Images of Ebiraland

Reposted from TotalPolitics.com Former Director General, National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) Dr. Tom Adaba is one man who thinks the media hyped the refusal of James Faleke to be a deputy to Yahaya Bello. In an interview withGENA LUBEM in Lokoja, the media guru believes there will be a way out of the situation. He also accused immediate past governor, Capt. Idris Wada of marginalizing some parts of the state in a blatant manner. Excerpts: A new government has been inaugurated in Kogi state. As an elder How do you feel about this development? It is something to thank and praise God about. It is the beginning of a new dawn. It is our very firm belief that what we have crave for right from the beginning; that we should peacefully transit from one zone to another which never materialized has come to pass by the act of God. It is something that is new. Not only that, we have a digitally savvy person come in as governor of the state. He has ideas. I have had series of conversations...

Edward Onoja David was the chief strategist in the Yahaya Bello gubernatorial campaign. He is also the Secretary to the transition committee charged with the responsibility of ensuring a smooth transition in Kogi state. In this interview with GENA LUBEM in Lokoja, he speaks of the determination of Governor YAHAYA Bello to run a people oriented government when sworn-in amongst other issues. Excerpts:   What exactly is the mandate of this committee? Our core mandate includes interfacing with the outgoing government in order to have a smooth take off of administration for the incoming government. We are also to ascertain the assets liability obligations, statements contracts by the outgoing government and report appropriately to the governor-elect. Equally, we are to recommend as appropriate measures that will aid the incoming governor to ensure good governance that will impact meaningfully on the lives of majority of citizens of Kogi state. We are to also suggest ways and activiti...

By Sani Tukur and Jaafar (Premium Times ). By the time he is sworn into office January 2016, Yahaya Bello, at 42, would be the youngest governor in Nigeria. He says his emergence as governor is an opportunity for the youth to prove that they can provide purposeful leadership, better than what the country experienced in previous years. Mr. Bello said an average Kogi and Nigerian youth would be proud after his four years as governor. PREMIUM TIMES’ Sani Tukur and Jaafar Jaafar cornered Mr. Bello recently in Abuja for a short interview. He speaks about his plans for the state, corruption, and his deputy governor-elect, James Faleke. PT: Shortly after your victory was announced, you said that your party, the APC, and yourself, would embark on a kind of reconciliation with all aggrieved parties. How far has that gone? Bello: Thank you very much. Like you rightly said reconciliatory moves were made by both the national headquarters of our party, at the state level and at my own end...

Yahaya Bello aka Fairplus, APC Governorship Aspirant, Kogi State interviewed  by AIT.........Grab your popcorn and Enjoy your reading...... The popular Kogi governorship aspirant, Yahaya Bello “Fairplus” has this time in an exclusive with Uju Eye of the A.I.T., relayed a lot about his plans to rebuild Kogi state.

INTERVIEW (Daily Trust) By Hamisu Muhammad A consortium of Henan Taihang Quanli Heavy Industry and Total Steel Nigeria recently renew efforts to restart the Ajaokuta Steel Plant. Last month the group visited the plant site, at Ajaokuta LG, Kogi state and some government officials in Abuja. After the visit, the leader of the group Mr Huang Quanli shared his experience with Daily Trust's Hamisu Muhammad and unveiled some of the plans they have for the abandoned steel plant if given the opportunity. May we know a little background of your Group? Our group of companies specialises in metallurgical plant building and management. We are very well connected at a very high level to the Chinese government and also have the financial sources and technical capability in China which we hope to tap from in order to restart Ajaokuta Steel Plant if given the chance. We already have the requisite international projects and investments experience as we are currently handling similar projects in...

Mercy with a shaven head Update: Feb 13th, 2011 Star actress, Mercy Johnson Ozioma a.k.a. Mercy Johnson, speaks about her life, the movie industry and other issues Q: You have played different roles in the Nigerian movie industry to the extent that your fans dont know the kind of person you are. How will you describe yourself? A: I am like the girl next door. Most people know me as Mercy Johnson but did not bother to find out about the Ozioma aspect of me. Mercy Johnson Ozioma are my real names and Ozioma in my dialect (Kogi State) means a girl with good luck. The fourth child in a family of seven, I was born about 26 years ago to an ex-military officer. I left my mother at the age of two to live with my father who was constantly being transferred from one station to another as a military man. I am proud of my dad because he taught me all I needed to know about crossing the bridge from being a child to an adult. Q: Was acting part of your childhood ambition? A: After my se...

I understand that the Kogi East felt their population is too large for just one senatorial district or carrying excess luggage, therefore they intend to shed the weight. They intend to do that by taking some of their LGAs to add to the central district. I don’t know if they have cared to see the constitutional rationality and ethnic sovereignty behind the arrangement. That in every state there is always the three senatorial districts. Kano State with about 40 LGAs has three senatorial districts. If Kogi East are said to be 1.4 million people, Kogi Central with 928,000 people and Kogi West is 906,000, if they now wish to add Dekina and Bassa LGAs to the central, that now gives the central 1.329m people with the East left with 1.078m. To start with this, is there any justification? Is there any justice in what they wish to do? In doing this, it clearly shows that there are ulterior motive behind it. Now, you have increased central and have decreased your own, to the extent that Kogi East...

Kogi State Commissioner for Information, Dr. Tom Ohikere, in this interview with Yekini Jimoh, speaks on issues that affect the state. Excerpts: YOU are from Central Senatorial district of Kogi State and there is this crisis in Ebiraland that has been lingering for long, what do you think has been responsible for this endless crisis? The problem in Ebiraland comes from accumulated grievances of the past. The cause of the crises can also be traced to errors in marriages, traditions, culture, economic prospect and leadership of the land. For us to be able to eradicate these problems, we may need to take a look into the past and compare it with the present so that we would be able to proffer a lasting solution to the problems in Ebira politics. Recently, the state governor, Dr. Ibrahim Idris, set up a committee to look into the possibility of addressing these setbacks, how far has the committee gone with its term of reference? The committee has completed its assignment and the white paper...

The battle for supremacy in Kogi state by the major ethnic communities; Igalla, Ebira and Okuns have taken a dramatic turn as supporters of Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) and Action Congress (AC) continue to unleash terror on one another in Okene and Ayignba. In this interview with Ismail M. Kabir, Barrister Abdul Mumuni Yakub Usman, a legal practioner, speaks on Ebira political naivety and other sundry issues. Excerpts: Can we meet you? My name is Barrister Abdul Mumuni Yakubu Usman, a legal practitioner, an Ebira man from Kogi central, Nigeria. Legally, who will you describe as an Ebira man? An Ebira man is anybody that hails from kogi central, whether from Okene, Okehi, Adavi and Ajaokuta local Government areas. We understand you are not a politician, but can you tell us about Ebiras, politically? It is very unfortunate that politics in my own state is not what politics is meant to be. In Kogi state, we play politics of mischief and hooliganism. Politics where few money-bags hijack...

Written by Abdullahi Yahaya Bello Saturday, 09 February 2008 Senator Mohammed Ohiare was the gubernatorial candidate of the Action Congress in the disputed 2007 election. In this interview, he says his chance in the rescheduled governorship polls in March is very bright. Weekly Trust: What is your reaction to the Court of Appeal on the Kogi governorship election? Senator Mohammed Ohiare: It is a landmark judgement. It shows that our judiciary is very much alive to their responsibilities and we are very much proud of them. WT: Are you going to stand for election again? Ohiare: Of course, I have the mandate of my people. They have not told me that they have withdrawn their mandate. I am going to contest and I have the full backing of my party. WT: Prior to this judgement, there was rumour that you have joined forces with the ANPP candidate, Abubakar Audu. How true is this? Ohiare: Discussion is still going on and in politics you can never predict anything. Anything can happen. WT: There ...

Mrs. Sheefau Badams is the wife of Kogi State Commissioner for Environment and Physical planning and the immediate past Chairman of Adavi Local Government, Alhaji Abdul Rahman Badamasuiy. Born on 30th of March 1974 in Okene to the Family of Alhaji Salihu Momoh and Late Mrs. Zainab Salihu, Mrs. Sheefau Badamsuiy obtained her primary and post primary education in Okene before she went to pursue a career as a nursing student at the Kogi state School of Nursing, Obangede. Married at the age of 19, Mrs. Sheefau, now 33, did her internship at the Psychiatric Hospital, Usielu/Benin, Edo State and became a registered Nurse with Adavi local Government of Kogi state. She worked with the Federal College of Education, Okene and Okene General Hospital where her extraordinary attention and care for the patients under critical conditions won her a reputation and strong admiration from many. Upon her husband’s entry into active politics, she became a full housewife to fulfil the rising need for her su...