Governor Nasir el-Rufai was on bent knees on Thursday as he campaigned for a re-election of Yahaya Bello as the governor of Kogi State.
He said Bello might have erred, but that the people of the state should forgive him, as he had retraced his steps.
el-Rufai who spoke at a rally in Lokoja organised by the All Progressives Congress, APC, said Bello truly cared for the people and the state.
His words:“Many people say Yahaya Bello is young; that he has fought many people. For every one that the governor has offended, I’m asking all of you to forgive him. He is young; he is supposed to make mistakes. When you are young, you make mistakes but you learn from them.
“On his behalf, I’m kneeling down, to beg all of you to forgive Yahaya Bello if he has offended you. He cares about the people of Kogi State. He cares about this state. He has brought progress to this state; he has brought young people and women into government.
“He has cleared salary arrears that he inherited from previous governments. You must all come out to support him. I beg you all. Let us make history. The Late Prince Audu did everything to bring progress to this state. Let us not dishonour his memory by allowing PDP to return to Lugard House.”
