Emerging reports claim that there is a feud between Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi state and his deputy, Chief Edward Onoja.
Onoja was the chief of staff to Bello during the governor’s first term and was said to have wielded so much influence in the government.
The Herald gathered that Onoja was alleged to have held down stakeholders from the Kogi East senatorial district, where he hails from, from having direct access to Governor Bello during during the first term.
A leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state who spoke on condition of anonymity on the matter said: “No one from Kogi East could see the governor throughout the first term without Onoja’s directive and approval.”
He also alleged that even the governor’s kinsmen from Kogi Central were not spared the deputy governor’s excesses.
Earlier, The Herald reported that FCT Minister of State, Ramatu Aliyu, commended the emergence of Chief Edward Onoja, as Deputy Governor of Kogi State, following the impeachment of Simon Achuba by the State Assembly.
Aliyu made the commendation in a statement issued by her Special Assistant on Media, Mr Austine Elemue, on Sunday in Abuja.
She described the choice of Onoja as a perfect political combination for the state and the ruling All Progressives Party (APC) in the Nov. 16 governorship election.
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