt":"2020-12-21T19:27:09","slug":"i-am-not-distracted-by-calls-for-2023-presidential-race-yahaya-bello","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/i-am-not-distracted-by-calls-for-2023-presidential-race-yahaya-bello\/","title":{"rendered":"I Am Not Distracted By Calls For 2023 Presidential Race \u2014 Yahaya Bello"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has said the call for him to contest in the forthcoming 2023 presidential election is a distraction, reiterating his commitment to the development of his state.<\/p>\n

Bello, through his spokesperson, Onogwu Mohammed, said his administration\u2019s ability to curb insecurity in Kogi State and massive youth empowerment has been attracting support leading to the calls for him to join the 2023 presidential race, a call he does not want to be distracted with.<\/p>\n

Mohammed spoke at the ongoing security and economic summit of the North Central Governors Forum in Makurdi, the Benue State capital.<\/p>\n

\u201cNigerians across all divide are calling on the Governor to run for the presidency in 2023 but Bello is totally focused and committed to delivering the mandate given to him by the people of Kogi State to run for the second term.<\/p>

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\u201cBy January 27, 2021, he will be one year in office, that is for the second term, so he has a lot to do and he has a lot of time to spend with the people of Kogi State to deliver the dividends of democracy to them,\u201d Mohammed said.<\/p>\n

He, therefore, called for support to deliver his second term mandate of rebuilding Kogi State.<\/p>\n

Bello said the issue of the 2023 presidency should not be put on the front burner and heat the polity, he assured that he is focused on his mandate of improved security, economy, and youth employment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has said the call for him to contest in the forthcoming 2023 presidential election is a distraction, reiterating his commitment to the development of his state. 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