By Paul Dada
Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State has revealed why he can never betray his immediate predecessor, Yahaya Bello.
Ododo said Bello was like a father to him and he was the one that God used to elevate him.
The Kogi helmsman said this on Friday after a courtesy visit to Abdullahi Ganduje, the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and members of the national working committee (NWC) at the party’s headquarters in Abuja.
“Any river that forgets its source will soon dry up. My boss, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, is like a father to me. I was not born with a silver spoon.”
“Where he picked me from and how God used him to elevate me remain fresh in my memory. I will never forget where I came from.
“I will not and cannot betray him. When you see a child angry with his father, such a child is no longer truly one. I’m not that kind of person,” he said.
Adding, Ododo said, “If he gets angry with me as a father, please, if you observe or you get a feel that my boss is angry with me, just go and plead with him on my behalf. But as far as I’m concerned, he’s a leader. I can never, and will never betray him.”
