There’s confusion over claims that Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State was “bounced” from the Senate during the confirmation of the brand new Chief of Military Workers, Main-Basic Waheedi Shaibu, at the Nationwide Meeting on Wednesday.
Governor Ododo was at the Nationwide Meeting for the confirmation listening to in solidarity with Shaibu, who hails from Kogi State.
Ododo was mentioned to have been prevented from accessing the Senate during the confirmation listening to, a scenario that makes it the second time such a measure can be meted out towards him.
It was gathered that officers of the Nationwide Meeting mentioned no different state governor confirmed up in solidarity with the service chiefs from their states, therefore Ododo gained’t be allowed entry.
DAILY POST learnt that the governor was first barred from the Senate during the confirmation of the substantive Chairman of the Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee, INEC, Prof. Joash Amupitan – who additionally hails from Kogi State.
A supply who spoke with DAILY POST, mentioned: “Governor Usman Ododo was once more bounced from the Senate. The governor got here into the Senate in solidarity with the simply appointed Chief of Military employees from Kogi State.
“That is the second time they’re strolling the governor out of the Senate. He’s all the time coming to attend most of these occasions that aren’t political.
“He got here for the confirmation listening to of the INEC Chairman and the Senate turned him down that he was not alleged to be there. It’s turning into embarrassing and that’s why they requested him to return from the confirmation listening to.
“Right now once more, you realize the Chief of Military Workers got here from Kogi State and he got here once more and so they needed to ask him to return as a result of it’s promotion by rank and never a political appointment.
“They advised him that the Chief of Defence Workers got here from Ekiti, Chief of Naval Workers got here from Kano and none of their governors got here, solely Kogi. I don’t know who’s managing him.”
The supply added that no invitation was prolonged to Ododo to attend the occasion.
Baseless lies – Kogi Govt
Nevertheless, in a fast response, Kogi State Commissioner for Data and Communication, Kingsley Fanwo, described the reports that Ododo was “bounced” as “baseless” questioning why anyone would suppose or imagine {that a} chief government of a state can be walked out of the Senate.
Talking with DAILY POST, Fanwo mentioned Ododo “attended the screening of the INEC Chairman to lend his assist and solidarity because the INEC Chairman is from Kogi State”.
He added, “Right now, I used to be with him as he went to additionally give assist to the brand new Chief of Military Workers who was to be screened by the Senate. He met with some senators from the state and different stakeholders.”
The commissioner mentioned the governor left the Nationwide Meeting to submit the report of the Ekiti All Progressives Congress, APC, Governorship Main because the chairman of the committee that organized the first.
“So nobody walked him out of the Nationwide Meeting.
“Come to suppose of it, on what floor would anybody stroll him out of the Nationwide Meeting? Did he violate any rule? We have been there for over an hour and the brand new Chief of Military Workers arrived earlier than we left.
“The Nationwide Meeting is a accountable and revered establishment which has communication traces. Have you ever discovered from them whether or not something of such occurred?”
He famous that “some disgruntling politicians” try to “unfold falsehoods and baseless lies”.
