{"id":173985,"date":"2025-08-13T11:55:19","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T10:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/yahaya-bello-sdp-reveals-gov-ododos-sin-in-kogi"},"modified":"2025-08-13T12:57:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T11:57:10","slug":"yahaya-bello-sdp-reveals-gov-ododos-sin-in-kogi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/yahaya-bello-sdp-reveals-gov-ododos-sin-in-kogi","title":{"rendered":"Yahaya Bello: SDP reveals Gov Ododo\u2019s \u2018sin\u2019 in Kogi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Publicity Secretary of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, in Kogi State, Isaiah Ijele, on Wednesday said the state Governor, Usman Ododo, \u201csinned\u201d by refusing to pay workers their wages.<\/p>\n<p>Ijele disclosed this on Arise Television\u2019s Morning Show, while noting that payment of salaries is not an achievement.<\/p>\n<p>He accused Ododo of teaming up with his godfather and former governor of the state, Yahaya Bello, to mismanage the state.<\/p>\n<p>Ijele said: \u201cI don\u2019t know if you believe that payment of salaries and wages \u2014 even the holy books say labourers are worthy of their wages, and it\u2019s a sin to withhold the wages of labourers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not an achievement but a compulsory commitment on the side of the government. They can\u2019t keep working if you are not paying them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI keep saying that what was Ododo\u2019s manifesto in line with his performance? During the election, we were seeing him campaigning alongside former governor GYB. How many times did you see him talking? He never granted any interview.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are talking about the dividends of democracy and doing what is right for democracy. What is an achievement in paying salaries? We are talking about infrastructural development and insecurity in the state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He accused Ododo of failure in fighting insecurity across Kogi State.<\/p>\n<p>Ijele insisted that the SDP has managed the affairs of the opposition in the state.<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cAre you aware that most vehicles can\u2019t even ply that road to the East as we are talking because of kidnapping?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSDP in Kogi State has judiciously managed the affairs of the state as an opposition party without being biased. When they perform, we applaud them, and when they don\u2019t perform, we speak to their face and say, \u2018Man, you are not doing well.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOdodo doesn\u2019t have a manifesto, so he can\u2019t even tell us what he has done, with the billions flowing into the state right now.\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. The Publicity Secretary of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, in Kogi State, Isaiah Ijele, on Wednesday said the state Governor, Usman Ododo, \u201csinned\u201d by refusing to pay workers their wages. Ijele disclosed this on Arise Television\u2019s Morning Show, while noting that payment of salaries is not an achievement. 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