06/08/2023
Earlier in the week, the *Ebira Youths Alliance for Progress and Good Governance* led by their National Coordinator, *Musty Fresh* met with the Ebira Traditional rulers in the diaspora for collaborative synergy on Ododo/Joel's mandate. The National Coordinator, while thanking the traditional leaders for giving them the audience, also urged them to use their position of authority to help reach out to other Anebira in the diaspora to make sure Alh. Ododo Usman is elected to replace His Excellency, Alh. Yahaya Adoza Bello who he described as "Our Emancipator".
He took the Ebira Traditional leaders down memory lane on how the late Engr. Senator A.T Ahmed struggled to write our name in the political history of Kogi State but was pulled down by what he described as the 'enemy within' who later died with their 'bad belle' governorship ambition the moment the Distinguished Senator died. He asked, where are they today? Did you see any of them come for the governorship again before the coming of His Excellency, No!
He, therefore, praised His Excellency, Alh. Yahaya Bello for not wanting to be a local Champion politician who ordinarily would have wanted only him alone to be the Governor from Kogi Central by giving out this Golden opportunity to the Eastern or Western people of the state. I must say, he is the real true son of the soil.
The Ebira traditional leaders on their part, acknowledged that Ododo is their own and promised to do everything within their power to make sure he is elected to the Lugard House come November 2023