The legacy groups that worked for the successful electoral triumph of Captain Idris Ichalla Wada in the 2011 governorship election in Kogi State were brought together under the umbrella of Kogi Transformation Network (KOTRAN) yesterday in Lokoja.
Under the new network, KOTRAN also absorbed new Non-governmental Organisations (NGOs), Community Based Organisations (CBOs), Artisan Groups and Professionals who are committed to being ambassadors of the transformation strides of His Excellency, Governor Idris Wada. The network also welcomed new members who were hitherto members of opposition All Progressive Congress (APC) into the transformation train.
Converner, Alhaji Haliru Abdul and Austin Akubo at the event
The convener, Alhaji Haliru Abdul, in his remarks, asserted that KOTRAN is a networking vehicle that will harmonise existing NGOs and interest groups into a big unified body that will support good governance and the transformation agenda of Governor Idris Wada.
Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Hon Sadiq Ainoko and Some of the Interim Leaders of KOTRAN
In his opening address, interim chairman of KOTRAN, Hon. Onu Farouk spelt out the road-map for the network.
According to Onu Farouk, KOTRAN will serve as a critical review mechanism for assessing and propagating the value chain of the ongoing transformation agenda of Kogi state, and the nation at large.
Stakeholders at the event
“KOTRAN will promote the achievements and virtues of political leadership and its impact on the living standard of the citizenry”, he said.
Two patrons of KOTRAN, Hon Sadiq Ainoko and Hon. Yunusa Mohammed Nasir, commissioner for local government and chieftaincy affairs and special adviser on MDGs respectively, were present at the meeting. The leadership of Okada riders in Kogi State, youth and women groups were also present.
