By Media Directorate.
The Campaign Organization of Ustaz Abubakar Zakari Ola, Senatorial Aspirant for Kogi West Senatorial District under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), wishes to draw the urgent attention of our supporters, party members, stakeholders, security agencies and the general public to credible intelligence information at our disposal regarding an underground plans by some individuals and certain desperate political actors to harass, intimidate and even orchestrate unlawful arrest of supporters of Ustaz Abubakar Zakari Ola around voting centers across Kogi West Senatorial District during the forthcoming APC primary election scheduled for Monday, 18 May, 2026.
According to the intelligence information available to us, a huge sum of money reportedly amounting to Thirty Million Naira (₦30,000,000:00) Only has allegedly been made available to sponsor these activities with the intention of creating fear, confusion and tension within and during the electoral processes.
We are also informed of plans by sponsored individuals to wear face caps, vests and other campaign materials associated with Ustaz Abubakar Zakari Ola supporters in order to cause disturbances at polling/collation centers and falsely implicate our peaceful supporters before security agencies and party officials.
We wish to state categorically clear and unequivocally that Ustaz Abubakar Zakari Ola and his supporters remain committed to peaceful, issue-based and democratic participation throughout the electoral process. We strongly detest and reject violence, intimidation, thuggery and any act capable of undermining the unity and integrity of our great party (APC) and the state.
In view of this recent development, we hereby call on all our supporters across Kogi West Senatorial District to remain calm, peaceful, law-abiding and vigilant at all times. Supporters should conduct themselves responsibly and avoid any form of confrontation, provocation or unlawful gathering that could be exploited by enemies of democracy.
We also respectfully call on the Executive Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, FCA, whom we recognize as a peace-loving leader and father to all, to urgently look into this disturbing information and ensure that the forthcoming exercise remains free, fair, peaceful and credible for every Aspirant.
Furthermore, we urge all security agencies, particularly the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), to thoroughly investigate these allegations and ensure that only genuine and properly identified security personnel are deployed for election duties across Kogi West.
We equally appreciate and commend the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, the National leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Kogi State Government and the leadership of the Party in Kogi State for their commitment towards ensuring a level playing ground for all aspirants participating in this democratic process.
We remain confident that the will of Party members shall prevail through peaceful, transparent and credible primary elections.
