Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja and Ibrahim Oyewale in Lokoja Ahead of its governorship election scheduled to hold on November 11, mass defection has hit the All Progressives Congress (APC) and
Ahead of its governorship election scheduled to hold on November 11, mass defection has hit the All Progressives Congress and Peoples Democratic Party in Kogi state, which further weakens the two dominant political parties in the state.
Former Auditor-General of the Local Government in Kogi State, Alhaji Ahmed Usman-Ododo had emerged the APC governorship candidate amid controversies, which forced many party leaders to resign their membership. Miffed by his disqualification to contest the APC governorship primaries, Ajaka resigned his membership of the ruling party in a letter dated April 17, 2023 and addressed to the APC National Chairman, Senator Abdulahi Adamu.
“Kindly permit me to extol the exemplary brinkmanship, astuteness, sagacity and political dexterity with which Your Excellency, being supported by the current National Working Committee have successfully bonded the hitherto fragile fabrics of the Party; firmly enough to record the most eminent victories in the last general elections.
Following his resignation, Ajaka had clinched the governorship ticket of the Social Democratic Party to realise his governorship ambition. He was adopted by the party on April 28. The state governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello received them at a reception in Lugard House, Lokoja, emphasising the need to accommodate them into the progressive movement of the APC
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