Kogi Poll: GDPN’s Flag Bearer Alleges Death Threat To His Life, Family

The candidate of the Grassroots Development Party of Nigeria, GDPN, Dele Bello-Williams in the Kogi gubernatorial election has alleged that his life and that of his family members were threatened.

The Campaign Manager to the governorship aspirant, Steve Nwafor, revealed this in a press statement issued on Saturday in Lokoja the state’s capital.

He alleged that the death threat was coming from one of the leading political parties contesting the election.

The statement reads in part “Information reaching the Dele Bello-Williams Campaign Team reveals that there is a plot by a major opposing party to thwart the campaign of the Dele Bello-Williams with the use of violence.

“As a matter of fact, during a phone conversation with our party Chairman in the State this morning, he confirmed that he has been receiving calls from people threatening his life and that of his family, this has caused the party chairman to relocate his family away from Lokoja to an undisclosed location for safety.

“We, therefore, call on the police, SSS, IGP to beef up security in Kogi state, because some of the contenders in the forthcoming polls would go to any length to cause mayhem as we approach the November 16 Kogi state governorship elections.

“Lastly, we wish to reiterate that Dele Bello-Williams, the flag-bearer for the Grassroots Development Party of Nigeria is a peaceful person, but resolute in his determination to bring good governance to the people of the great confluence State of Kogi, and as such, will not be intimidated by these threats.”