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CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE TO HIS EXCELLENCY, GOVERNOR YAHAYA ADOZA BELLO ON HIS VICTORY AT THE SUPREME COURT The people of Okehi LGA under the umbrella of Okehi Reawakening Leadership Forum (ORALF) writes to  congratulate His Excellency, Governor Yahaya Adoza Bello on the affirmation of the electoral victory at the Supreme Court.  We consider this victory a divine attestation of the peoples' will which should reinforce this administration's determination to further strengthen our bond of brotherhood across all ethnic, political and social groups in the state. We urge the government to extend an olive branch to all parties and work harmoniously to rejuvenate the fortunes of the State for the greater good of Kogi State citizens. We also wish to request the government of GYB to show more presence and commitment to developing the state's educational facilities, roads, primary health centres and provision of potable water facilities in Okehi LGA. Once again, we congratu...

EBIRA YOUTH ELITES ORGANIZATION OF NIGERIA (EYEN) CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE TO HIS EXCELLENCY, GOVERNOR YAHAYA BELLO AND HIS NEW DIRECTION TEAM ON THE VICTORY AT THE SUPREME COURT Date: 31st August, 2020. We write to congratulate His Excellency, Governor Yahaya Adoza Bello on the affirmation of your electoral victory by the Supreme Court.  This victory has further proven your acceptance by  the good people of the state, and an opportunity to fulfill the promises made to them.  There is no doubt that the legal tussles from the tribunal through to the Apex Court may have been a distraction since the inception of this tenure, hence our hope that you begin to do more as you have promised the people of Kogi State.  There is so much more to be done, and we assure you of our unreserved support in development and objective appraisal of your  government.  We also urge you and your New Direction team to do us the honour of extending the olive branch to all c...

The Executive Chairman , Kogi State Security Trust Fund, felicitates with His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Kogi State, Alh. Yahaya Bello, over his awesome and well deserved Supreme Court Victory. Hon  .  Abdulmalik   Teina   Samari  , described the Judgement as an affirmation of thousands of votes the good people of Kogi State, willingly and massively cast for Gov.Yahaya Bello during the November 16th 2019 Governorship Election which was occasioned for the purpose of consolidating his masses oriented New Direction Administration in the State. The   Executive   Chairman  who also used the occasion to eulogise the unprecedented landmark achievement of the Governor on his assents to two elephant bills; the establishment of Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara and Reference Central Hospital, Okene, maintained that Gov. Bello had proved beyond reasonable doubt that he is indeed the Political Messiah that Kogi peop...

Ebira Youth Congress (EYC) is impressed by the supreme court final verdict reaffirming Governor Yahaya Bello's poll victory. The litigation as reviewed from the start till end accentuates the people's voice and that of the impartial and independent judiciary. Hence, the hope of the common man in our legal climate is indeed revitalized by the judgement.  The Congress is optimistic of the administration's focus and heightened commitment to her blueprints, on which distractions must have been mischievously calculated by the litigation that has now finally thinned out.  His Excellency, Governor Yahaya Bello, the Ohinoyi and the good people of Ebira land and that of Kogi state in general own this victory. Verily, the golden voice of the progressive Kogi masses has been further enlivened altogether.  It is our strong wish that almighty God, Who is the custodian of authority, continue to bless and prosper Kogi state by this divine institution of Governor Bello's le...

As the Supreme Court upholds the victory of Gov. Yahaya Bello as the duly elected Governor of Kogi State, the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Security Matters in charge of Okene Local Government, Engr. Abdulrazaq Muhammad heartily congratulates the Executive Governor of Kogi State, His Excellency, Alh. Yahaya Bello, his Deputy, Chief Edward Onoja, All Progressive Congress (APC), the government and people of Kogi State over the Supreme Court victory.  Hon. Abdulrazaq in a statement expresses happiness on the unanimous decisions of the Apex Court and appreciate the courage and tenacity of the judges to uphold the decisions of the lower courts and further strengthen our fate in judiciary as truly the temple of justice.  The Governor Security Officer in charge of Okene Local Government also thank the people of the Council for their support before, during and after the governorship election assuring them that their efforts will surely be rewarded.

From Leadership.ng Dr Sanusi Ohiare, Executive Director of Rural Electrification Fund (REF) has congratulated Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, on his victory at the Supreme Court. The apex court of the land had on Monday 31st August, 2020 affirmed the victory of Governor Yahaya Bello and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the November 2019 Gubernatorial elections in Kogi. Reacting to the Supreme Court judgment, Dr. Ohiare congratulated the Governor, saying the ruling truly reflects the will of the people which is the Will of God, and posits that the judgement brings to an end all tussles for the governorship and allows the governor to focus on delivering on his vision and promises for the good people of Kogi State. He solicits the support of all well-meaning kogites to rally round the governor in his quest to develop the state regardless of political affiliations, tribe or faith.   “The Governor’s victory at the Supreme Court is the true will of the people ...

By Ismail M. Kabir Proudly Anebira Forum, a virtual congregation of members of various notable groups across Ebiraland has congratulated Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello on his victory at the supreme court. The group administrators described the judgement as the "End of Distraction" following months of litigation that trailed the November 2019 Kogi governorship election where the incumbent Gov. Yahaya Bello of All People's Congress (APC) won with a landslide victory that returned him for a second term as the 4th executive governor of Kogi State. Mr. Musa Wada of People's Democratic Party (PDP), Barr. Natasha Akpoti of Social Democratic Party (SDP) and a few other candidates have challenged the outcome at the election tribunal through the Appellate court and had their cases dismissed till the final judgement held today in Abuja where the apex court affirmed the victory of Yahaya Bello as the duly elected Governor of Kogi State.  In his congratulator...

The Honourable Commissioner for Works and Housing Engr. Dr. Abubakar Ohere has Congratulate the Executive Governor of Kogi state Alh. Yahaya Adoza Bello. In his statement, "Engr. Ohere described the apex court ruling as an affirmation of the people’s will as expressed through their votes in the November 16th  2019 Governorship election in the state." The Honourable Commissioner noted that lovers of democracy must commend the resilience of the judiciary in deepening the country’s democracy through its sound judgments. With this judgement, it is my hope that the verdict has put to an end the needless bickering, distractions and provocation that greeted the 2019 General election. The Supreme Court ruling is a confirmation both of the perfect will of God and of the irrefutable choice of the people of Kogi state. It also reinforces the confidence our people have in the judiciary. This is a good development for the advancement of democracy in Nigeria as it goes a long w...

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KOGI STATE GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA  KOGI AT 29: CHANELLING OUR RIVERS OF HOPE INTO A MIGHTY CONFLUENCE OF OPPORTUNITIES BEING THE TEXT OF A MESSAGE BY HIS EXCELLENCY, GOVERNOR YAHAYA BELLO TO THE GREAT PEOPLE OF KOGI STATE TO COMMEMORATE THE 29TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CREATION OF KOGI STATE On August 27, 1991, the old Kwara and Benue States gave birth to present day Kogi State, Nigeria. It was a golden child born at the intersection of the North, South, East and West of Nigeria to be a beacon of hope, both to her diverse peoples and to the millions of Nigerians who transit through her as they criss-cross the nation.  The newborn was endowed from birth with a sufficient wealth of natural and human resources to fulfill her glorious destiny. The richest highlands and lowlands, rivers and rocks, forests and farmsteads, mountains and monuments in the country were found in it. Our homeland was literally a royal coronet made of precious metals and encrusted with gemstones of a...

The National Coordinator of Procurement Observation and Advocacy Initiative, PRADIN, Mr. Mohammed Bougei Attah has identified capacity gap in the application of procurement management system in Nigeria as a major factor responsible for the poor procurement performances in Ministries, Departments and Agencies of the federal government.   Speaking yesterday in Benin, Edo State, as consultant to the African Network for Economic and Environmental Justice, ANNEJ, at a two-day workshop for civil society organisations, CSOs and journalist from the state on Procurement Monitoring, Observation and Reporting, Attah informed the participants that the high level of procurement frauds, which accounts for about 70 per cent of total corruption cases in the sector is traceable to use of non-qualified personnel to administer procurement processes.   A participant at the workshop, Mr. Victor Victor Emejuiwe of Centre for Social and Economic Justice, CENSOJ, Abuja collaborated th...

 By Ismail M. Kabir The member representing Okene 1 Constituency at the Kogi House of Assembly, Hon. Lawi A.T Ahmed has moved a motion of urgent public importance to forestall the incessant encroachment of public school land in Kogi central senatorial district. This was sequel to recent viral reports of illegal activities of some desperate land grabbers acquiring school lands for private use under the guise of clannish ownership.  The motion titled "Motion Of Urgent Public Importance Calling On Kogi State Government To Halt The Encroachment On Public Schools Land In Okene I Constituency And Kogi Central At Large" was taken in the hallowed chambers of the house on Tuesday with some of the prayers urging the executive arm of the state to mandate the Commissioner for Education and the DG, Bureau of lands to conduct an on-the-spot assessment of the affected schools to draw a resolution on the matter. Other prayers contained in the motion include a call for urgent halt to all ong...

By Ismail M. Kabir To curb the rising spate of encroachment on public school lands in Kogi Central Senatorial district, an advocacy group, Proudly Anebira Forum has called for government's intervention to forestall the anomaly. In a renewed advocacy to save public schools in Ebiraland from extinction, the group berated the senseless encroachment and acquisition of lands within and around public primary and secondary schools across the community. It is believed that school lands are being sold to desperate people by jobless youth under the pretext of clannish ownership, a development that has reduced most schools to residential areas. In their recent deliberation, the group recalled with regret the past efforts of Ebira People's Association (EPA) when it engaged the state government on the need to end the incessant encroachment of school land. Available reports indicate that Governor Yahaya Bello's administration has made inroad into the ugly development where a ...