JUST IN: Ododo Refutes Creating Office Of The Immediate Past Governor

Usman Ododo, the governor of Kogi State, has refuted rumors that have been making the rounds on social media and other outlets that he gave his approval for Alhaji Yahaya Bello, the state’s immediate former governor, to have an office.

The new office would be based at the Government House in Lokoja, the capital of Kogi State, according to a post made on Monday by Austin Okai, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) candidate for the House of Representatives in the 2023 elections for the Dekina/Bassa Fender Constituency.

He insinuated that the new office would be occupied by the immediate past Governor of the state, Yahaya Bello.

However, in a press release made available to journalists on Tuesday morning, the Kogi State government through the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Ododo, Oladele John NIHI, stated that the viral claim is merely a fabrication created by individuals with malicious intentions.

The statement reads: “The attention of the Kogi State Government has been drawn to a mischievous report that the Governor of Kogi State, His Excellency, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, has approved the establishment of the “Office of the Immediate Past Governor” to be domiciled in the Government House.

“The fake news should be disregarded as the handiwork of psychotic mischief makers, who have been thrown into confusion by the unprecedented achievements of our former Governor, His Excellency, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, CON, and the realisation that the good people of Kogi State sincerely appreciate this.

“The laughable report was concocted to create disaffection and mislead the public but the authors failed woefully to confuse intelligent Nigerians.

“We thank the media for exercising restraint and detecting, on their own, that the report was fake.

“We, however, urge the general public to always fact-check before spreading fake news.”