Governor of Kogi state, Alhaji Usman Ododo has sworn in the newly elected local government council chairmen and councilors.
The 21 new chairmen and their vice chairmen were sworn in on Monday alongside 239 councillors that were during the local government election held in the state on Saturday, October 19.
Speaking at the ceremony held at the Banquet Hall in Government House Lokoja, Ododo urged them
to sustain the tempo of development at the grassroots level by embarking on projects and programmes that will improve the lives of the people.
The governor charged the new local government chairmen to ensure security of lives and property and key into signature programmes of the administration in the areas of health, agriculture, social welfare and empowerment initiatives to transform the lives of the people in their respective local government areas.
The governor who described the local government as the most important tier of government and the closest to the people also enjoined the new council chairmen to ensure that the people are carried along in all their activities.
He also advised them to promote inclusion of all stakeholders in decision making process.
According to Ododo, the local government administration should not only be seen but must be felt by the people in line with the policy of his administration to bring governance closer to the people.
Governor Ododo also called on the new local government chairmen to be transparent and accountable in the running the affairs of their local government.
He stressed that they must see their election as an opportunity to justify the autonomy of the local government administration by according priorities to matters that have direct positive impact on the lives of the people at the grassroots.
Responding on behalf of his colleagues, the Chairman of Yagba West Local Government, Tosin Olokun, assured of their commitment to complement the efforts of the state government by embarking on projects and programmes that will transform the lives of the people at the grassroots.
He also promised to unite the people irrespective of political differences in line with the agenda of the state government under Governor Ododo to unite the people of the state and focus more on development.
Full list of newly inaugurated local government chairmen and vice chairmen
Adavi – Rasheed Okatengwu, Chairman
Hawawu Aanazuo, Vice Chairman
Ajaokuta – Haruna Aliyu, Chairman
Zainab Salihu, Vice Chairman
Ankpa – Adamu Yahaya, Chairman
Halimat Ima, Vice Chairman
Bassa – Adama Theophilus Daruwana, Chairman
Aisha Aliyu Vice Chairman
Dekina – John Urah, Chairman
Rashida Abdullahi, Vice Chairman
Ibaji – Emmanuel Onuche, Chairman
Victoria Okolo, Vice Chairman
Idah – Alfa Halilu, Chairman
Nafisetu Oseni, Vice Chairman
Igalamela/Odolu – Cosmas Atabor, Chairman
Khadijat Muhammed Vice Chairman
Ijumu – Haruna Ibrahim, Chairman
Olumiyiwa Tunde, Vice Chairman
Kabba/Bunu – Zaccheaus Dare Michael, Chairman
Bosede Olumeyan, Vice Chairman
Kogi – Musa Abdulmalik, Chairman
Rabiyat Yusuf Adam, Vice Chairman
Lokoja – Abdullahi Adamu, Chairman
Patricia Balogun, Vice Chairman
MopaMuro – Ademola Bello, Chairman
Dalumo Joy Dada, Vice Chairman
Ofu – Musa Muhammed Lawal, Chairman
Joy Ojali Amaga, Vice Chairman
Ogori/Magongo – Rosemary Ohiezuchah, Chairman
Williams Alao, Vice Chairman
Okehi – Amoka Monday, Chairman
Halimat Abdulwahab, Vice Chairman
Okene – Enesi Ahmed Nuhu, Chairman
Mabel Ovaiozao, Vice Chairman
Olamaboro – Ameh Williams, Chairman
Christiana Oguche, Vice Chairman
Omala – Edibo Mark, Chairman
Adijetu Usman, Vice Chairman
Yagba East – Joshua Dare Monday, Chairman
Kudirat Abdulraheem, Vice Chairman
Yagba West – Olokun Tosin, Chairman
Roseline Adebayo Mayowa, Vice Chairman
