This is probably the most glorious times that the people of Lokoja | constituency will be having a smooth sail of quality representation by the special son of the constituency. The constituency whose political moments will be colour, beautifully with the progressive performance of Hon Suleiman Babadoko.
Leadership in simple terms is considered an act of leading, an act of influencing followers with high sense of passion where the lead are reposing confidence, trusting and relying on the leaders to have the abilities to positively turn things around for the good of those being led. To Babadoko, leadership is “servitude, seeing himself a privilege man to serve humanity .”
Doing a sort of assessment and Stewardship rendered to his electorate by this great man, I discovered a shining glory radiating and illuminating through his performance, in many positive ways, he has touched the life of people in the constituency.
Hon Babadoko’s quality representation during the 5th assembly goes beyond creating bills to law at the Chamber, passing resolutions and making contributions at the hallow chamber of the state’s law making body.
Babadoko out of passionate love for his electorates, I discovered he has done quite a number of capital projects, create jobs for many people, especially the youths and facilitate the presence of state government projects in his constituency.
he created the records and keeping it with much zeal to do much more by doing one projects of the other across the five wards
(A) ELECTRICITY
1. Sarkin-Noma community
2. Kogi Poly Environ
3. Ali Jabu Area
4. Igbo community Hall
5. Adankolo Ring road.
6. Moremi Area
7. Fentolu Juction
8. Lokongoma Phase 11
9. Markaz Uphill community
10. Cantoment
11. Army signal Enviro
12. Behind Alheri
13. Fen Juction
14. CSS Bookshop
15. Galilee community
16. NRC karaworo
17. Anguwan Tivi
18. Behind Federal University
19. Lokongoma, behind Muslim community
20. Sarkin Noma (new layout)
21. Idi felele community.
(B) WATER SUPPLY
He has succeeded in Influencing the reticulation of water in Lokoja and its environs in the following areas.
1. purchase of power generating set and pumping machine for Ali Jabu Area in Ward D.
2. Otokiti Village
3. Purchased of pumping machine and laying of pipes to upper Anguwan hamza area.
4. Lokongoma phase 1 being influenced.
5 Adankolo Ring roads- influence
6. Some part of Adankolo new layout
7. Behind former science secondary school.
8. Adankolo housing estate
9. Marine quarters and Moremi Area
10. Cantonment (Lower and upper area)
11. Imgration Juction/Newly layout
12. Anguwan Tivi area- Influenced
13. Reservoir to holy trinity/ crowther quatery
14. Anguwan Masara area
15. Shaba Yagi
16. NEPA/Kewon area
17 Abattoir
18. International market community- Influence
19. Anguwan Rimi area- Influenced
20. Connection of Anguwan hamza, maigari palace with main line of greater Lokoja water
21. Kpatan koto Area
22. Donation of N400,000 only to Fentolu for water projects
23. Facilitation of motorized borehole to NRC karaworo
24. Reticulation of water to paparanda area
25. Extension of water at Mallam Bawa Juction to gidan Basa uphill in kabawa
26. Reticulation of water from St Mary’s to Amorley Baptist area
27. Behind police headquarters
28. Pumping machine at baptist area, Anguwan hamza with 2-NOSLE to Ward C Biye Tyre.
29. Donated 120 pipes to upper karaworo Anguwan Tivi area
30. N220,000 only for further reticulation of water in Fentolu
(C) OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS ARE:
1. Award of scholarship to about 120 indigene students of tertiary institution
2.Grading of roads in Ward A places like Army signal, Lokongoma west river road, phase 11.
3. Influenced directly the construction of federal pay office road new layout, Anguwan Tivi road, maigari palace road and Anguwan Kura sardauna junction road.
4. Disturbution of 78 motorcycle to youths under the empowerment program
5. Donation of 2 nos of motorcycle to Adankolo youths
6. Disturbution of revolving loan scheme to over 350 women across the 5 wards lokoja
7. construction of drainage in cantonment area near sheik Yabagi house.
8 Provision of empowerment to indigenes of the constituency
9. Facilitated the construction of VIP toilet in Adankolo market under the SURE-P project
10. Sponsoring of constituents members to Hajj and Jerusalem
11. Construction of public toilet in Lokongoma
12. Construction of public toilet in sarkin noma
13. Influence construction of VIP toilet in Adankolo behind Chief Katugwa house
14. Construction of health centre in Otokiti village
15. Provision of employment into federal and state Parastatal such as customs, immigration service and state judiciary
16. Donation to numerous mosques and churches.
17. Distribution of 3 cars to some Eminent people in Lokoja
18. Evacuation of refuse behind chief Katugwa house
19. Construction of drainage in Adankolo, Hausa quarters
20. Donation of sewing machines to tailoring association in Lokoja.
HIS ACTIVITIES IN THE FLOOR OF THE HOUSE
Legislation as the second realm of governance is arm characterized by myriads of challenges ups and downs that cannot be handled with levity and sheer inexperienced, only if meaningful stewardship is the overall goal. It requires an individual of sound mind, gifted with the gimmick of lobbying.
In his stewardship on the floor of the house, he has lived above board and moved about 25 motions and recorded the following achievements.
1. Facilitated the compensation of Lokoja indigenes that lost there lives in the ill-fated felele accident caused by Dangote truck to the tune of 25 million naira.
2. Facilitated the sponsoring of some constituents members abroad for medical treatment.
3. In his capacity as chairman house committee on public service and establishment and facilitated the payment of pension and gratuity of several Lokojans and kogites on monthly basis.
4. Chaired several ad-hoc committee of the house such as petroleum distribution, owner occupiers and restructuring of Local government.
5. Chairman house committee on government house and government office.
6. Facilitated the compensation of some taxis driver that involved in an accident with Dangote trailer at army barracks in Lokoja to the tune of 5 million naira
MOTIONS MOVED IN THE HOUSE
1. Matter of urgent public importance calling on the state government to rescue little Mariam from heart predicament.
2. Matter of urgent public importance calling on the state government to assist financially the family of the victims of ill-fated protest over fuel subsidy removal.
3. Motion appealing to the state government for the award of contract or the construction of drainage systems at the erosion site in rimi district of Lokoja.
4. Matter of urgent public importance calling on the state commissioner of Police to rescue the people of Adankolo from the menace of hippopotamus
5. Matter of urgent public importance calling for the suspension of the principal officers in the state assembly.
6. Matter of urgent public importance calling on the state government to connect ward C and Downs area of Lokoja with direct water channel from the greater Lokoja water work
7. Matter of urgent public importance calling on the state government to employ professionals into some ministries and parastatal.
8. Matter of urgent public importance calling on the state government to site a new primary school at eid community praying ground.
9. Matter of urgent public importance calling on the state government to connect Lokoja township with the greater Lokoja water works for effective distribution.
10. Matter of urgent public importance calling on the state government to assist financially Umar Isah for the operation of his ameloblastoma condition
11. Motion of urgent public importance calling on the federal ministry of works to direct gitto construction company to expand the culvert in sarkin Noma to avert the perinial flooding in the community.
12. Matter of urgent public importance calling on the Abuja power distribution company to high tarrif charges paid by electricity consumers in the state.
13. Matter of urgent public importance calling on federal road safety corps on the need to check mate lawlessnes of motorist and motorcyclist plying one wagon dual-carriage way in Lokoja metropolis especially ganaja junction to ganaja village.
14. Motion appealing to the state government to construct the planned modern Abatoir and motor park in the state capital
15. Motion calling on the state government on the proper channeling of water pipe line along Adankolo, sarkin Noma felele, Anguwan Tivi reservoir, Otokiti villages, Lokongoma, phase 1 and 11 to ensure distribution in the metropolis
16. Matter of urgent public importance calling on the state government to direct the ministry of environment to evacuates the heaps of refuse dump in all the collections points in Lokoja.
17. Matter of urgent public importance calling on the state government on the need to rehabilitate the township roads in Lokoja to ensure free flow of trrafic along the routes.
18. Matter of urgent public importance calling on the state government to employ professional into some ministry and parastatals.
19.Matter of urgent public importance calling on the state government to reticulate ward C and D environ of Lokoja with direct water channel from greater Lokoja works.
20. Matter of urgent public importance calling on the state government to construct an alternative bypass route to link felele and sarkin Noma community
21 Matter of urgent public importance commending the federal state local government agencies and well meaningful people in the state.
22. Matter of urgent public importance on the enroll offer by the house representative ad-hoc committee to mediate in kogi state house of assembly.
23. Matter of urgent public importance calling on the state government to passionately assist the family of late Abdullahi Osori whose building was raised down by fire outbreak.
24. Matter of urgent public importance calling on Lokoja local government to construct the parameter fence of karaworo / Anguwan Tivi Fentolu cemetery.
25. Matter of urgent public importance calling on the state government to submit vehement proposal to cater for additional transformers for the people of the state capital.
26. Matter of urgent public importance calling on the state government to direct the construction of primary school in workers village.
27. Matter of urgent public importance calling on Abuja power distribution company to appear in floor of the house to explain the epileptic power supply in Lokoja township.
28. A motion calling on the state government to construct an embankment wall
BILLS SPONSORED
1. A bill for law to establish kogi state hajj commission
2. A bill for a law to provide for kogi state tenancy law.
3. A bill for a law to amend shariah court of appeal law.
These are few among many of distinguished Hon Suleiman Babadoko I was able to assessed. It bores down to say that a legendary leader continues to look forward, unfazed by any barriers or missteps along the way. But one thing for sure, Babadoko is outshining, making the PDP and Lokoja | constituency proud with his down to earth representation while in the 5th assembly.
Political representation is the head representation of society, the leadership of leaders. It is like the head of a human being; if the head fails, the body rots away and that body is the mess called Lokoja | constituency. Babadoko is one thousands Kogi political leaders who believe in the state huge potentials to fix it well.
Beyond shadows of doubts he has the reputation, the experience, confidence and earned the trust for Lokoja | constituency to give him the second mandate in the days to come elections.
Going down the line of Babadoko In 2011, the public service of Hon Babadoko stewardship, his pragmatic style of leadership has nicknamed him a “Honorable for the masses”, a Passion based leader that has greatly change the narratives of the entire constituency in a great major.
Babadoko has indeed earn a huge trust, a relaying force of the people in the constituency who are giving him confidence of doing much more if he Will be given another chance in 2019 and beyond.
9th of March is a consolidation votes to the Lokoja | constituency voters, the month is pregnant to give birth to Hon Suleiman babadoko as a promising child of destiny. It’s to say that all hands must be on Deck to ensure a big welcome back for the people’s Honorable.
No controversy, 2019 elections is going to be Babadoko again, he has done it, we have seen it, our votes are better valued in the reelection of Hon Suleiman Babadoko.
- Abbas Yahaya
