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Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello on Friday ordered the dissolution of government boards and parastatals. The governor who issued the directive through his Chief of Staff, Mr. Edward Onoja, ordered all political appointees, members of boards and parastatals to handover to the immediate most senior officers in their offices with immediate effect in their respective offices. This he said has become imperative to enable the new government commence the restructuring of the boards and parastatals where necessary, as well as take stock of the state of the boards with a view to commence the process of repositioning them through new hands for efficiency and service to the people. The directive however does not affect three statutory boards and the state Accountant General. The boards not affected are: Judicial Service Commission, Civil Service Commission and the, State Independent Electoral Commission.

CALL FOR EBIRA SUMMIT: ANEBIRA(KOGI CENTRAL) BEFORE WE LOOSE IT ALL IN THE EUPHORIA OF CELEBRATIONS . Let me start by congratulating the good but traumatised people of Kogi State and especially the other two zones(Central and West) whose dream has just been approved by God, on the swearing in and inauguration of Alh. Yahaya Bello and a new govt. I pray that God gives this young man, sound health and the wisdom to drive d process of governance in what has come to be described as a mini Nigeria, Kogi state. History has shown from almost all facets of life that "those who fail to plan, only plan to fail". Successive regimes in the state fail to achieve so much because they were ushered in without plans, most of this leaders were drafted into d race and they hv no clear cut vision, no wonder their score card was not only below average but abysmal. I believe that as a citizen and a student of Leadership, I owe it as a responsibility to contribute however little to the developme

By Ismail M. Kabir  When the General Ibrahim Babangida administration created Kogi State in 1991, it was greeted with wild jubilation. That auspicious period promised a new dawn to the people that would later be regarded as Kogites. A new dawn ordinarily brings with it new hopes, better opportunities and improved standard of living. But more than two decades later, and in contrast with the high expectations, an unprecedented level of retrogression dawned on the people of the state. However, this piece is not another shot at reminding the people of the undue relegation of a supposed progressive state to the abyss of history by its successive clueless leadership, rather, it is borne out of the need to appreciate the selfless efforts of a committed few that not only identified with the dogged struggle to liberate Kogi state, but also defied the raging storm by staying true to their belief in the man Yahaya Adoza Bello with the resolve to succeed in the daunting battle against all odds.

Reposted from Kogireports.com A Lagos-based Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Kemi Pinheiro, SAN, has said that the absence of a deputy during Wednesday’s inauguration of Alhaji Yahaya Bello as the governor of Kogi State did not affect the validity of Bello’s inauguration at all. Pinheiro, who was reacting to the situation in a telephone interview said the fact that Bello did not contest the election in the first place revealed the lacuna in the constitution. According to him, the absence of a deputy has not affected the validity of the inauguration at all. But constitutional lawyer, James Ezike thought otherwise, describing the action as an aberration and demonstration of an end to an era. To the lawyer, there is nothing about the present government that is constitutional. Source, click here

By Muhammed Bougei Atta In what appeared like a friendly virtual chat five years ago on ways to proffer solution to the perennial and communal challenges confronting the Ebira people of Kogi State, Proudly Anebira, PA as its fondly called has transformed from a mere chat room among friends to a mega of like minds, incorporating varying personalities such as intellectuals, opinion leaders, political office holders, professionals, groups and associations within and in the Diaspora. Founded on the foundation of love and development, Abubakar Imam alias Mayor, originated the dream. Today, PA hosts an average of a hundred community leaders of Ebira descents bringing in unprecedented voluntary actions of development to the people and the area. Indeed, PA is witnessing its five year of transformation from good to better. Committed to a new regime of developing a culture of responsibility, PA recently adopted a structure of guiding rules and regulations, administered by a 10-member think -t

Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has ordered the immediate reinstatement of all Local Government Chairmen that were relieved of their positions, in the twilight of the administration of immediate-past Governor Idris Wada. Recall that on Tuesday, November 24, ex-governor Wada had removed 15 chairmen of local governments from office for defecting to the then opposition All Progressives Congress (APC). But in a directive through the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Mr. Edward David Onoja, on Friday, Governor Bello stated that he is committed to his contract with the people of Kogi State to promote the rule of law and ensure that no one is oppressed based on political beliefs or any other reason whatsoever. Bello directed that in situations where Vice Chairmen are acting in the capacity of the affected Chairmen, the former are to revert to their original positions. Governor Bello expects the normalization to be carried out without rancour, regardless of political differences. According to th

Senator Nurudeen Abatemi-Usman has stressed the need for the entire people of Kogi State to cooperate with the new government in the state under the leadership of Alhaji Yahaya Bello of All Progressives Congress, APC. According to Abatemi-Usman, who was on the entourage of the National Chairman of APC, John Odigie Oyegun to Bello’s inauguration in Lokoja on Wednesday, it is only with the total support of the people that the new governor can achieve whatever plans he has to transform the state. Speaking through his Special Assistant on media and publicity, Michael Jegede, in a statement, the Senator said: “I rejoice with the entire people of Kogi State as we begin a new era with the inauguration of Alhaji Yahaya Bello of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the fourth Executive Governor of the state. There is need for us to show him support and align ourselves with the new government to effectively tackle the numerous challenges and problems facing the state at the moment. We must u