Kogi guber: APC’s Ododo picks NUT chair as running mate

The Kogi State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has unveiled Joel Oyibo, the state Chairman of the Nigeria Union Of Teachers (NUT), as the running mate to Alhaji Usman Ododo, for the November governorship election in the state.

The party unveiled Oyibo at a well-attended occasion held at the Glass House, Government House.

Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, described the combination of Ododo and Oyibo as what Kogi State needs moving forward, urging the people of the state to buy into the aspiration of the APC flag-bearers.

“This is the team to beat; the APC will win overwhelmingly because Kogi State is for the APC; it is a party loved by the people,” the governor said.

On his part, Ododo said his running mate had all it takes to make the governorship ticket solid.

In his remarks, the Kogi State APC Chairman, Alhaji Abdullahi Bello, explained that Oyibo was picked through a painstaking process.