1. They are content with their political position and lack political foresight. Their Commissionership positions and Head of Service sweets them a lot and they don't want more.
2. Very importantly, Okun people are rarely united behind a central candidate. Instead, they pull each other down in order to curry political favours from Kogi East.
Gbam! You hit the nail on the head. Out of all the points you mentioned, their lack of unity has been their greatest undoing. Some of my older relatives married people from that axis, and I spent a few holidays in their place. I noticed the lack of unity whenever it came to politics, more than anything else....
calaway: Your last sentence got me laughing well what can I say desperate situations calls for desperate measures, on that note you may excuse his posture in the understanding that he is a victim of tyranny. On the obscene wealth in the midst of poverty I must admit I agree with you totally. Under the circumstance the enemy of my enemy is my friend dino has never taken life or is not in the business of taking nigerian life what the government of the day appears to be providing shelter support and protection four heads men who have been going about killing nigerians and dino so far has been the only senator who has has directly called out the genocide for what it is on the floor of the senate and that is why he is a victim of the tyrannical government we have in place now so this is not the time to leave him to himself we must support him especially now cause his troubles are as a result of speaking up against wickedness and evil if we allow the government of the day pick him they will pick every other person who talks against their wickedness at times like this we have coleman to concentrate on the message and excuse the shortcomings of the messenger
Dino brought his recent travails upon himself.Is Dino the only Senator who spoke about the genocide? Ben Murray-Bruce is a dignified Senator, who is very outspoken in the Senate. How many times, has the police subjected him to the same kind of treatment, they meted out to Dino? Ben Bruce was even the one who drew attention to the killings in Zamfara, when their senator was too scared to do so. The man's business has been attacked, and his TV station has even been taken off air, a couple of times, yet he does not engage in the kind of silly antics that Dino does. Shehu Sani of Kaduna state is another outspoken senator who has drawn attention to the genocide. Has he been molested by police? Please stop seeking cheap excuses for that tout called Dino.
Stop it please! Have you been to Richmond Gate estate where Tiwa Savage's house is located, before? The houses in that estate are built inside such tiny plots, that by the time you park 2 cars inside the compound, you will find it hard to close the gate. Even the entire estate has very little space within it. It looks cramped on a good day, and chaotic on a bad day.
Now compare the house Malaika built and the whole plot of land it sits on. Malaika's compound can easily take 8 cars and still have space left over. If you compare Tiwa's house and the plot it sits on, square metre by square metre with Malaika's house, there is a big difference. I don't know if Malaika's house is worth 200 million, but it is definitely more expensive than Tiwa's house.
Okoyeebos: Which Kogi old people and youths love Dino? You think Kogi is limited to Kogi West (Okun land)?
You don't have to agree with me. I'm being realistic, you're being sentimental. I've been following Kogi politics since 2006 and I know the voting pattern how it usually swings.
As I said, stop analysing politics like most Igbos do. It's not an emotional venture, look at the reality. Next election, the Governorship is going to Kogi East and Dino won't get up to half of the votes if he runs for Governorship.
Don't mind that guy. The Okun people lack the political sagacity of their kith & kin in the Southwest. After Faleke, failed in his bid to be sworn in as governor, I expected the Okun elders to form a political alliance with the Igala, in order to build bonds of trust and understanding between them. That way, Faleke or any suitable Okun candidate would contest the primaries and the elections, in a bid to win it with the support of the Igalas, under a joint Okun-Igala ticket. Okun are very much in the minority, and based on numbers alone, they would never be able to put a candidate in Lugard house.
calaway: yes the killing has not stop and kogi people have not been paid....In the very least Dino has played his part and gave his voice in pursuit of justice and interest of the people....this glowing posture is what matters to God loving people like me and many others. I have never receive a kobo to speak on the side of truth as I do.
referring to your records the vile language he used on the floor was it against the people or some politician in you sterling goodbooks?
Didn't I just say that you are one of Dino's online paid PR agents? You just proved it? And any noise Dino makes on the floor of the Senate, is just to make a spectacle of himself and satisfy his craving for attention. You just claimed that Dino "gave his voice in pursuit of justice and interest of the people.." That is what he wants you lot to believe. The truth is that he is an ineffectual noise maker, whose noise has not changed anything for his people, nor caused any improvement in their living conditions.
Meanwhile, in the midst of the poverty and depraved conditions of his people, he keeps flaunting obscene wealth that cannot be accounted for. If he truly desired to support his people, let him use the millions he earns in the Senate monthly, to open up industries and firms that will provide employment to people in his district, instead of wasting it on flashy cars, flamboyant lifestyle and lousy gimmicks. Dino adorns the robe of a senator, while posturing like a tout.
Omololu2121: I can never defend any Nigerian politician,99% of them are useless.
Dino melaye has been receiving millions of naira every month as a senator, while civil servant and pensioners from his state receive less than #30,000 as salary in a month.
Point of correction. Many of the civil servants and pensioners in his state, have not received anything for the past couple of months.
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calaway: counter the facts and stop rolling in muddy falsehood.. you sound like a tinubu agent......desperately try to give a good dog a bad name to hang it. DOA
Hahaha....I know next to nothing about Tinubu, and I don't even like the man. So in your books, anyone who is not deceived by Dino's antics is automatically Tinubu's agent? Is that how clueless you are?
I have countered Dino's shenanigans many times on NL. Do a search. Upon all Dino's shouts, has anything changed in response to his antics? Have Kogi workers been paid? Have the killings stopped? Dino holds the records for using the most vile language on the floor, and engaging in the most fights, within the National Assembly. If this is your hero, it is hilarious!
if we had more senotors like this many of those killed will still be alive....GOD BLESS DINO FOR STANDING UP TO EVIL.
Guy, Dino is not doing anything special to deserve the accolades you are heaping on him. He thrives on attention, like a retarded kid, which is why he likes to play to the gallery. Did Dino's speech stop the killings? How many have been killed after the speech he gave? Anyway, why am I explaining this to you? You are obviously one of those online PR agents on his payroll, not so?
7lives: Trouble sleep yanga go wake am, Yahaya Bello don already decamped to PDP jeje o, Ebira folks begin dey carry placards upadan to make sure Faleke did not become their Governor. They refused to see the QUALITY in Faleke, the only thing they know is that ONLY Ebira must rule Kogi state, have they repent? no. Shouting OLE will NOT solve the problems of Okun people in Kogi state, no be today e don tey. Their fathers, especially Awoniyi NEVER sees into the future, he got them into this mess, the ONLY way out is for Okun people to CONTINUOUSLY work with the Igbomina and other Yoruba groups in Kwara State, to have their OWN state.
Faleke could not have become governor on the demise of Audu, because Faleke never contested the governorship primaries, as required by law. He went to court, didn't he? What was the verdict? He lost, big time! I do not like Yahaya Bello one bit, because he is a clueless, corrupt narcissist, but Faleke himself did not help his case by failing to contest the primaries. Hope he would act wiser, second time around!
calaway: Dino is a senator his place is to move motions and talk and his is doing a damn Good job . .Bello is a governor administrator of Kogi state...bello will not let Dino do his job for him.........and you better stop mixing up the job description in you zombie like dislike of Dino.
Well, if you call making noise in the senate a damn good job, and making a lousy spectacle of himself whenever he is not busy fighting or insulting others, a damn good job, well....who am I to argue with you?
calaway: Dino stands up and speaks for kogites in the face of tyranny..big contrast to bello....this trait has earned him a special place in their hearts.....get ur facts ryt.
Dino only speaks to get attention, and make a spectacle of himself. All the speeches he has made about Kogi people, in what way has it benefited them, or improved their lot? Dino is all talk, and no motion. Have the roads in his constituency been repaired, or their salaries paid? Have new industries been opened in the state, or their infrastructure upgraded? Dino likes to act like a buffoon as he plays to the gallery. There is a difference between a clown, a court jester and a sage.
yanabasee: Ask Bello how much he's embezzled in the name of revamping the official governor's lodge, since 2015......
Criminal claiming down-to-earth man!!!
You dey mind am?
Acidosis: Please include the other name so people won't mistake him for Gov Bello of Kogi state.
The former may be down to earth, but the latter (Gov Bello of Kogi) isn't. He's built himself two solid mansions since 2016.
This Bello and the Kogi state governor - Yahaya Bello - are birds of the same clueless and corrupt feather. Who knows if they are even related, because it appears as if they share the same blood ties of corruption.....
I am very curious. You mean Louis Edozien was appointed the Perm Sec of Ministry of Power without any experience in the civil service? How??! And none of the workers' unions in the ministry petitioned against this anomaly?
As for his not having an NYSC certificate, well....was he given an exemption? It is said that once you are above 30 years old, you can be exempted from the scheme. So why didn't Edozien simply get a letter of exemption from NYSC?
As for the Director of Audit, I sympathise with her. She stepped on powerful toes without having a godfather to back her up. She should sue Edozien and the NDPHC in a competent law court for wrongful dismissal or wrongful termination of appointment. This is so unfair!
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Oga, please don't play ludo with your health, by taking that concoction. Go to a proper hospital, see a trained specialist and get the appropriate medication to treat your condition.
johnnyvid: currently, Yahaya Bello still has Apc structure in kogi state, and definitely Apc will give him the governorship ticket back in 2019. what I'm saying is that Dino melaye is good for the job to contest against Yahaya Bello. people have hate Yahaya Bello because of his bad leadership. infact if inec conduct election today, the good people of kogi state will votes out Yahaya Bello out of government. Dino melaye is still the preferred governorship candidate for that job. he will beat Yahaya Bello in the next year governorship election. I think alot of kogi stakeholders are all taking notes of it.
Dino Melaye is just as bad as Yahaya Bello. In fact, he will be worse than Bello, if he smells power. You guys should look for a more credible candidate who can transform Kogi state to represent you, instead of an attention-seeking, clueless clown who likes to play to the gallery. I wish you luck in your search.....
johnnyvid: so who are you preferring now. as it stand, Dino melaye has been treated badly in Apc. Infact he ought to have announced his resignation letter from Apc party. the truth of the matter is that Apc doesn't want Dino melaye no more. Dino melaye should contest against Yahaya Bello in the next year governorship election. the best thing Dino melaye should do is to decamp back to pdp and contest for the next governorship election. so far so good, Okun people from kogi west senatorial zone has never produced any governor since the creation of kogi state. this is very bad. I think there's a particular woman too that's eyeing the post of Dino melaye in kogi west senatorial zone. smart Adeyemi has served the Senate for two terms. I don't even expect him to contest again. Dino melaye should contest against Yahaya Bello in the next year governorship election.
Oga, Kogi is a big state that has produced several eminent people. So what if Dino Melaye has been treated badly? So because of that, Melaye should be dashed the governorship ticket even though there is no proof that he will perform better than Bello?
I do not have a particular candidate in mind, but I am sure there are other people who can perform much better than Bello, or Melaye or Smart Adeyemi.Okun people do not need to recycle such mediocre politicians, to represent them. Let them look far and wide for a good candidate.
Before BRF became governor of Lagos and transformed the state, how many people knew him? Before Donald Duke became governor of Cross River and improved the state, who put forward his name? Before Akpabio clinched the governorship ticket of Akwa Ibom and upgraded the entire state, did you hear his name anywhere?
All those people I mentioned are performers, who left their state far better than they met it.If their people had decided to recycle old politicians and failures, would their states have witnessed such transformation?
johnnyvid: exactly comrade salam, this is the best time senator Dino melaye should contest against Yahaya Bello. Yahaya Bello should contest under Apc while Dino melaye should contest under pdp. senator smart Adeyemi should be given the ticket back or anyone else. I strongly believe that Dino melaye will win massively and convincely against Yahaya Bello.
Dino Melaye, Smart Adeyemi and Yahaya Bello are all birds of the same clueless and corrupt feather. God will not allow any of them smell power again in Kogi State. Kogi people deserve an articulate, visionary, progressive and hardworking leader, who will pay salaries promptly and transform the entire state, like BRF transformed Lagos.
We know you need support from other regions, since you cannot stand alone. That is why you want to drag Middle-belt into your litany of excuses. Leave those politicians alone. They know how to say anything, that can fetch them a bowl of porridge. Their people will deal with them when the time comes....
authority2006: Stop being clever by half is used to address someone who knows the truth but trying to turn it on its head, just like you tried to do in that post of yours. So, it wasn't necessarily an insult
I never turned the truth on its head, so kindly stop telling such lies.