An elder statesman in Gombe State, Lamido Umar Chikere has warned his supporters against voting for Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, in the forthcoming 2023 general elections.
Governor Yahaya is seeking for a second term in the March 11 gubernatorial election under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
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Addressing a group of his supporters at his residence in Kumo, Akko Local Government Area of the state, Chikere who was chief of staff to former Governor Muhammad Danjuma Goje, said the governor didn’t deserve a second term in office.
He added that the last four years has proven that Governor Yahaya is not good enough and lacks the political will to deliver on the yearnings and aspirations of people of the state.
Chikere alleged that the state government under the APC has only succeeded in inflicting hardships on the people, saying they will make people to suffer more if re-elected.
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“I have been in government and I know what governors do in their first term and what they intend to do if given another opportunity. Therefore, when I told you that I know what this governor will do if re-elected is probably because I know from experience.
“So, I am warning and advising you, don’t vote for Inuwa Yahaya and it is for your own good. The governor has shown us all in his first four years that he doesn’t care, what are you expecting from his second term when he has nothing to lose,” he said.
The elder statesman, therefore, warned his supporters not make the mistake of voting for him again, stating that there are far better and credible candidate in the opposition parties.
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“We should look beyond party and do the right thing for our state and the unborn generation,” Chikaire added.
Lamido Chikaire served Goje in his first term as chief of staff between 2003 and 2007, while Yahaya served as a Commissioner of Finance and Economic Planning between 2003 and 2010.
Daily Telescope reports that there is a supremacy battle between the camp of Governor Yahaya and that of Senator Goje, representing Gombe Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly.
