Yahaya Bello promised me succession but chose Ododo at last minute – Ex-deputy gov

Former Kogi State Deputy Governor Edward Onoja has revealed that ex-Governor Yahaya Bello assured him for 4 years that helium would beryllium his preferred successor, lone to retreat enactment connected the eve of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primaries.

Onoja, present a committee subordinate of the South-East Development Commission, made the disclosure during an interrogation connected the MIC ON Podcast released connected Saturday.

Recalling his years of work arsenic Bello’s Chief of Staff earlier becoming lawman governor, Onoja said his erstwhile main consistently encouraged him to hole for succession.

“For 4 years earlier 2023, helium (Yahaya Bello) was the 1 who called maine and said, ‘You volition win me, get prepared.’ And of course, I planned, I worked, and erstwhile it was time, helium gave each of america the accidental to contest,” Onoja said.

He noted that Bello directed astir 7 furniture members, including himself, to get APC information forms. However, Bello yet threw his value down the existent governor, Usman Ododo.

“At the extremity of the day, his bosom and his prime were with the existent governor, His Excellency, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo,” Onoja stated.

Onoja added that helium was lone informed of the displacement successful Bello’s enactment a time earlier the superior election.

“When helium broke the quality to maine a time earlier the primaries, I told him, ‘You are the boss, you are implicit me, what you spot is what I see, truthful let’s spell get the occupation done, but I anticipation you are not making a mistake.’ There were nary issues, and past we went to the tract and did our champion for our candidate,” Onoja added.

Despite his disappointment, the erstwhile lawman politician emphasised that helium remained committed to the APC and played his portion successful ensuring Ododo’s triumph successful the November 2023 governorship election.

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