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The University of Jos alumni association has endorsed Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi, for the seat of the presidency in the 2023 general election.

Nuhu Johnson, national president, University of Jos alumni association, stated this during a reception dinner in honour of Muhammed Onogwu, chief press secretary to Kogi state governor, on Saturday.

Although the governor has not officially declared his intention to contest in the 2023 election, he had said “all Nigerians are asking me to run for president”.

Describing the governor as a “wind of welcome change”, Johnson said Bello has carved a good image for himself as a politician who believes in selfless service to humanity.

He commended the governor for his efforts on infrastructural development, adding that Bello has excelled at securing the lives and properties of people within and outside the state.

“As a nationalist, governor Yahaya Bello has taken a lead role in his belief in a one, united indivisible Nigeria, and often because of his good reputation as a man who is honest and dependable, he has waded into a certain lingering crisis which had the tendency to plunge our edgy nation into mayhem,” he said.

Responding, Yahaya Bello, who was represented by Folashade Ayoade, secretary to the government of Kogi, commended the alumni for projecting peace in the state.

The alumni association also presented an award of excellence to the Kogi governor.

Nuhu Johnson, president of UNIJOS alumni association, presenting a award of excellence to Yahaya Bello, represented by Folashade Ayoade, secretary to the Kogi state government.