Former Kogi state Governor, Prince Abubakar Audu has indicated his intention to stage a come back as the next governor of the state.
Prince Audu who was governor on the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) from 1999 to 2003 said he will now be contesting the October 2015 election on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC)
He said he decided to join the race because of calls by his people over non performance of the PDP administration for the past 16 years of his exit from office.
According to the former governor ,the people of the state are disturbed over total neglect of infrastructure he left behind that were allowed to decay as well as the economic and financial base that have now been totally destroyed.
Prince Audu made the declaration at the APC victory celebration for 3 Senators elect, 6 members elect of the house of Representatives and 11 state assembly members elect, held at Ogbonicha in Ofu LGA of Kogi state.
“The voice of men is the voice of God. The people are yearning for me to come back because of my performance between 1999 and 2003. And with PDP in power, a lot of people are wallowing in abject poverty in the midst of plenty.
“As a matter of facts Kogi is my baby and if I turn my back to it, if I do that it will make me an irresponsible father “,the former governor stated.
He explained that his coming back was to salvage the state and place it back to where it was in 2003 and go ahead with the development programmes of his administration.
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