As Kogi State residents go to the polls on Saturday to elect their next governor of the state, the Igbo community in the state has come out to endorsed the candidacy of Alhaji Usman Ododo, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The Igbo Community Association (ICA) in the state made the revelation during a meeting with Governor Yahaya Bello and APC candidate,Ahmed Usman Ododo on Monday during which it pledged support for the APC gubernatorial candidate.
The meeting began with remarks from Hon. Moses Okezie-Okafor, the coordinator of Igbo Groups Backing Ododo (IGBO), who expressed gratitude for the administration’s consistent friendship to the Igbo community.
In his statement He highlighted the achievements of Governor Bello’s administration and emphasized that Ndigbo in Kogi State are beneficiaries of the accomplishments, noting that the APC candidate’s slogan of ‘Continuity and Consolidation’ was founded on solid realities.
Chief Sunday Nwachukwu, President of ICA in Lokoja who led the delegation stated that the Igbo community is a witness to the government’s great efforts in good governance across the state and expressed their appreciation.
Alhaji Ododo, in response, highlighted his long-standing friendship with Ndigbo and promised to sustain and enhance the administration’s accomplishments if elected as a governor of the state coming Saturday.