Murtala Ajaka, the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the upcoming November 11, 2023, election in Kogi State, has alleged that he is a target of an assassination plot.
Ajaka revealed this while commenting on an alleged attack in Dekina Local Government of the state during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today.
He described the attacks as coordinated and carried out under a single commander, pointing out that the security personnel involved did not belong to Kogi State but had been deployed there for the election.
“The attacks are taking place under one commander. You can see the vehicles. The civil defence (officers) they use there are not from Kogi State. They are in Kogi State for the election.
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“The event happened in Dekina Local Government. That is the place I normally stay whenever I am in Dekina. I lived there, too. Their target was to get me, my DG campaign and the APC zonal chairman, Mr Ahmad Ata, assassinated. That was their target.
“The governor said he did not want to see me alive. Let them take me to court. I will give the details. I have an audio tape.”
However, Ajaka said that Governor Yahaya Bello wanted to impose a successor on the people of Kogi State, saying the people were solidly behind his candidature.
He said, “The governor wants to impose a successor on the people of Kogi State. But they don’t want Yahaya Bello anymore.”