Kogi 2023 Ghosts Haunt Ajaka as CPDD Condemns ‘Opportunistic’ Bello Peace Deal
The Centre for Peace, Democracy and Development (CPDD) has branded Murtala Ajaka’s apology to ex-Governor Yahaya Bello as “political suicide” and a “traitorous betrayal” of Kogi people who lost lives and property backing his 2023 governorship bid. In a statement Monday, CPDD President Dan Alpheus Adejoh said Ajaka’s plea for reconciliation exposed “a man driven by ambition and survival, not conviction,” accusing him of trading collective sacrifice for personal relevance ahead of the APC primaries. Adejoh stated that Ajaka’s 2023 governorship ambition inspired hope among thousands of Kogi Easterners and Kogites in general seeking change, however, his apology to his tormentor Yahaya Bello, further reveals a man driven not by conviction or ideology, but by ambition and survival. According to him, the mask has fallen as his plea for forgiveness and reconciliation with Bello was not humility but a calculated move to salvage relevance. He added that the reversal comes ...