{"id":154551,"date":"2025-03-09T23:39:45","date_gmt":"2025-03-09T22:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/your-second-term-agenda-dead-on-arrival-ex-kogi-lawmaker-tells-gov-ododo"},"modified":"2025-03-25T18:37:55","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T17:37:55","slug":"your-second-term-agenda-dead-on-arrival-ex-kogi-lawmaker-tells-gov-ododo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/your-second-term-agenda-dead-on-arrival-ex-kogi-lawmaker-tells-gov-ododo","title":{"rendered":"Your second term agenda dead on arrival \u2013 Ex Kogi lawmaker tells Gov Ododo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A former lawmaker who represented Yagba West in the Kogi State House of Assembly, Hon. Abidemi Adebola, says Governor Usman Ododo\u2019s second-term agenda is dead on arrival.<\/p>\n<p>Adebola disclosed this on his Facebook page on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that they would not allow the ruling party to turn the state into a banana state.<\/p>\n<p>The former Yagba West lawmaker was reacting to a viral video in circulation, in which the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, was advocating for his successor\u2019s second term in office.<\/p>\n<p>His words: \u201cThe second-term agenda is dead on arrival. You people will not turn Kogi into a banana state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Nigerians have continued to react to the former lawmaker\u2019s comments.<\/p>\n<p>Lawrence Daodu, responding to the post on Facebook, said: \u201cMay God help us oooo. The election hasn\u2019t even come, and all these posts have already been shared.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another Facebook user, identified as Ibrahim John Onechojon, said: \u201cThank God it\u2019s coming from the Okun side.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On his part, Tinaji Onoruoiza Abdulaziz opined: \u201cBecause this one didn\u2019t return to the state assembly, that\u2019s what\u2019s still paining you, nothing else. Relax, our second term is non-negotiable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sunny King Adeyemi also commented: \u201cKogi State is not the exclusive domain of any particular family, tribe, or region. It is time to eliminate the detrimental elements within the system that are hindering the state\u2019s progress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. A former lawmaker who represented Yagba West in the Kogi State House of Assembly, Hon. Abidemi Adebola, says Governor Usman Ododo\u2019s second-term agenda is dead on arrival. Adebola disclosed this on his Facebook page on Sunday. 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