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The Audu/Faleke Political Organisation yesterday said there won’t be anything wrong if President Muhammadu Buhari appoints Hon. James Faleke as a minister from Kogi State.

This was contained in a press statement signed and issued to journalists in Lokoja yesterday by the Director, Media and Publicity of the Faleke group, Hon. Duro Meseko.

Meseko described as the height of vile and political rascality a report in a section of the media attributed to some some people who claim to be members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) that any attempt by the federal government to nominate Faleke to fill the vacant ministerial slot would be resisted.

“One Suleiman Ejibunu and Richard Asaje who claim to be leaders from Kogi West senatorial district had been reported in a section of the news dailies to have issued a statement to that effect.

“Ordinarily we would not have bothered ourselves to respond to these characters claiming to be leaders while they cannot even lead their units but the undiscerning public might be unwittingly misled by the hate report aimed at achieving the laughable ambition of their failed paymasters.

“What is wrong if President Muhammadu Buhari nominates Faleke for the Ministerial position? Or is Asaje and Ejibunu saying that Faleke was not instrumental to the victory of the APC in Kogi States,  especially Kogi West that had never been won by the Progressives until Faleke came on board? It is no secret that at a time when Asaje and Ejibunu were busy working for Accord party, Faleke was busy breaking grounds for APC,” the statement added.

“Though we are very much aware that Asaje and Co were recruited by their treacherous paymaster who has shamelessly lost out in his quest for political relevance, we nevertheless state unequivocally that a thousand vile newsletters and press statements from any disgruntled member of the party will not stop President Buhari from picking the best hands from Kogi to be part of his cabinet.”

According to Faleke group, “we are glad that the State Exco of the party has passed a disclaimer notice on Asaje and his co-traveller while expressing confidence in the ability of Faleke to fill the Ministerial slot if nominated.

“Indeed there is no responsible member of the APC in Kogi State that should be seeing hawking the dirty water of hate across the state and within the party especially at this time when all hands should be on deck to reposition the party to deliver on campaign promises.
“We urge the hungry lazy lots who are willing tools in the hands of mischief makers to desist forthwith or face the inevitable judgment of posterity.”