The Kogi State Governor who appeared as a guest on Channels TV “Sunrise Daily” programme, said this when asked if the APC will disintegrate when President Muhammadu Buhari leaves office.

Bello said “APC is getting stronger and like I said, it’s going to be proved in the next few days or the next few weeks to come in the election of Edo state, Ondo state, Anambra state, Ekiti state, Osun state. It’s unfortunate that our colleague, my brother and my in-law, Obaseki has left us, but as a party and a party-loyal man, we have to reclaim him. I can tell you that there are up to 10 PDP governors ready to join APC and that would happen very soon.”

INEC National Commissioner and Chairman Voters’ Education and Information Committee, Festus Okoye, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja, noting that Bello was currently shielded by the immunity clause, which protects him against any form of prosecution.

He pointed out that the three INEC workers who were indicted in the governor’s double registration have been dismissed.

Okoye said: “The case of double registration against the Kogi State Governor has not been abandoned, but there is nothing the commission can do now because he is still under immunity. But by the time the immunity expires, the commission will meet and take a decision on the next line of action.

“We started with our workers who were implicated in the double registration, first; while we have to wait until the governor ceases to enjoy immunity, which protects him against prosecution.

“There are various stages involved. You have to investigate, prosecute and convict or acquit. You cannot just conclude that one is guilty or innocent without exhausting the entire process. So, when we get to that bridge, we will cross it.”

Recall, it had earlier been reported that Bello had November 2019, told the Federal High Court Abuja, that he was ready to defend himself in the allegation of double registration framed against him by Natasha Akpoti of the Social Democratic Party, SDP.