Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has said Nigeria will be a safe place to live in and thrive when politicians stop using thugs and criminals during elections.
According to him; “When politicians begin to stop the use of thugs, touts or some group of criminals, that is when we will begin to have safety and security in our land.”
He also added that thugs who were used and dumped by politicians during elections metamorphosed into “hydra-headed monster” and criminal elements who now terrrorise Nigerians.
Contrary to what is in the public space, he won the November 16, 2019 Governorship Poll without the use of ‘boys’ or thugs. READ ALSO: You Might Not Understand How Nigerians Are Suffering Until You Travel To Advanced Countries; Williams Uchemba Speaks On His Experience In South Africa
He said, “When I came on board, I inherited a state that was largely divided along several lines. For you to aspire to be anything politically in Kogi State then, you must have what we call ‘boys’ or thugs or touts and then use it to intimidate people during political dispensations.”
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