{"id":101389,"date":"2023-11-20T10:09:57","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T09:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/yaradua-wife-mother-knelt-before-obasanjo-omokri-on-kogi-gov-elect-ododo"},"modified":"2023-11-20T13:25:57","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T12:25:57","slug":"yaradua-wife-mother-knelt-before-obasanjo-omokri-on-kogi-gov-elect-ododo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/yaradua-wife-mother-knelt-before-obasanjo-omokri-on-kogi-gov-elect-ododo","title":{"rendered":"Yar\u2019Adua, wife, mother knelt before Obasanjo \u2013 Omokri on Kogi gov-elect, Ododo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Reno Omokri, a socio-political activist, has backed the decision of the Kogi State Governor-elect, Usman Ododo to kneel before his predecessor, Yahaya Bello, following his victory at the just-concluded governorship election in the state.<\/p>\n

Omokri pointed out that the late former President Musa Yar\u2019Adua, his wife, and mother knelt before ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo following his victory at the presidential election.<\/p>\n

To this end, Omokri said there was no big deal in Ododo\u2019s decision to kneel before Bello.<\/p>\n

Bello had insisted on Ododo as the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate, prior to the off-cycle election in Kogi State, despite agitations from party members.<\/p>\n

With Bello\u2019s backing, Ododo had won the governorship election, defeating Murtala Ajaka of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, and Dino Melaye of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.<\/p>\n

Ododo got tongues wagging after receiving the certificate of returns from the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, where he knelt down to present the certificate to Bello.<\/p>\n

Reacting, Omokri said Ododo\u2019s action showed he was well brought up.<\/p>\n

Posting on X, Omokri wrote: \u201cAfter Obasanjo almost single-handedly delivered Yar\u2019adua as President, Yar\u2019adua felt he was even too small to kneel to Obasanjo.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe brought his own mother and his wife, and they knelt to Obasanjo publicly. No big deal in Ododo kneeling to Bello.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a trait of a well-brought-up person. You give honour to whom it is due. If it is in Yoruba land, he will even prostrate flat. If you are walking by and a benevolent person breaks a palm kernel that you could not break by yourself, should you not be grateful?\u201d<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. Reno Omokri, a socio-political activist, has backed the decision of the Kogi State Governor-elect, Usman Ododo to kneel before his predecessor, Yahaya Bello, following his victory at the just-concluded governorship election in the state. 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