Former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello has expressed self belief that he’s going to defeat Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan within the 2027 Kogi Central senatorial election.
Bello and Akpoti-Uduaghan are set to contest the seat, with the previous governor in search of election at the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, whilst the senator belongs to the Peoples Democratic Birthday party (PDP).
The duo have had a strained dating marked through allegations of political violence, defamation and felony battles.
In October 2022, Bello accused Akpoti-Uduaghan of involvement within the Ajaokuta bloodbath and the Kuje jail spoil. The incidents befell between June and July of that yr.
Akpoti-Uduaghan denied the allegations, pronouncing she used to be in the US on the time for pregnancy-related causes and childbirth.
On November 4, 2022, Akpoti-Uduaghan described Bello as a “assassin, serial killer, and an apprehension to the folk of Kogi State” in keeping with the allegations in opposition to her.
Alternatively, talking on TVC’s Sunday Politics, Bello expressed self belief in his possibilities within the election.
“16 January 2027 is across the nook, the end result will discuss for itself.
“Let the day come and pass, the day will carry huge votes, a decisive victory for Yahaya Bello, the previous governor of Kogi State, and for APC,” he stated.