Ododo stays APC member regardless of defection rumours, Kogi declares

The Kogi State Authorities has declared that Governor Usman Ododo stays a staunch member of the All Progressives Congress, stressing that he’s not contemplating defecting to the opposition, the Peoples Democratic Get together.

This assertion was made in response to a report by a web based information platform (not PidomNigeria On-line), which went viral early on Saturday.

The report claimed that Ododo, who secured a Supreme Courtroom victory on Friday, dismissing the enchantment of the Social Democratic Get together candidate, Muritala Ajaka, contesting Ododo’s victory within the 2023 Kogi State governorship election, was contemplating defecting to the PDP.

A press release by the state Commissioner for Data and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, on Saturday, obtained by our correspondent, described the report as “a reckless and unprofessional media report.”

The assertion clearly said that the report was a product of mischief makers and promoters of falsehood who have been nonetheless licking their wounds after their loss on the Supreme Courtroom on Friday.

The assertion learn: “The eye of the Kogi State Authorities has been drawn to a reckless and unprofessional media report that the Governor of the State was contemplating dumping the All Progressives Congress. We might have ignored the blatant falsehood, however we owe the general public the obligation of offering appropriate and satisfactory info.

“The promoters of the falsehood are people who find themselves nonetheless ruing their woeful failure on the legislation courts and are most likely looking for a again door into the All Progressives Congress, therefore their resort to the one instruments at their disposal, that are falsehood, propaganda, misinformation, and disinformation.

“The image being circulated was taken on the marriage ceremony ceremony of the daughter of the Taraba State Governor, His Excellency Agbu Kefas, which was attended by dignitaries from throughout the nation, together with the Vice President of Nigeria, His Excellency Senator Kashim Shettima, GCON, in addition to governors from throughout occasion strains. His Excellency Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo was on the event to honour the daughter of a colleague, as different governors did.

“Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo solely yesterday triumphed on the Supreme Courtroom with the assist of his occasion. It’s unintelligent to insinuate that the Governor is abandoning the occasion that supported him all through his electioneering and the litigations. Their craft of lies is falling like a home of playing cards.”

The federal government assured the folks of Kogi State that Ododo stays a stable member of the ruling APC and can proceed to assist all occasion actions within the state and nationally.

It added: “We wish to guarantee the great folks of Kogi State that their Governor stays a stable member of the All Progressives Congress and can assist the occasion’s success, not solely in Kogi State however nationally.

“We urge the folks to relaxation assured that Kogi stays APC and can proceed to assist the laudable insurance policies and progress being recorded by the President of our pricey nation, His Excellency Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR.
Certainly, governors are united throughout occasion strains to assist the efforts of Mr President at uniting our nation.”

Recall that Ajaka had challenged the consequence introduced by the Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee after the November 11, 2023 election, which produced APC’s Ododo because the winner.

After his petition was dismissed on the Kogi State Election Petition Tribunal, Ajaka appealed the tribunal’s judgment on the Courtroom of Attraction, Abuja, the place his enchantment was additionally dismissed.

A five-member panel of the apex court docket, in a unanimous choice on Friday, affirmed Ododo’s victory because the panel refused to void the election as requested by Ajaka.