Politics

  By Thompson Yamput The Kogi Government on Wednesday announced the closure of schools for the Off Circle Governorship Election scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 11 in the state. Mr Wemi Jones, the Commissioner of Education, Science and Technology, gave the directive in a statement issued in Lokoja, said “all schools must shutdown from Friday, Nov….

  By Thompson Yamput Eighteen political parties featuring in the Saturday’s Kogi governorship election have signed a peace accord, ahead of the poll. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some of the parties were the All Progressives Congress (APC), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Labour Party (LP) and Action…

  By Thompson Yamput Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has begged politicians in Kogi to give peace a chance for a peaceful, successful and credible governorship election on Nov. 11. The INEC made the appeal during a one-day stakeholders meeting on Tuesday in Lokoja. Yakubu, who was represented by the…

  By Thompson Yamput The Igbo Community Association (ICA), an umbrella of the Igbo Community in Kogi, has pledged massive votes for the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Usman Ododo in the Nov. 11 governorship poll. Chief Sunday Nwachukwu, the President, ICA, said this when he met with Gov Yahaya Bello and…

  By Thompson Yamput The police command in Kogi says it plans to deploy over 40,000 policemen across the state to ensure peaceful conduct of the Nov. 11 governorship election. The state Commissioner of Police (CP), Mr Bethrand Onuoha, stated in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja on Monday….

  By Alhaji Murtala Yakubu-Ajaka Fellow kogites, I want to start by appreciating your resolve, commitment, love and selfless sacrifices towards the realization of a working and better Kogi state by endorsing my candidacy and your overwhelming support for our party, the Social Democratic Party (SDP). I salute your dedication that is geared towards rescuing…

  By Thompson Yampu The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured that it is 90 per cent ready for the Nov. 11 governorship election in Kogi. Dr Gabriel Longpet, the Kogi INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), made this known in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria on telephone in Lokoja on Monday. Longpet…

  By Thompson Yamput Kogi Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has said that the All Progressive Congress (APC) Governorship Candidate, Usman Ododo, would chart a new direction legacies for the state if elected as on Nov. 11. This is because Ododo remains steadfast in his commitment to advancing and solidifying my remarkable achievements with his New…

  By Thompson Yamput The All Progressive Congress (APC) on Thursday says the Governorship Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Dino Melaye, has been faxed by the emptiness of his party for the Nov. 11 Governorship Election in Kogi. Kingsley Fanwo, Spokesman/ Director of Media and Publicity, Kogi State APC Governorship Campaign Council, made…

  By Thompson Yamput President Bola Tinubu on Thursday reaffirmed his support for the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Nov. 11 Governorship election in Kogi, Usman Ododo. The President who received the APC candidate in company of Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State and the party’s National Chairman, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje…