By Abah Benjamin Eneojoh
Lokoja – The Deputy Governor of Kogi State, Comrade Joel Salifu, has said that politics based on tribal sentiment will not help the state to move forward.
Salifu stated this on Monday in Lokoja while hosting members of the Kogi State Chapter of the City Boy Movement on behalf of the Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo.
He stressed that Kogi State is one united and indivisible state that must not be divided for personal or selfish interests.
The Deputy Governor said government is focused on the “Kogi Agenda” and not ethnic politics.
He urged members of the group to go back to their communities and tell the people that Kogi State supports President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo ahead of the 2027 general and governorship elections.
He added that “there is no vacancy in Aso Rock and Lugard House.”
Salifu expressed confidence in the group, noting that it has members from all the twenty-one local government areas of the state.
He described the Movement as sincere and worthy of government support.
The Deputy Governor also praised the founder of the group, Barrister Seyi Tinubu, describing him as a worthy son of his father.
He assured them that he would inform the Governor about their visit and discussions for necessary support.
Earlier, the State Director-General of the group, Hon. Mark Ogah Okpanachi, explained that the City Boy Movement is a youth-driven political group formed originally to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
He said the group has members across wards and polling units in Kogi State.
According to him, the Movement is ready to work for the re-election of the President and the Governor in 2027, and that they visited the Deputy governor to seek his guidance and support.
(vitalnewsngr.com)
