2027: Ex-Kogi Speaker Backs Ododo’s Re-election, Rejects Rotation Argument

Former Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Umar Ahmed Imam, has declared support for Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo’s re-election bid in November 2027, insisting that the agitation for power rotation should not deny the incumbent the opportunity to serve a constitutionally permitted second term.
Imam, who is also the All Progressives Congress (APC) leader in Lokoja Local Government Area, stated this on Saturday at a press conference held at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Press Centre in Lokoja.
He acknowledged that power rotation among Kogi Central, Kogi East and Kogi West remained a legitimate demand for equity, fairness and peaceful coexistence, but argued that...