COALITION OF KOGI WEST AND CENTRAL PROGRESSIVES
OUR CASE:
WHY 2015 POWER SHIFT (some quarters say “POWER CHANGE”) PROJECT IMMINENT AFTER 24 (TWENTY FOUR) YEARS OF ETHNIC DOMINANCE AND RUINE?
The power shift project is a collective majority right of well-meaning people of Kogi State who are presently under a repressive political and economic hostage. Consequently, the people of Kogi State from the Central and Western Senatorial Zones are set to let themselves loosed from the claws of the political monsters.
The brief historical profile of Kogi State came by way of Kabba Province in Northern Region with major tribes which includes Igbira, Okun,Igala, Bassa, Oworo and Nupe. The political profile came by way of Kabba province with three major divisions i.e. Igbira, Kabba and Igala Division. However, Igbira and Kabba was part of Kwara State while Igala in Benue until Kogi State was created in 1991 at the instance of Kabba (Western Senatorial District) and Igbira (Central Senatorial District with the consideration and co-option of Igala (Eastern Senatorial District) from Benue State. The State had 16 LGA’s and later 21 LGA’s i.e. Kogi East – 9LGAs, Kogi West 7 LGAs and Kogi Central-5 LGAs.
During the formation of the government the State, the breakdown of political units and the magnanimity of the Central and Western Senatorial zones decided to zone the governorship position to their perceived brothers from Kogi East (Igalas) for intending general progress with the arrangement to rotate the power among the three Senatorial Districts. But the Eastern senatorial District has failed to appreciate the peaceful accord; they have since the creation of the State from 1991 held and used the political power of the State to marginalize, oppress and with all efforts to reduce the other tribes to the point of irrelevance which the people has now resolved to pull themselves out of being extinct, politically, economically and generational succession come 2015. It is worthy to note that other ethnic groups in Kogi State include Ebira Mozum, Ebira, Igu, Ogori-Magongo, Oworo, etc.
The datas presented below generates volumes of questions which begs for an answer and solutions.
A. BREAKDOWN OF POLITICAL UNITS
S/N Parameters Kogi East (Igala) Kogi West (Okun) Kogi Central (Ebiras) Central+Western
Ratios to Eastern sen. Zone
1. Wards 135 105 75 180 to 135
2. Councilors 135 105 75 180 to 135
3. LGAs 9 7 5 12 to 9
4. Chairman 9 7 5 12 to 9
5. House of Assembly 11 8 6 14 to 11
6. No. of Legislators 11 8 6 14 to 11
7. No. of Senators 1 1 1 2 to 1
8. Fed. Constituency 6 6 6 12 to 6
9. Delegate to Guber. Pr’y 79 74 54 128 to 79
10. 1991 Census 949,435 444,865 753,456 1,198,321 to 949,435
11. State Internal Revenue 7% 21% 72% 93% to 7%
12. School admission 65% 15% 20% 35% to 65%
13. 2003 election result 270,000
Votes 209,000
Votes 105,000 votes 314,000 to 270,000
14. Political Appointment (Total) 82% 10% 8% 18% to 82
15. Civil service strength 82% 10% 8% 18% to 82%
16. Allocation of govt. houses 78% 12% 10% 22% to 78%
17. Recruitment Civil Defence (Recent) 78% Nos. ---- 2 Nos. 2 Nos. to 78 Nos
18. Contract award 78% 11% 11% 22% to 78%
19. Vehicle loans 74% 13% 13% 26% to 74%
20. Senatorial/Capital Projects 72% 14% 14% 28% to 72%
21. Community Cottage Hospital 9
centres 6 centres 1 centre 7 to 9

B. POLITICAL APPOINTMENT/ EMPLOYMENT IMBALANCE:

1. Executive Governor 1 - - 1
2. State Commissioners 8 4 5 17
3. Special Adviser 5 1 7 13
4. Permanent Secretaries 16 5 9 31
5. State Comm/Board Parastatals 32 6 5 43
6. Board Chairman 9 2 1 12
7. State Civil Service Strength 18,195 3,006 5,004 26,205
8. State Service Directors 196 29 128 353
9. Kogi State PDP Chairman 1 - - 1
10. Kogi State University (VC) 1 - - 1
11. Kogi State Accountant General 1 - - 1
12. Kogi State Auditor General 1 - - 1
13. Chief of Staff (Govt. House) 1 - - 1
14. Perm. Sec. Govt. House 1 - - 1
15. Director of Protocol 1 - - 1
16. Director of Pub. Prosecution 1 - - 1
17. Attorney Gen. Of the State 1 - - 1
18. Senior Special Asst. 2 - 2 4
19. Special Asst. 11 4 2 17
20. Org. under Govt. House Adm. 13 2 3 18
21. Education Institution (staff
Status)
a. Kogi State UBE 9 - 1 10
b. Teaching 49 8 25 82
c. Non-Teaching 252 22 54 328
d. Deans/HOD 4 1 4 9
e. Principals 70% 20% 10% 100%
C. SOME MAJOR CAPITAL PROJECTS
S/N Parameters Kogi East
(Igala) Kogi State
(Okun) Kogi Central
(Ebiras) Central+Western
Ratios to Eastern Sen.
1. Rehab. & Constr. Of Road N3.3b N24m N780,000 N24.780m to N3.3b
2. Water treatment plant N490m N10m N30m N40m to N490m
3. Equip. for Cottage Hospitals N250m N14m N15m N29m to N250m
4. Ecological N107m N30m N30m N60m to N107m
D. Location of the State higher learning institutions are:
(a) Kogi State University -Anyigba(Kogi state) (f) Federal Government College -Ugwolawo (Kogi East)
(b) Federal Polytechnic -Idah(Kogi East) (g) Federal College of Education -Okene (Kogi State)
(c) School of Health Technology –Idah (Kogi East) (h) School of Nursing -Obangede (Kogi Central)
(d) Cocoa Research Institute -Ochaja (Kogi East) (i) School of Nursing -Egbe (Kogi West)
(e) State College of Education -Ankpa (Kogi East) (j) Federal Government -Kabba (Kogi State)
(k) Kogi state Polytechnic -Lokoja (State Capital)
E. CHAIRMEN OF THE 32 BOARD OF PARASTATALS, RESERVED FOR IGALA INDIGENS SINCE
1995 T0 DATE, THEIR NAMES AND YEARS OF APPOINTMENT
S/N Ministries/Parastatals Chairmen/Date
1. Kogi State Scholarship Board Shaibu Opaluwa, 92-93; Mrs. R.M. Attah, 94-96; Tina Alumeche 96-97
Mrs. F.R Awodi 98-2004, Mrs. Victoria Akpa 2005 – Date
2. State Universal Basic Education Board
(UBE) S.A Odoma 1998-1999, Paul Agbo 1999-2001, Daniel Adah 2002-2004, Joseph Idachaba 2005-date.

Project Topic

PDP can't afford to lose dis state

hisprinceship:
Project Topic

a project to take power back to those who gave it out!

I wonder why my tribe (ebira) never produce any governor.. the igala governors have done absolutely nothing there... power must change...

sorextee:
I wonder why my tribe (ebira) never produce any governor.. the igala governors have done absolutely nothing there... power must change...

Lol. Hafa Yeye Bello? �

Yorubas in kogi and kwara are totally subjugated. Funny part is that they spend more energy on igbos in south south who are rulers in their zone
Buhari destroyed Tinubu's attempt to sneak in a yoruba governor in kogi through the back door