Kogi gov Bello, in German hospital for eye surgery

Contrary to the claims by the Kogi State Government that Governor Yahaya Bello is healthy, investigations revealed that he has been admitted into a hospital in Germany for eye surgery.

The PUNCH learnt that the governor was in Dubai en route to Germany for the operation, which is expected to correct an eye ailment that had been troubling him for sometime.

Bello, who won the December 6, 2015, by-election in the state, was sworn in on Wednesday, January 27, 2016 without a deputy, the first of such development in the country.

The nature of the eye problem could not be ascertained on Monday, but a senior official in the state confirmed to Punch correspondent on condition of anonymity that Bello travelled with some close aides and officials for the surgery.

Punch, November 20, 2017

 

 

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