BY CLAIRE MOM


Yahaya Bello, former governor of Kogi, handed over the mantle of leadership to Usman Ododo on Saturday — and some grammatical errors to boot.

Ododo was sworn in after taking the oath of office at the inauguration ceremony in Lokoja, the state capital.

As is expected in a democratic setting, outgoing governors are expected to issue a handover note to their successors to ensure a smooth and uncontentious transition of power.

Although Bello fulfilled the requirements, his grammatical constructions fell short of being smooth.

In the handover note he posted on his X account, errors such as the misspelling of “tenure” and “constitutional” stood out.

“I, Yahaya Bello CON, the Executive Governor of Kogi State, hereby handover the Governance and Administration of Kogi State to you, Alh Ahmad Usman Ododo, after the Successful Completion of my Constitution 2nd Tenor in office, Today the 27th Day of January 2024,” the certificate reads.


“CONGRATULATIONS!!!”

“It is settled,” Bello captioned the post.


SPOT THE ERROR

To win the Kogi governorship election, Ododo polled 446, 237 votes to defeat Murtala Ajaka of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) who placed second with 259,052 votes.

Dino Melaye, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was in third position with 46,362 votes.

https://www.thecable.ng/extra-yahaya-bello-misspells-tenure-as-tenor-in-handover-note-to-ododo/amp

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English does matter in Nigeria politics, I thought Tinubu will lose the election when he said "a egg per day " in his speech.