Kogi ex-appointees back Ododo’s gov ambition

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Kogi ex-appointees back Ododo’s gov ambition

Over 300 appointees who served in the administration of a former governor of Kogi State, Capt. Idris Wada, have thrown their weight behind the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Usman Ododo, ahead of the November 11 poll.

The ex-appointees declared their support for Ododo during their visit to incumbent Governor Yahaya Bello at the Government House in Lokoja on Sunday.

According to them, Ododo, being detribalised would make a good governor of Kogi State.

The leader of the delegation and a former commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Abubakar Ainoko, also commended Bello for what they described positive turnaround of Kogi State under his watch.

Ainoko said, “The Reference Hospital at Okene and, of course, the establishment of two citadels of learning — Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara and Kogi State University, Kabba — are also legacies that the people of Kogi State will cherish till eternity.

“Mention must also be made of the completion of Anyigba-Idah Road and several other landmark projects of your New Direction government.”

Also speaking, a former commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Kayode Olowomoro, commended Bello for his developmental strides across the state, especially his efforts in securing the lives and livelihoods of the people.