Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi state, has picked Edward Onoja, his chief of staff, as running mate for the November 16 governorship election.

An aide of the governor, who did not want to be quoted, disclosed this to TheCable.

The aide said the governor submitted Onoja’s name to the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) during his trip to Abuja earlier in the week.

“The chief of staff is the running mate of His Excellency in the forthcoming election. An official announcement would be made soon,” the governor’s aide said.

“Mr Onoja’s name was submitted to the national working committee of the party when His Excellency visited the party headquarters on Thursday.”

Onoja neither responded to calls nor text messages when TheCable tried reaching him on Sunday evening.

Kingsley Fanwo, spokesman of the governor, was evasive when TheCable contacted him.

“The party will confirm that at the appropriate time,” he said via text message.

An ally of Bello, Onoja is the most influential member of the governor’s cabinet. Their relationship predates the emergence of the governor in 2016.

Aged 49, the indigene of Emonyoku Ogugu in Olamaboro local government area of Kogi, is a Geologist.

He sought the ticket of the former All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) for a house of assembly seat in 2011.

He was the chief strategist of “Yahaya Bello Campaign Organization” in 2015 and the state director of the Kogi Youth Arise Group, which worked for the success of President Muhammadu Buhari, still in 2015.

www.thecable.ng/yahaya-bello-picks-edward-onoja-as-running

That name Onoja is Idoma name o, but what happened to his previous deputy?

Sai Buhari

this 4plus4 wont work

That had been the plan since time..And then promise the Igalas Edward will take over from GYB when his tenor ends.

not bad from yeye bello...wada will pick from okun...ebira/igala. vs igala/okun.. let the rigging begin!!

Chepos1:
That name Onoja is Idoma name o, but what happened to his previous deputy?

Onoja is also an Igala name

sherylbakky:
Onoja is also an Igala name

What's the meaning in Igala?

He will surely win..

Wow. Onoja's story is truly a perfect illustration of " from grass to grace"...

From COS to deputy

Lets go

Finally abandoned his present deputy..

Chepos1:

What's the meaning in Igala?

The king/head of d house

Niggaz be feeling like wolverine..

4+4= The suffering continues for kogites.

I'm still looking for a reason why a man would bleach his skin. Boli hand looking like tacha's elder brother.

Ok. It's about to go down

Na 5 fingers that one raised up

Onoja na wrong man, he is the one misleading yaya Bello.
Surprisingly two of them are below 50yrs

chloride6:


From COS to deputy

Lets go

Cos is more active in Nigeria politics

Bleaching deputy governor,see him hand. Birds of the same feather. May God deliver kogi state for this tsunami that is about befalling her.

He can't even do the 4+4 sign gan

DennisEche:
Onoja na wrong man, he is the one misleading yaya Bello

someone must mislead another

Chepos1:
That name Onoja is Idoma name o, but what happened to his previous deputy?

middle belt share name well well

sherylbakky:
The king/head of d house

That means its same thing o

Who's this guy naw? Calm down with this.
Will you put this on all thread on NL?

The looting go massive this time.Kogi state is completely finished

Chepos1:
What's the meaning in Igala?

ene oja meaning man of the people

Chepos1:
That name Onoja is Idoma name o, but what happened to his previous deputy?

Igalas bear it too.

Hdh

I saw it coming

One man's mistake is another man's game. Welcome Onoja.

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