Former Army General joins Kogi guber race

A retired army general, Major General Patrick Ademu Akpa (Rtd) has joined the race to the Lugard house in Kogi State
The retired army general from Kogi East said he is in the race following calls from his people to deliver them from bad leadership being perpetuated by the present administration.

According to a statement from his media office, the leaders of Kogi state young professional and other cultural bodies in the state made the call during the week.


The statement added that they called on the General to offer himself to contest for the governorship election of the state on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC.

General Akpa, who through his career was a commandant of NDA, corps commander of the prestigious Army engineers and held many directorate post at the army and defence headquarter including chief of army policy and planning and director of training and operation at defence headquarter.

Upon his retirement from military service after 35 year’s meritorious service, he undertook a study on mortgage in the United Kingdom, where he was trained on mortgage and properties development, which he is currently practicing in Abuja. Akpa is a member and Alumni of National institute of strategic studies, Jos and member of Nigeria Institute of Quantity Surveyor.