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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 all kinds.

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 the above

 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

TEXT OF WORLD PRESS CONFERENCE ADDRESSED BY COMRADE BABA ABDULRAZAK, THE PRESIDENT-GENERAL (OUT-GOING), EBIRA YOUTH CONGRESS (EYC) AT UTENYI/OHUNENE, EGANYI DISTRICT, AJAOKUTA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, KOGI STATE ON TUESDAY, 23rd JUNE, 2020. Gentlemen of the press, Distinguished members and followers of the Congress, Ladies and gentlemen. We, the leadership of the youths of Ebira, under the aegis of Ebira Youth Congress (EYC), the apex socio-cultural organization of the youths of Ebira ethnic nationality both at home and in diaspora, have critically reviewed recent developments in Kogi state and deemed apt to call this press briefing to bring to your knowledge and indeed, that of the whole world, the mindless and relentless efforts by our neighbours at the eastern flank of Kogi state, the Igalas, to rob us of our God-given lands and other resources through judicial “abracadabra”! This conference is in furtherance of our efforts aimed at averting ethnic conflicts being orchestr