Eko Hot Blog reports that the Kogi State Government has denied the report that the state Governor, Usman Ododo has approved the establishment of the ‘Office of Immediate Past Governor. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) House of Representatives candidate for Dekima/Bassa Fender Constituency in the 2023 elections, Austin Okai took to his X handle on … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the winner of the 2023 gubernatorial election in Kogi State, Usman Ododo, has been sworn in as the governor of the state. This comes barely three months after he was elected to take over from Yahaya Bello, who has completed his second term in office. Ododo took the oath of … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Dekina Local Government Area, Kogi State, Ibrahim Huseini, has been suspended indefinitely. It was gathered that Huseini was suspended over allegations of misappropriating N19 million from the party’s account and issuing threats to members. Editor’s Picks UNILORIN Expels Popular Postgraduate Student … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi State, Usman Ododo, has urged security agencies to release chieftains of the party arrested in Kogi East on Tuesday. The APC flag bearer insisted that those arrested were noble individuals without any questionable character. He lamented that the raid … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in Abuja appealed to all candidates participating in the November 11 gubernatorial elections in Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi States, as well as the electorate to ensure free and fair elections. According to a statement by the president’s spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, he made the appeal at … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that there was massive decamping to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Labour Party (LP) in Kogi State on Friday, October 6, 2023. According to report, a total of 21 local government area chairmen and scores of their supporters who were members of the LP defected to APC today … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that a chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Abiodun Ojo has endorsed the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Alh. Usman Ododo in the November 11th governorship election in Kogi State. Chief Ojo, a former Finance Commissioner in the state, also described the APC flag bearer as a … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that ahead of the forthcoming Governorship Election in Kogi state, the rank of PDP flag bearer, Senator Dino Melaye has further depleted as more PDP Members cross over to the APC. Governor Yahaya Bello while receiving the latest defectors, commended the members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who joined the … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that ahead of the November 11th governorship election in Kogi State, five political parties under the aegis of United Progressive Political Parties in the State and their governorship candidates have endorsed the candidature of the All Progressive Congress (APC) flag bearer, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo. According to Tribune, the political parties … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC in November Kogi governorship election Alh. Ahmed Usman Ododo was on Saturday grilled by operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS over an alleged petition against him. The DSS had invited Ododo over the petition authored by some members of the … Read more
APC has declared Ododo the winner of the Kogi Gov’ship primary. Ododo garnered a total of 78,704 votes to defeat six other contestants in the governorship race. Ododo is Yahaya Bello’s anointed candidate. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ahmed Usman Ododo, the former Auditor General for Local Governments in Kogi State, has emerged as the … Read more
The Deputy Governor and Chief of Staff of Kogi State have withdrawn from the governorship race after the incumbent Governor endorsed another candidate. Several other aspirants have also withdrawn from the race ahead of the ruling party’s primary election. The primary election is scheduled to take place on Friday, April 14th, 2023. EKO HOT BLOG … Read more