The Kogi State government has dismissed a report of Governor Usman Ododo’s planned defection to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The government was reacting to a report by an online platform that the governor was mulling a switch to the major opposition party.
The report followed the emergence of a photo showing Ododo with some PDP governors at an event held in Jalingo, Taraba State, on Friday.
The Supreme Court had on the same day upheld the governor’s victory in the November 16, 2023 election in the state.
In a statement issued on Saturday, the state Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, described the report as “reckless and unprofessional.”
He added that the report was the handiwork of mischief makers who were yet to overcome the shock of their defeat at the Supreme Court.
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The statement read: “The attention of the Kogi State Government has been drawn to a reckless and unprofessional media report that the Governor of the State was considering dumping the All Progressives Congress. We would have ignored the blatant falsehood, but we owe the public the duty of providing correct and adequate information.
“The promoters of the falsehood are people who are still ruing their woeful failure at the law courts and are probably trying to find a back door into the All Progressives Congress, hence their resort to the only tools at their disposal, which are falsehood, propaganda, misinformation, and disinformation.
“The picture being circulated was taken at the wedding ceremony of the daughter of the Taraba State Governor, His Excellency Agbu Kefas, which was attended by dignitaries from across the country, including the Vice President of Nigeria, His Excellency Senator Kashim Shettima, GCON, as well as governors from across party lines. His Excellency Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo was at the occasion to honour the daughter of a colleague, as other governors did.
“Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo only yesterday triumphed at the Supreme Court with the support of his party. It is unintelligent to insinuate that the Governor is abandoning the party that supported him throughout his electioneering and the litigations. Their craft of lies is falling like a house of cards.”
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