President Bola Tinubu on Thursday at the Presidential Villa presented the APC flag to the governorship candidate of the party in Kogi Ahmed Ododo.
Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello led a delegation of campaign council leaders and party stalwarts to the flag presentation event at the villa.
The director general of the council and minister of steel development, Prince Shuaibu Audu, and the state party chairman, Abdullahi Bello, were among the top party leaders who witnessed the presentation.
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National chairman of the party Abdullahi Ganduje also graced the occasion.
Tinubu hailed Bello for making the party a formidable force in Kogi State, expressing optimism that Kogi State would remain in the APC fold by winning the governorship election slated for November 11, 2023. He charged party leaders to continue to work hard to give the party a resounding victory.
Ododo thanked Tinubu for throwing his weight behind him, assuring that he would ensure peaceful conduct before, during and after the election.