2023 Presidency: Nigerians Calling On Bello To Contest – Kogi Commissioner

Kingsley Fanwo, Kogi commissioner for information and communication, says Yahaya Bello, the state governor, is under pressure to contest the 2023 presidential race.

Fanwo made this known in a Twitter post on Saturday.

Fanwo said Bello’s desire for a better country is in tandem with Nigerians agitation for a great nation.

He said “so we know the deafening calls will bring about a defining moment for our nation.”

The commissioner in an interview with TheCable, said  his tweet was spurred by calls from many Nigerians asking the governor to vie for the presidency.

“The people are calling on him to run for president but he has not come out clearly to tell us whether he is accepting that clarion call or not,” he said

“All over the six zones, we are having a lot of people calling on him to come and run. If you look at the people calling on him, it cuts across all parties and is not just an APC thing.

“He is a unifier. He is very capable and qualified, he perfectly fits into that bracket of what Nigeria wants.”

Fanwo said Bello will replicate his achievement in the state at the federal level if he becomes president, noting that he has the solution to the myriad of problems rocking the country.

“He has shown that the youth can provide quality leadership in Nigeria,” Fanwo said, citing what he said are some of the governor’s biggest achievements so far in Kogi.

“In Kogi, we have diverse ethnic groups which were not unified; there was the challenge of insecurity and underdevelopment, but he came in 2016 and was able to unite the state.

“When you look at the economy, he has been able to inject a lot of dynamism into the economic management of the state and we are also looking into agriculture.

“When you look at the challenges of Nigeria – lack of unity, insecurity, economic diversification – he has the answer to them.”

Bello, who is currently serving his second tenure in office, became one of Nigeria’s youngest governors at the age of 40 in 2015