By Musa Bakare.
In every political season, there comes a defining moment when a people finally rises and declares with one voice: Enough is enough. For Kogi State, that moment has arrived, loud, urgent, and unmistakable.
Across the three senatorial districts, across ethnic lines, across age brackets and political platforms, one truth rings loud and clear: Kogi people are earnestly demanding Hon. James Abiodun Faleke to lead the state in 2028.
From the resilient hills of Ebira land, to the historic plains of Igala kingdom, to the enlightened communities of Okunland, one message echoes in markets, homes, mosques, churches, campuses, WhatsApp groups, and political gatherings – Faleke must come.
This is not the politics of entitlement. This is not the desperation of a candidate.
This is the will of a people yearning for reform and development.
Kogi has endured leaders who stumbled into power unprepared, appointments driven by loyalty rather than competence, governance reduced to apprenticeship.
State resources managed like private estates, youths weaponized with poverty instead of being empowered with opportunity, civil servants humiliated, local governments starved and development abandoned.
Kogi people have had enough of try your luck leadership. Kogi is tired of rulers. Kogi wants leaders.
2028 is not the year to say, Let’s try him and see.
That chapter must be closed forever. Hon. James Abiodun Faleke is not a roadside politician searching for identity.
He is a national figure with proven administrative excellence, unmatched political maturity, a clean and tested reputation.
A man with solid national networks, real track record of performance and a deep understanding of development politics
Where others bring noise, Faleke brings results. Where others bring propaganda, he brings competence. Where others bring ego, he brings service. He is not coming to learn on the job. He is coming to do the job thoroughly.
Some political actors tremble at the loud voices of the people demands for JAF because they know that with his coming, their flimsy ambitions will be swept aside. Why do they fear him ? He cannot be pocketed. He cannot be manipulated. He cannot be controlled. He cannot be bought. He cannot be intimidated
He genuinely loves the men, women, boys, and girls of Kogi State. Market women say – We know managers of resources; James Abiodun Faleke is one of them. Youth groups say – Let a tested hand lead us this time. Civil servants say – Give us a governor who respects workers. Traditional rulers say – Let governance return to dignity. Professionals in Abuja, Lagos, Kaduna, Kano, and in the diaspora say – Give Kogi a technocrat with national reach.
The verdict is overwhelming.JAF represents a break from dysfunction, a return to responsible oneness of Kogi people, a rebuilding of broken trust and suspicion, a pathway to genuine development and a unifying force in a divided state
The brutal truth is, Hon. Faleke is not lobbying for the seat. The people of Kogi are lobbying him to take it. JAF is not chasing power, the people, the real owners of power are chasing him. He is not shouting, the people are shouting for him, he is not forcing himself on the people of Kogi state, the people of the state is calling him.
When the will of the people becomes a movement, when competence aligns with timing, when destiny meets demand, victory becomes unstoppable.
2028 belongs to God Almighty, He has given it to Kogi people and the people have chosen. A new dawn is calling. A new chapter is ready. A new leadership is demanded.
The future is Hon. (Dr.) James Abiodun Faleke.
– Musa Asiru Bakare, Member of APC and Political Analyst, writes from Lokoja, Kogi State.
