‘Ododo is Bello’s third term in office’ – Kogi ADC candidate

Leke Abejide, candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the November 11 Kogi governorship election, has accused Governor Yahaya Bello of nurturing a third term agenda.

Speaking in Kwara on Tuesday, Abejide alleged that Governor Bello has perfected plans to rule Kogi through Usman Ododo, the APC governorship candidate in the state.

The ADC flag bearer, while addressing the crowd, asked them to reject the APC candidate who he described as “Bello’s third term agenda.”

“Governor Bello is planning the third term agenda through Ododo’s candidacy. We have it on good authority that Bello has secured an arrangement with Ododo, who will be giving him some percentage of the state allocation after he leaves the office,” Abejide alleged.

Abejide, who dispelled criticism of being a sectional candidate, said he had no ethnic agenda, and assured the people that his victory would unite and develop the state better.

He said Ododo supervised the screening of local government and state workers as auditor general and has been using the outcome of the screening to allegedly embezzle money for the governor.

He, however, stressed that he would repay the state in a better way if he was elected.

“I will never be ungrateful to you Kogites. You have suffered so much, and you have endured so much for 8 years. I intend to wipe your tears away,” he said.

“I urge you to reject Ododo. Let this election be a movement. Let it go one way. Use your PVC, and use me as a point of contact to drive them away.

“I want to restructure Kogi. The November 11 election is not about party, but who can fix the state; and I will fix Kogi”

The ADC candidate also said he would not wait for the federal government before he fixed the federal roads in the state.

“I will open the roads 18 meters wide. If the FG like let them reimburse the state or not. My joy will be that my people have good roads to ply,” he said.

Abejide also urged the people to judge him by his unprecedented achievement as a federal lawmaker of Yagba constituency, stating he planned to repeat such performance at the state level.