Aspirants jostling for the Jalingo/Yorro/Zing federal constituency in Taraba State have expressed considerations over alleged interference by Governor Agbu Kefas.
The by-election, scheduled for Monday, January 8, 2024, is marred by skirmishes as aspirants voice dismay on the perceived meddling with the electoral course of.
Allegations abound that the governor is decided to make sure the emergence of his most well-liked candidate, Saleh Sa’advert, a transfer that has not been well-received by aspirants and a few social gathering chieftains.
Because the clock ticks in direction of 3 pm the train has but to start on the Jolly Nyame stadium, with no aspirants or social gathering officers seen on the venue, just for Bello Yero, a former Everlasting Secretary of the Bureau for Native Authorities and Chieftaincy Affairs, to declare his withdrawal from the race a number of moments later.
In a press assertion launched on the venue, Yero cited “unlucky political circumstances” because the driving drive behind his determination.
In response to him: “This determination is taken due to the unfavourable political circumstances resulting in the first.”
Yero, who emphasised his dedication to the peace and improvement of the social gathering and the state, pledged to stay a loyal member of PDP.
Within the meantime, the governor’s Particular Adviser on Media and Digital Communications, Emmanuel Bello, countered the allegations, asserting that Governor Agbu Kefas didn’t endorse any candidate for the place.