Kogi guber: APC, PDP, SDP scramble for crowd

<p>Ahead of the November 11 governorship election in Kogi State an unprecedented mammoth crowd has been visible in most of the rallies by the dominant political parties.</p>, <p>These are the All Progressives Congress, APC, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the Social Democratic Party, SDP.</p>, <p>The leading parties are all claiming dominance.</p>, <p>However, the question remains whether the crowd will transform to victory during the polls.</p>, <p>With nine days to the polls, the three parties are not relenting, while members of some of the weaker parties are busy cross-carpeting.</p>, <p>DAILY POST findings, however, indicate that the mammoth in some of the campaign rallies is as a result of home advantage.</p>, <p>The crowd that came to Ahmed Ododo’s rally at Okene is estimated to be over 30,000 people, while that of SDP and PDP were also unprecedented.</p>, <p>The Commissioner for Information and Communications, Evangelist Kingsley Femi Fanwo said the crowd seen at the party’s rallies at Okene were there on their own volition.</p>, <p>“We didn’t pay anybody anything; they love the party,” he claimed.</p>, <p>As for the SDP rally in Abocho, Dekina Local Government Area, Mr. Daniel Ijele, the campaign spokesperson, claimed the rally was crowded by supporters who had come simply for a glimpse and love for their son, Murtala Ajaka.</p>, <p>He described it as “the mother of all rallies.”</p>, <p>Dino Melaye of the PDP also showed his strength in Ankpa, where his Deputy (female) governorship candidate hails from.</p>, <p>The rally was equally massive.</p>, <p>A political analyst, Ahmed Muhammed told DAILY POST that Kogi West senatorial district will be the beautiful bride and would be the joker.</p>, <p>According to him, the people of Okun-speaking area, Lokoja-Koto, from the seven local government areas will be the deciding factor of who becomes the next governor of the state.</p>, <p>Similarly, another analyst, Hamza Aliyu, who is the Executive Director, Initiative for Grassroot Advancement, INGRA, said t