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If His Excellency Will Listen… (2) by Michael Oluwashina

I must use this medium to first and foremost congratulate his excellency Alh. Yahaya Bello of his victory despite all hurdles surrounding the last gubernatorial election in Kogi state as it is written in the holy book that power belongs to God and he bestow on who he deem fit.

I must commend his excellency for his first decision by reinstating the sacked LG chairmen in Kogi state following a judgement of the court of appeal ordering the reinstatement, its a good development for the nations rule of law in a sane Democratic settings.

Considering the state of disrepair some public institutions in Kogi state have been from time past urgent attention and reformation is needed before the total collapse of the key governmental institution, and in carrying out this tedious task all hand must be on deck.

In my last article I pointed out areas in which Kogi state has been relegated development wise due to the mismanagement of the previous administration.

Kogi state is blessed with so many natural endowment but has nothing to show for it in terms of infrastructural development, payment of salaries, good road network and education. This and many more I strongly believed needs to be addressed urgently. In addressing this decay I have drafted a lot of solutions in which will help his excellency scored card in his first 100days in office and also policy that will boost the Internally Generated Revenue [I.G.R] of this beloved state. As a Kogite I am of the opinion that everyone is a stakeholder and we must all work tirelessly irrespective of our political affiliations to make this state great.

– Michael Oluwashina
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