The incumbent Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Adoza Bello have been able to distinguished himself from his predecessors by observing all protocols expected as a committed party statesman and a purposeful leader.
Upon assumption of Office, he initiated a Grassroot reach out initiative called “GYB connect” that enabled him stay in touch with the needs of the people across the nooks and crannies of the 21 Local Governments across Kogi State.
With the help of his coordinators across the wards, he was kept abreast with the infrastructural deficit of every wards and those problems were addressed amicably one after the other. Today, villages that once had no access to power supply can joyfully light up their bulbs in the night, those that lack portable water supply have been provided with motorized boreholes and hundreds kilometers of roads constructed across the three senatorial districts.
Under his watch, good number of youths and women have been empowered with business start up funds and job opportunities both at the Federal and State levels. All these were done as a result of his genuine love for his people and his passion to see the State progress towards the right direction.In the political realm, Governor Yahaya Bello has paid his dues.
When he came on board as at January 2016, the party was struggling with internal implosion as a result of aftermath of 2015 Governorship election and court judgment and counter judgment. Many aggrieved party members who are majorly of Faleke faction, Late Audu’s faction, Sen. Ohiare faction, Hadi Ametuo faction were less concerned about the survival of the party as at then because many were at the verge of leaving the party. Governor Yahaya Bello took it upon himself to bring everyone together and make them see reasons why the party must not be left to suffer setback at the detriment of individual interest.
To demonstrate his readiness to carry everyone along, he constituted his cabinet with members of the aggrieved factions including members of opposition party were not left out and he went further to build a befitting state party secretariat and conducted a free and fair State Congress that produce the present State party executives. He ensured proper funding of the party affairs and staffs welfare as well, all this were done because of his commitment towards the party.
In the 2019 General Elections, he didn’t fail to prove his popularity as well. He was able to secure an unprecedented landslide win for the party candidates ranging from presidential, National Assembly and State House of Assembly.
In my opinion, a man who have put in this much efforts towards the progress of his state and his party deserve to be given a second chance to consolidate on his efforts. He was the unifying factor that resurrected All Progressive Congress in Kogi State and he has exhibited exceptional leadership qualities and unalloyed loyalty to the party and what it stand for.
He have observed all protocols that is needed to be done as a leader and committed party member and as such deserve to be returned unopposed.
– Aliyu Mahmud Amoto
