The Department of State Services (DSS) interrogated Ahmed Usman Ododo, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for governor of Kogi State, on Saturday (today).
According to news reports, Ododo was summoned to the DSS office for an inquiry into a petition filed against him by some members of the state’s opposition party.
The Kogi State Government’s spokesperson, Kingsley Fanwo, confirmed the event on his social media page, revealing that Ododo readily accepted an invitation from the DSS.
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The charges in the petition, however, were not revealed by Fanwo, who accompanied the APC governorship candidate to the DSS headquarters. He called the claims “frivolous and unfounded,” insisting that the APC governorship candidate honoured the invitation by DSS “to respect a constituted authority.”
Fanwo explained on his Facebook page that Ododo was drilled by a team of Operatives at the DSS for hours, “and he gave convincing explanations to the interrogators.”
He was thereafter allowed to go by the DSS operatives.
Fanwo’s Facebook post read: “The candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Alh. Ahmed Usman Ododo today honoured the invitation of the DSS to answer questions regarding a petition against him by some members of the opposition.
“The DSS invited him, and as a law-abiding citizen who is aspiring to lead the state, he honoured the invitation.
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The charges in the petition are frivolous and untrue, but it was the APC Governorship Candidate’s responsibility to respect a constituted authority such as the DSS.
“Alh. Ododo was drilled by a team of operatives at the DSS for hours, and he gave convincing explanations to the interrogators.
“We commend the professionalism of the DSS and pledge our cooperation to whatever measures taken, or that would be taken to ensure a peaceful Kogi and a peaceful poll in November 2023.
“We assure supporters of the APC GOVERNORSHIP candidate that he has since left the DSS Office to continue his consultations with Kogites ahead of the Guber poll. Our commitment to peace and tranquillity is ironcast. Every Kogite and every supporter of Alh. Ahmed Usman Ododo should endeavour to be peaceful in all their activities towards the election.”
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