Kogi 2023: Tinubu Endorses Ododo, Urges Party Members to Follow Suit
POLITICS DIGEST- The President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has given his blessings to the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial candidate in Kogi state, Ahmed Usman Ododo, OAU, while assuring him of victory at the November polls.
Tinubu urged party members in the state to work towards the party’s victory at the polls. He stated that Kogi has been an APC stronghold with consistent electoral victories since 2015 and expressed no doubt that Ododo would emerge victorious in November.
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The President-elect also commended the party leadership and supporters for their overwhelming victory in the last general election.
Earlier, the Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, who led Ododo to the visit, said that party members chose Ododo as the candidate based on his capacity and competence. He assured the President-elect that the people of Kogi state would vote for consolidation, which Ododo’s candidacy represents, having witnessed the progress made in the state in the last seven years.
The Kogi State APC Primary Election Committee, chaired by Government Bello Matawalle of Zamfara state, had on April 14 declared Ododo as the winner of the direct primary, having garnered 78,704 votes to defeat other contestants in the race.
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