Kogi Guber Election: SDP Senatorial Candidate Defects, Supports APC’s Ododo

Last updated Jul 20, 2023

A chieftain of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Kogi State, Mr Abdulrahman Tanko-Ozi, has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), declaring support for the APC governorship candidate in the State, Mr Usman Ododo.

The chieftain, who was the SDP’s senatorial candidate for Kogi West in the 2023 general elections, on Thursday collapsed his structures and moved his loyalists in Kogi West to the APC.

Tanko-Ozi, who is now APC’s big fish, was the minority leader in Kogi House of Assembly from 2007 to 2011, representing Kogi/Koton Karfe State constituency.

“Having analyzed all the candidates of the various political parties, including the SDP, I have come to realize that only Ododo has the required competence and will to govern Kogi and truly build on the achievements of Gov. Yahaya Bello.

“From what I have seen so far in the State, I have to commend our amiable governor for providing a purposeful leadership and unprecedented infrastructure in the State,” he said.

Usman Ododo, the APC candidate in the upcoming governorship election in Kogi State.

While welcoming the new catch and his supporters at his Lokoja residence, the APC guber candidate noted that the former SDP chieftain had made the right choice in the interest of the State.

Ododo promised to consolidate on the achievements of his mentor, Gov. Bello, if he eventually wins the State’s November 11 governorship election.

He enjoined residents to ensure that Kogi remained on the path of growth and national reckoning by voting en masse for the APC in the November 11 governorship election.

NAN