Kogi State Governor Usman Ododo, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has fueled defection rumours with his unexpected attendance at a meeting of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum.
The meeting, which took place at the Taraba State Government House, was hosted by Governor Agbu Kefas and attended by some PDP governors.
Photos from the meeting show Governor Ododo dressed in a matching outfit with his PDP counterparts.
The PDP governors met to discuss ways to issues concerning the party amid leadership crisis.
Governor Ododo’s attendance at the meeting has raised eyebrows, especially given the current circumstances surrounding his political godfather, former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello.
Bello, who is facing charges of money laundering, breach of trust, and misappropriation of N80.2 billion during his tenure, was recently declared a fugitive by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The declaration by the EFCC follows a Court of Appeal ruling ordering Bello to appear for arraignment on corruption charges.
“We are collaborating with both local and international law enforcement agencies to ensure Bello’s arrest.
“As it is now, Yahaya Bello cannot come into the open. He cannot make himself available anywhere because he has become a fugitive, and we all know the instruments of the law.
“Anywhere he is sighted, he would be arrested,” EFCC Spokesman Dele Oyewale had said.
I’m from lokoja kogi state
Romove governor’s immunity, make corruption against the state a crime that carries death penalty, prosecute and execute convicted few and you will see everyone sit up. As it is now, Nigeria is nothing but a joking entity. No one else can do this except a righteous military ruler who is bent on seeing this nation transformed. You see Ododo cross-carpeting to PDP in the name of fighting for his boss? He (Ododo) is only saying he would do worse to mortgage this live of Kogites. With this funky and junky democracy, we are only doing theatre with corruption and until monster call corruption is killed, this country, already in coma will one day death totally.