A member of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Smart Adeyemi has declared support for the people’s driven presidential aspiration of Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, Northcentral Nigeria.
Senator Adeyemi who represents Kogi West district drums support for Governor Yahaya Bello during the launch of Global Alliance of Progressive Professionals (GAP3), a youth Non-Governmental Organisation established for the campaign.
The lawmaker commended the youths group and appreciated their gesture and determination to support Bello to run for the office of the president of Nigeria in the 2023 polls.
“We are fully encouraged that the younger generation believe in that government and that is why we are here to give them the support.
“So, they can move further by going round the nooks and crannies of the nation to speak about those qualities they have seen in Governor Yahaya Bello.
“The governor is highly a visionary young man, and has capacity for leadership and he is with intelligence. He has demonstrated that in Kogi state where he is able to police the state effectively,” he said.
Senator Adeyemi noted that Kogi today was the safest of all the states in the northern region, adding that the socio economic development of any political entity was about how safe is the environment.
He said that what Governor Bello had done was to make Kogi conducive for foreign investors, saying that it was already happening in the state.
“You have seen quite a number of investors coming to Kogi now, so I think Nigeria require a leader who will police the nation well to be able to accelerate socio economic development of our nation.
“Leadership is what everyone should be concerned about in Nigeria and if some group of youths can organise themselves across the country, what else do we have to say than to support,” he added.
