A former National Vice Chairman of the APC, Salihu Usman, has called for the incumbent governor of Kogi State, Usman Ododo, suspension by the party’s leadership.
This call comes in response to allegations that the governor shielded his predecessor from the scrutiny of the EFCC.
Speaking in an interview on Arise TV on Friday, Usman described Ododo’s action as an impeachable offense.
He stressed the need for accountability, stating that Bello must face the allegations against him.
He said, “In a simple allegation of corruption against him, he (Yahaya Bello) is running away. As a party, we must tell him that he has a duty to go and answer to the charges being levied against him.
“It is even more scandalous, and it raises a bigger moral burden when our governor who succeeded (former) governor Yahaya Bello is shielding him and blocking him from being answerable to law enforcement agencies.
“As far as I am concerned, if proven, that constitutes an impeachable offense. I think our party should have made a pronouncement to suspend the governor from the party until this thing is brought under control.”
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