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Iboni1:
VISIBLE ACHIEVEMENTS OF GOV.YAHAYA BELLO OF KOGI STATE my governor of the year...
As much as we would like to crucifix his Excellence for a poor performance in the last 4 years, we must put politics aside and appreciate him for certain projects he has executed.
These among others include:
1. Construction of the ganaja bridge in our dreams
2. Installation of the 8 fingers economic plan
3. Institutionalization of poverty
4. Percentage payment of salary to selected sector of the State
5. Double INEC registration
6. Spraying of cash at Gwagwalada, the state capital if Kogi State.
7. Buying and sharing of cars for GYBist with workers money
8. Declaration of a public holiday upon the return of President Buhari
9. Construction of the largest rice mill at Ejigba with a 10% state ownership.
10. Empowerment of masquerades
11. A Governor who withheld the salaries n allowance of his deputy.
12. The youngest Governor in Nigeria
13. The Governor who received the highest amount of bailout from the Federal Government
14. The Governor who made business very robust for casket sellers. Evident in the recent donation of N1Mn and endorsement
15. The governor who built 350 schools without location and address.
Thank you Governor Yahaya Bello. KOGITES shall be LIBERATED by God Grace

Iboni1:
VISIBLE ACHIEVEMENTS OF GOV.YAHAYA BELLO OF KOGI STATE my governor of the year...
As much as we would like to crucifix his Excellence for a poor performance in the last 4 years, we must put politics aside and appreciate him for certain projects he has executed.
These among others include:
1. Construction of the ganaja bridge in our dreams
2. Installation of the 8 fingers economic plan
3. Institutionalization of poverty
4. Percentage payment of salary to selected sector of the State
5. Double INEC registration
6. Spraying of cash at Gwagwalada, the state capital if Kogi State.
7. Buying and sharing of cars for GYBist with workers money
8. Declaration of a public holiday upon the return of President Buhari
9. Construction of the largest rice mill at Ejigba with a 10% state ownership.
10. Empowerment of masquerades
11. A Governor who withheld the salaries n allowance of his deputy.
12. The youngest Governor in Nigeria
13. The Governor who received the highest amount of bailout from the Federal Government
14. The Governor who made business very robust for casket sellers. Evident in the recent donation of N1Mn and endorsement
15. The governor who built 350 schools without location and address.
Thank you Governor Yahaya Bello. KOGITES shall be LIBERATED by God Grace

fergie001:
• Vested interests search for amenable judge. • Panel members ‘turn down juicy offers to write indicting report’ against Achuba

The Kogi State government appears to be facing an uphill task in getting the newly handpicked Deputy Governor designate Edward Onoja, sworn in as required by the Constitution.

Onoja, who is Governor Yahaya Bello’s running mate in next month’s election, was named on Friday as successor to Mr. Simon Achuba.

Achuba was impeached by the State House of Assembly within hours of the submission of the report of the panel raised by the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Nasiru Ajana to investigate the allegations against him.

The panel headed by a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr. John Baiyesha, had cleared Achuba of all the allegations against him.

Authoritative sources in the State said judges are reluctant to inaugurate Onoja because of the panel’s clearance of Achuba of the allegations against him.

The panel said allegations of misappropriation of funds and non-compliance with extant financial regulations by the Deputy Governor were not proved.

The report said in part: “In line with Section 188 (8 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) quoted herein before, we hereby report to the Kogi State House of Assembly that the allegations contained in the Notice of Allegations admitted in evidence by this Panel as Exhibit C7 have not been proved.”

There is now suspense over who will administer the oath of office on Edward Onoja.

Section 185 (2) of the Constitution provides thus: “the Oath of Allegiance and the oath of office shall be administered by the Chief Judge of the State or Grand Khadi of the Sharia Court Appeal of the State, if any, or president of the Customary Court of Appeal of the State, if any, or the person for the time being respectively appointed to exercise the functions of any of those offices in any state.”

Most of the judges are scared of getting sanctioned by the National Judicial Council (NJC) for acts considered to run contrary to the letters and provisions of the Constitution.

Chief Judge Ajana is an adherent to the spirit and letters of the Constitution and it has been difficult for the state government to approach him to administer the oath on Onoja.

Sources said on Saturday that some political forces were shopping for either an amenable judge or the President of the Customary Court to swear in the new Deputy Governor.

Investigation by our correspondent revealed that neither the State House of Assembly nor Governor Bello had notified the Chief Judge yesterday of the removal of Achuba.

It was learnt that some forces in the state had been working on permutations on how to inaugurate Onoja without the Chief Judge.

A reliable source said: “The truth is that the Deputy Governor of Kogi State, Mr. Simon Achuba was purportedly removed behind closed doors barely 30 minutes after a seven-man panel, set up by the Chief Judge, submitted its report.

“The panel, headed by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. John Bayelsa, said in clear terms that the Deputy Governor, Achuba, was not guilty of all the allegations contained in the impeachment notice of the House of Assembly. Therefore, there was no condition precedent for the removal of Achuba.

“Assuming, but not conceding that the allegations were true, the 1999 Constitution allows a 14-day grace before any impeachment proceedings can be initiated. The Assembly got a report within 30 minutes and sacked Achuba from office.

“Section 188 (8 and (9) of the constitution says: ‘Where the Panel reports to the House of Assembly that the allegation has not been proved, no further proceedings shall be taken in respect of the matter.

“Where the report of the Panel is that the allegation against the holder of the office has been proved, then within 14 days of the receipt of the report, the House of Assembly shall consider the report and if by a resolution of the House of Assembly, supported by not less than two-thirds majority of all its members, the report of the Panel is adopted; then the holder of the office shall stand removed from office as from the date of the adoption of the report.”

Another source said the illegality behind the removal of the Deputy Governor accounted for the stalemate over the swearing in of the new Deputy Governor.

The source added: “Up till now neither the House of Assembly nor the state government has notified the Chief Judge of the state of the removal of the Deputy Governor by the lawmakers.

“They are finding it difficult to prevail on the CJ, Justice Nasiru Ajana to set machinery in motion to inaugurate the purportedly nominated new Deputy Governor, Edward Onoja. They know Ajana is a stickler to the law and he will abide by the report of the panel he put in place.

“Some political forces in the state are now working on other alternatives to administer oath of office and allegiance on Onoja.

“They are considering using a judge of the State High Court, the President of the Customary Court of Appeal if any in the state, a judge from outside the state or a Chief Magistrate or any magistrate.

“Most judges in the state have been distancing themselves from the push to swear in Onoja. They do not want to be sanctioned by the National Judicial Council (NJC) and ruin their career. We have suspense everywhere.

“They are desperately looking for an amenable judge now to inaugurate Onoja.”

Meanwhile, there were indications that members of the seven-man panel, which cleared Deputy Governor Achuba, rejected inducement from some influential forces in the state.

A source in the panel said: “They came with all manners of inducement but we decided to be conscientious. We stuck to the truth because the allegations against Achuba were not proven.

“All our allowances were not paid since we started the inquiry based on our body language that we will not compromise.”

https://thenationonlineng.net/impeachment-suspense-in-kogi-as-judges-avoid-swearing-in-of-new-deputy-governor/

Righteousness89:
If JESUS Tarries, Governor Bello of Kogi looks like a Governor that will be caged behind Kuje prisons walls in years to Come...

Esseite:
Our one trial of a youth as Governor and this dolt came up..

backnbeta:
So much disrespect for the rule of law under this administration! Kogi people should just carry their Bello cross in silence for the next four years because he has federal backing and he's not afraid to flaunt it

Iboni1:
VISIBLE ACHIEVEMENTS OF GOV.YAHAYA BELLO OF KOGI STATE my governor of the year...
As much as we would like to crucifix his Excellence for a poor performance in the last 4 years, we must put politics aside and appreciate him for certain projects he has executed.
These among others include:
1. Construction of the ganaja bridge in our dreams
2. Installation of the 8 fingers economic plan
3. Institutionalization of poverty
4. Percentage payment of salary to selected sector of the State
5. Double INEC registration
6. Spraying of cash at Gwagwalada, the state capital if Kogi State.
7. Buying and sharing of cars for GYBist with workers money
8. Declaration of a public holiday upon the return of President Buhari
9. Construction of the largest rice mill at Ejigba with a 10% state ownership.
10. Empowerment of masquerades
11. A Governor who withheld the salaries n allowance of his deputy.
12. The youngest Governor in Nigeria
13. The Governor who received the highest amount of bailout from the Federal Government
14. The Governor who made business very robust for casket sellers. Evident in the recent donation of N1Mn and endorsement
15. The governor who built 350 schools without location and address.
Thank you Governor Yahaya Bello. KOGITES shall be LIBERATED by God Grace

Safyqueen:
VISIBLE ACHIEVEMENTS OF GOV.YAHAYA BELLO OF KOGI STATE my governor of the year...
As much as we would like to crucifix his Excellence for a poor performance in the last 4 years, we must put politics aside and appreciate him for certain projects he has executed.
These among others include:
1. Construction of the ganaja bridge in our dreams
2. Installation of the 8 fingers economic plan
3. Institutionalization of poverty
4. Percentage payment of salary to selected sector of the State
5. Double INEC registration
6. Spraying of cash at Gwagwalada, the state capital if Kogi State.
7. Buying and sharing of cars for GYBist with workers money
8. Declaration of a public holiday upon the return of President Buhari
9. Construction of the largest rice mill at Ejigba with a 10% state ownership.
10. Empowerment of masquerades
11. A Governor who withheld the salaries n allowance of his deputy.
12. The youngest Governor in Nigeria
13. The Governor who received the highest amount of bailout from the Federal Government
14. The Governor who made business very robust for casket sellers. Evident in the recent donation of N1Mn and endorsement
15. The governor who built 350 schools without location and address.
Thank you Governor Yahaya Bello. KOGITES shall be LIBERATED by God Grace

See the true achievement of GYB.

*KEY ACHIEVEMENTS OF GOVERNOR YAHAYA BELLO IN KOGI STATE (PART 1)*

1. AGRICULTURE
- The Greenhouse
The Green House at Osara already creating massive employment. The green house farms in Osara to make Kogi state a vegetable hub in North Central Nigeria. When done it created 800 direct jobs and 1500 indirect jobs.
- Omi Dam
The billion naira project which is located in Ejiba, Yagba East Local government area of the state . Cultivated 800 hectares of rice plantation in Omi and built a 50 tonnes per day Rice Mill, which has a 500KVA power plant that would power the factory and host communities.1800 direct jobs and 3000 indirect jobs would be created. Capacity of producing 2000 bags of 50kg rice everyday. If sold at a minimum price of 15,000, would make N30million naira daily.
- Palm Plantation
Synergized with CBN on developing 100,000 hectares of Palm plantation in Kogi state, Especially the Eastern senatorial district.
- Cassava Plantation
Developing over 500,000 hectares of Cassava plantation across the 21 LGA of the state. The project is divided into 10 centres spread across the 3 senatorial district of the state to provide employment to over 10,000 Kogi youths.
- Procured about 100 thousand hectare of land for 25 thousands youths who are interested in large scale farming
- Over 150 thousand tons of fertilizers were also distributed to aids farming in the state.

2. INFRASTRUCTURE
- Water Works:
a. The current leadership in the state rehabilitates dredges and expands the Okene water works.
b. Several Boreholes across remote areas powered with generators and maintained by the State government.
- Road Network:
a. Ankpa-Abejukolo road
b. Umomi-Akpagidigbo-Ugwolawo-Ajaka-Idah road
c. Ibana-Okpo-Ikeje-Ogugu-Ette Road
d. Ankpa township road
e. Umomi Erosion control
f. Ijowa-Jege-Ife-olukotun road
g. GRA, Ohinoyi palace junction
h. Iniziomi-Kuroko-Eika-Itape road
i. Iniziomi-Kuroko-Eika-Itape road
j. Agasa Roundabout
k. Mount Patti road, Lokoja
l. Maigari Palace Road, Lokoja.
m. Released of counterpart funding for the construction of the Idah-Agenebode Bridge amounting to $2million; the bridge will serve as gateway for South East and North West states from Idah.
n. 54km Ankpa-Ajekumolo road

- Electrification of Rural Areas:
a. Ogori/Magongo power station
b. Street lights in Lokoja
c. Electrification project in Abejukolo, Omala Local Government Area.

3. SECURITY
- Establishment of a reinvigorated Vigilante Service
- Distribution of 260 Motorcycles to the Vigilante Services
- Establishment of Operation Total Freedom Troop
- Distribution of over 260 Trucks to the Operation Total Freedom
- Establishment of a Forward Operation Base
- Demolition of all criminal hideouts and strongholds

4. REVENUE GENERATION
- Reinvigorating the State Internal Revenue Generation Agency
- Building a new Revenue House for the Agency
- Equipping the Agency for efficiency and effectiveness
- Procurement of means of mobility for broader coverage and connectivity between the payer and the collector of revenue

5. HEALTH
- Establishment of the GYB CarePlus Health Intervention Programme
- Renovation of Primary Healthcare Centres across the 21 LGAs
- Procurement of over 10 Ambulances
- Procurement of Hospital equipment
- Establishment of the GYB Maternal Newborn and Child Healthcare Intervention Programme
- Completion works on the Advanced Medical Diagnostic and Imaging Centre, Lokoja. (CAMDIC).
- Construction of Hostel Blocks at the Kogi State College of Nursing and midwifery, Obangede.
- Construction of State Public Health Emergency Operation Centre (KSPHEOC),
- Construction of State Nutrition House
- Free medical outreach under Bello Health Intervention Initiative,
- Professional training of Health Care Officials across the State and
- Free medical and surgical treatment for over fifty thousand patients.
- Signing into law the Kogi State Health Insurance Agency bill,
- And also amendment of the bill establishing the Kogi State Primary Health Care Development Agency.
- Rated as one of the eight best states and second in North Central for effective implementation of World Bank/Federal Government Saving One Million Lives Project in 2017/2018.
- Reducing Malaria through distribution of 2.4million mosquito nets
- Introduction of electronic tracking system to curb diversion of drugs meant for public hospitals.
6. INFORMATION
- New Ultra modern office complex for the State-owned Newspaper: The Graphic.
- Reposition of the State Broadcasting Corporation - Radio Kogi - from epileptic 5 Hour daily Broadcast to 12 Hours.
- Acquisition of two sets of 150kva Generators.
- Establishment of Okene-Eba Transmission Centre to enhance area coverage of Otite Booster Station in Okene.
- Acquisition of a new Outside Broadcast (OB) Van for Radio Kogi.
- Comprehensive rehabilitation and repositioning of the plants and equipment of the State Printing Press for optimum performance.
*No PAST GOVERNOR HAS ACHIEVED THESE MILESTONES SINCE THE STATE CREATION. WE MUST NOT ALLOW ANY JJC TO COME AND SPOIL THE GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE GOD SENT. THE GREAT PEOPLE OF KOGI STATE ARE FULLY AWARE OF THESE MARVELOUS ACHIEVEMENTS BY YAHAYA ADOZA BELLO AND THEY HAVE NO SLIGHTEST INTENTION TO MOVE AWAY FROM KNOWN TO UNKNOWN. GYB SHOULD CONSOLIDATE NOT MINDING WHOSE OX IS GORED. VOTE YAHAYA BELLO, VOTE APC, VOTE PROGRESS. HAPPY FRIDAY AND MANY MORE HAPPY RETURNS*
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*Sponsored by SRA MEDIA LTD, publishers of Arewa Trust Newspaper. We stand by the truth of the fact*

dinachi:
I pity Kogi people. They will never rise. The state is cursed with foolish leaders.

israelmao:
This step taken by Bello to organize a phantom and unconstitutional impeachment against his deputy may consume him and even drive nail into his coffin.

MNDY:
See you...

Do you know that same federal backing can also dissapoint him due to the widespread criticisms against him. Las las, APC may just exchange Bayelsa with Kogi to protect their image small.

Iboni1:
VISIBLE ACHIEVEMENTS OF GOV.YAHAYA BELLO OF KOGI STATE my governor of the year...
As much as we would like to crucifix his Excellence for a poor performance in the last 4 years, we must put politics aside and appreciate him for certain projects he has executed.
These among others include:
1. Construction of the ganaja bridge in our dreams
2. Installation of the 8 fingers economic plan
3. Institutionalization of poverty
4. Percentage payment of salary to selected sector of the State
5. Double INEC registration
6. Spraying of cash at Gwagwalada, the state capital if Kogi State.
7. Buying and sharing of cars for GYBist with workers money
8. Declaration of a public holiday upon the return of President Buhari
9. Construction of the largest rice mill at Ejigba with a 10% state ownership.
10. Empowerment of masquerades
11. A Governor who withheld the salaries n allowance of his deputy.
12. The youngest Governor in Nigeria
13. The Governor who received the highest amount of bailout from the Federal Government
14. The Governor who made business very robust for casket sellers. Evident in the recent donation of N1Mn and endorsement
15. The governor who built 350 schools without location and address.
Thank you Governor Yahaya Bello. KOGITES shall be LIBERATED by God Grace

Esseite:
Our one trial of a youth as Governor and this dolt came up..

Olu1000:
Legally speaking ,the deputy governor designate should be sworn in immediately.I dont see any reasons why he shouldn't be sworn in.The constitution empowers the House of Assembly to impeach the governor or deputy.The constitution does not state there must be a particular reason for impeachment.The panel report does not stop the House of Assembly from carrying out its constitutional duty.Even if the deputy governor did nothing wrong ,it doesn't remove the constitutional backing that the House of Assembly has to impeach him.Legally speaking ,the House of Assembly has done nothing wrong and there should be no problem swearing in the deputy governor designate.

I dislike Yahaya Bello but we have to be clear about the rule of law.

MNDY:
Audu was an exception. He tried while in power and had big plans before his demise which led the state into all these.

Olu1000:
Legally speaking ,the deputy governor designate should be sworn in immediately.I dont see any reasons why he shouldn't be sworn in.The constitution empowers the House of Assembly to impeach the governor or deputy.The constitution does not state there must be a particular reason for impeachment.The panel report does not stop the House of Assembly from carrying out its constitutional duty.Even if the deputy governor did nothing wrong ,it doesn't remove the constitutional backing that the House of Assembly has to impeach him.Legally speaking ,the House of Assembly has done nothing wrong and there should be no problem swearing in the deputy governor designate.

I dislike Yahaya Bello but we have to be clear about the rule of law.

mercyviv:
What's with the judges taking sides? You've done your job, the panel declared Achuba wasn't culpable in the allegations levelled against him but the HOS decided to remove him nonetheless. Its no longer your business. If Achuba felt cheated let him approach the court, the issue of not wanting to swear in a new deputy is Now becoming a political grandstanding to me!!
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Olu1000:
Legally speaking ,the deputy governor designate should be sworn in immediately.I dont see any reasons why he shouldn't be sworn in.The constitution empowers the House of Assembly to impeach the governor or deputy.The constitution does not state there must be a particular reason for impeachment.The panel report does not stop the House of Assembly from carrying out its constitutional duty.Even if the deputy governor did nothing wrong ,it doesn't remove the constitutional backing that the House of Assembly has to impeach him.Legally speaking ,the House of Assembly has done nothing wrong and there should be no problem swearing in the deputy governor designate.

I dislike Yahaya Bello but we have to be clear about the rule of law.

helinues:
Yeye Bello is playing dirty politics in Kogi while Buhari and Apc look the other side..

Bello should remember life after service