BREAKING: DSS Invites APC Governorship Candidate in Kogi, Details Emerge

• Some members of the opposition have written a petition to the DSS against the APC governorship candidate, Ahmed Usman Ododo
• The DSS invited Ododo for questioning based on the allegations contained in the petition from the opposition
• The APC candidate honoured the DSS invitation for questioning on Saturday, July 29 and was interrogated for hours

Lokoja, Kogi state - The Department of State Services (DSS) has invited the Kogi state governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Ahmed Usman Ododo, for questioning following a petition against him by some members of the opposition.

The Kogi State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Femi Fanwo disclosed his via his Twitter handle, @KingsleyFanwo, on Saturday, July 29.

Fanwo stated that Ododo honoured the DSS invitation as a law abiding citizen who is aspiring to lead Kogi state.

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He explained that the APC candidate was drilled by a team of Dss Operatives at the DSS for hours.

"The allegations contained in the petition are frivolous and unfounded, but it was incumbent on the APC Governorship Candidate to respect a constituted authority such as the DSS.

"Alh. Ododo was drilled by a team of Operatives at the DSS for hours and he gave convincing explanations to the interrogators."

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng had reported that the Independent National Electoral Commissioner (INEC) on Tuesday, June 6, released the final list of candidates for the November 11 governorship elections in Kogi, Bayelsa, and Imo states.

INEC national commissioner and chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, made this known in a statement released on Tuesday.

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Winner Finally Emerges in APC Governorship Primary in Kogi State

Ahmed Usman Ododo, the former Local Government Auditor-General in Kogi state, has emerged as the gubernatorial candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the upcoming November governorship election.

The APC primary election was conducted through direct voting in all wards across the state on Friday, April 14.

Source: Legit.ng