Social media influencer, Reno Omokri has praised the embattled former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, for handing over to incumbent Governor Usman Ododo.
In his interview on the ‘Mic On Podcast’ programme hosted by Channels Tv’s journalist, Seun Okinbaloye, late Saturday. the previous aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan famous the importance of a governor “anointing” a loyal successor.
Omokri stated. “There’s one other facet of it that individuals want to have a look at, that’s loyalty. If you’re a Governor, regardless of how nicely you carry out; for those who had been concerned in selecting, choosing or anointing your successor, and then you definately fall out along with your successor, it says loads about your particular person.
“Now, I like Yahaya Bello, not for all of these issues they’re accusing him of. No! In truth, if potential it may be confirmed, I’ll condemn it.
“However I like Yahaya Bello for the truth that he’s been capable of anoint a successor who has develop into his protector. As a result of in politics, when you’ve got a successor who can’t develop into your protector, then that’s a catastrophe.”
“So when you’ve gotten a governor who is ready to maintain that loyalty in his successor, it’s an admirable high quality.
“However I’ll say to Yahaya Bello, ‘Look, Yahaya Bello, sufficient is sufficient. Give up your self to the EFCC,” he added.
Following the monetary crime allegation in opposition to the previous governor, incumbent Governor Ododo has additionally been within the limelight as he was stated to have been concerned in Bello’s escape from his Abuja residence when operatives of the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee got here to arrest him (Bello).
Bello’s travails owe to a theft allegation to the tune of N84 billion from the coffers of the state.
Regardless of the EFCC having obtained an arrest warrant for the previous governor, Bello was declared wished and his safety particulars together with a feminine police officer who was his aide-de-camp, had been all detained.
Nevertheless, no fewer than 120 civil society organisations have condemned what they described because the EFCC’s anti-democratic approaches to problems with regulation enforcement in opposition to Bello.
In addition they condemned the unjust utility of state energy by the Federal Authorities.
In his place, Omokri acknowledged that whereas he doesn’t assist Bello’s “crimes” if accused, the EFCC has the proper to arrest the previous governor.
“If Yahaya Bello is accused of any crime, I don’t assist him for prison behaviour and I feel that the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee are inside their rights to wish to invite him.
“And in the event that they they’ve a warrant of arrest to even arrest him. They’re inside their rights to try this,” the ex-presidential aide acknowledged.
Omokri famous that Bello’s emergence because the state governor underneath the platform of the All Progressives Congress was due to his youthfulness following the dying of late politician, Abubakar Audu, who died earlier than the announcement of the election outcomes.
He additional stated, “I don’t assume that in Kogi State, he did the perfect job. I feel that he might’ve carried out a significantly better job particularly when he was chosen by Basic Muhammadu Buhari after the then-candidate of the All Progressives Congress died.
“He was chosen particularly as a result of he’s a youth, and I don’t assume that he represented the youths to the perfect of his skill. I don’t assume that he’s the perfect function mannequin.”
