{"id":6462,"date":"2023-04-23T20:09:51","date_gmt":"2023-04-23T19:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/?p=6462"},"modified":"2023-04-23T20:09:51","modified_gmt":"2023-04-23T19:09:51","slug":"deputy-governor-onoja-denies-nominating-running-mate-to-ododo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/deputy-governor-onoja-denies-nominating-running-mate-to-ododo\/","title":{"rendered":"Deputy Governor Onoja Denies Nominating Running Mate to Ododo\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Deputy Governor of Kogi State, Edward Onoja has denied nominating a running mate to the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, <a href=\"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/2023\/04\/14\/kogi-apc-governorship-candidate-ahmed-usman-ododo\/\">Ahmed Usman Ododo.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Onoja, in a statement of clarification through his Chief Press Secretary, Promise Emmanuel, stated that he is not responsible for nominating a running mate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said \u201cfor the avoidance of doubt, for those conversant with the workings of Government, the Deputy Governor is NOT responsible for nominating a running mate, neither has he left Lokoja, the state capital, let alone to be in Katampe, Abuja for any stakeholders meeting since the party primaries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe Deputy Governor has been focused on his core duties of assisting the Governor to achieve the goals of the New Direction led Government; given to personal retreat in prayers of Thanksgiving to almighty God whom he says is the architect of all his milestone so far.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cHe advises all individuals who seek office to do so without his name as an oil to drive it as it is within their rights; chiding opposition elements to also focus on their party instead of what happens within the APC.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Deputy Governor of Kogi State, Edward Onoja has denied nominating a running mate to the gubernatorial candidate&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[1226,108],"class_list":{"0":"post-6462","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-news","7":"tag-ahmed-usman-ododo","8":"tag-edward-onoja"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - 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