‘He’s obstructing fight against corruption’ — CSO asks Tinubu to call Ododo to order
The CSO frowned at the activities of the Africa Media Roundtable, a group it said is a pro-Yahaya Bello, the former governor of Kogi, which said Ododo “should be celebrated.”
The Vanguard for Credible Representation (VCR), a civil society organiation (CSO), says President Bola Tinubu and the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) should prevail on Usman Ododo, the governor of Kogi, to stop obstructing the fight against corruption.
In a statement issued in Abuja on Monday by Onche Ugbabe, VCR’s head of mission, the CSO frowned at the activities of the Africa Media Roundtable, a group it said is a pro-Yahaya Bello, the former governor of Kogi, which said Ododo “should be celebrated.”
“We restate our position and demand that the Presidency, Nigeria Governors’ Forum and the Progressive Governors’ Forum should wade in and save Nigeria from further embarrassment by calling Governor Ododo to order,” the statement reads.
“The so-called Roundtable even insulted our collective intelligence by touting that Governor Ododo should be celebrated! Celebrated for his obstructive roles? Celebrated for housing a man already declared wanted by the EFCC based on summons issued by the court of law?
“That Ododo be celebrated for shielding a man away from the arms of the law? For leading a show of bravado to the EFCC car park on September 18, 2024, in a flagrant display of what an executive governor should not be?
The CSO restated its earlier position that the protection given to the former governor of Kogi by his successor “undermines the renewed fight against corruption by the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, making the President and the country a laughingstock.”
“That is why we are calling on the President, the Nigeria’s Governors’ Forum and the Progressives Governors Forum to intervene and call Governor Ododo to order,” the group added.
“With the issuance of another court summons last week by another court, VCR urged Governor Ododo to accompany his predecessor to honour the court summons since the Media Roundtable said Ododo was helping EFCC” by accompanying former Governor Bello to the EFCC car park.”
