Okai, was picked up by DSS operatives in an eatery in Abuja and whisked to Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. For the 20 days he was away, no one could say for a fact why or who took him. But nearly every guess pointed to the strongman in Kogi, Governor Yahaya Bello whose style in leadership had been severely criticized by Okai and many other stakeholders from the state.
Other PDP leaders suffered a similar fate and some like Senator Dino Melaye, had to run NADECO routes to enter the state to exercise the right to vote. Remarkably, some close to the governor say that he is not as bad as his actions portray. Some allege that his foibles are purely a result of the poor capacity of his handlers.
However, when he met with Makinde, Ajimobi was quoted to have counselled the incoming governor to avoid praise singers, telling him to “avoid acrimony as it is better to focus on relationship.”
vanguardngr Not only Ajimobi even his brother, the Bauchi State governor is leaving the seat too because of non payment of salaries and his own is even worse than theirs