Kogi SDP Senatorial Candidate Joins APC, Declares Support for Ododo

Ibrahim Oyewale in Lokoja

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) senatorial candidate for Kogi West in the 2023 general election and former House of Assembly member, Abdulrahman Tanko Ozi, has joined the All Progressives Congress (APC); collapsed his structures, and moved his loyalists in Kogi West to the APC.

 Ozi, who was the minority leader in the Kogi State House of Assembly from 2007 to 2011 representing Kogi Koton Karfe state constituency, said he was collapsing his entire SDP structure in the Kogi West to support the governorship candidate of the APC, Usman Ododo.

The lawmaker and legal practitioner said having analysed all the candidates of the various political parties, including the SDP, he had come to the conclusion that Ododo has the required competence and will to govern the state and truly build on the achievements of the state Governor, Yahaya Bello.

He lauded  Governor Bello for providing purposeful leadership and unprecedented infrastructure in the state.

The APC governorship candidate, Ododo, however, welcomed Ozi to APC, and promised to consolidate on the achievements of his mentor, Governor Bello.

He noted that the former SDP chieftain had made the right choice in the interest of the state.

Ododo enjoined Kogites to ensure that the state remains on the path of growth and national reckoning by voting for APC en-masse in the November 11 governorship election.