UNITED NATIONS PUBLIC SERVICE DAY LECTURE: Omoluabi celebrates Public servants, canvases for an appraisal & review of Nigerian Public Service system.

Omoluabi Bode Adeyemi (OBA) had earlier today in a welcome speech requested for a reformed, refocused, rededicated and reappraised rules of engagements, integrity, conducts and intellectual capacity of the Nigerian Public Servants

While delivering his welcome address at the 2017 United Nations Public Service Day Lecture Series, the Executive Director of the Africa Media Roundtable Initiative & Convener of the 2017 United Nations Public Service Day Lecture, Omoluabi Bode Adeyemi (OBA) has criticized the endemic corruption, reckless misconduct and intellectual apathy in the Nigerian Public Service, he described the situation as worrisome and one that will continue to hinder growth and development except an urgent action is taken. He lamented the unfortunate situation the outgoing elite public servants put the emerging generation into." Those who had their education on scholarship and got civil service job effortlessly are those who in turn bequettes a mercilessly battered and highly corrupt public servants to the emerging generation" he said.

He however said that notwithstanding, the condition, we still finds public servants that are incorruptible, blameless and uncompromising. Omoluabi said that the only solution is for a quick, deliberate, wholistic and practicable reform of the system. The occasion which is yearly event proclaimed and adopted by the United Nations General Assembly to commemorate and celebrate public service across the globe.

The occasion had dignitaries from different strata of the society, among are the Speaker, Kogi State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Umar. Ahmed Imam, Chairman, Committee on Capital Market and Institutions, House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Yusuf, Permanent Secretary, Akwa-Ibom State Ministry of Agriculture, Elder Wisdom Ekpo, Barr Maha, S.A, President Customary Court of Appeal, Abuja, Former Political Editor of Thisday and former S.A Media to Senate President Hon Kola Ologbondiyan and several other dignitaries.

The speaker of Kogi State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Imam encouraged public servants to live above board and make Nigeria great. He however promised Nigerians that the ongoing constitutional ammendment will address the issue of financial autonomy for State Houses of Assembly and Local Government and return conduct of Local Government election back to INEC. Stakeholders at the event one after the other enumerated and agreed on the need for a reformed public service.

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Sen. Dino Recall: Constituents laments forgery of signatures.

Information reaching THE LEAKAGES confirmed that the recent exercise to recall Sen. Dino Melaye of the Kogi West Senatorial District from the red chamber is a deliberate fabricated falsehood made to masquerade as the truth.

Several cases of forgery of constituents signatures in order to meet up with the needed requirements have also been reported by members of the constituency.

Gbenga Olorunfemi, a constituent advised INEC to make public the details of the recall register so that members of the constituency can verify their names and signatures.

I have been reliably informed that my name and signature is on the register, if this is true then those involved will have a case of forgery to face in the court of law, he said.

Another constituent who do not want his name mentioned said almost all the signatures were forged.

The governor, the Local Government Administrators and Aides of the government should be charged to court for forgery immediately without further delay.

Those who signed the register were family members of the governor's aides and few constituents who were given N1000 or N500. Some were even given N200, he concluded.

A pro Dino's group  under the aegis of Coalition of Enlightened Voters in Yagba land has also distanced itself from the recall describing it as a comedy.

The group said the recall exercise does not emanate from the electorate but from a sponsored enterprise based on political malice, initiated by interest outside the senatorial district and anchored by the state and local government appointees.

Voters were induced with cash, materials and lured into submitting their voters card after being deceived that the collection of the cards was for the purpose of population census, the group then call on INEC and security departments to commence full investigation into the whole hoax called recall process. 

Recalled that few days ago, some members of the constituency alongside with some of the Governor's appointees from Kogiwest Senatorial District submitted to INEC collated signatures of constituents for the recall of Sen. Dino Melaye.
 

Ogidi Development Association(Lagos Branch) to honor two prominent members.

The Lagos branch of Ogidi Development Association(ODA) has kick-started preparation to honor two of her prominent members who have distinguished themselves in their various endeavors.

The two prominent members to be honored are Mr. Sunday Thomas, the National President of ODA nation wide and Mr. Segun Ogbonnewo, an astute and high profile banker.

A civic reception is to be organized for Mr. Sunday Thomas who was recently appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari as the Deputy Commissioner, Nigeria Insurance Commission and Mr. Segun Ogbonnewo who also recently retired as Group Head Channels Services of Access Bank Plc.

The reception is slated to take place on 8th July, 2017 at the Oceans Suites and Hotel, Gbagada Lagos.

Members of ODA aacross the country are hereby invited to grace the occasion on the said date.

More details about the event will be further communicated according to one of the members who addressed one of our correspondent in Lagos.

Another Meritorious service Award to Deacon Olusuyi Otitoju

The Kogi Youth Development Association(KYDA) yesterday conferred another meritorious service award on Deacon Olusuyi Otitoju, the National President of Okun Development Initiative.

While presenting the Award, the National President of the Association, Comrade Olorunhudo Taiwo eulogies Deacon Olusuyi as a man of peace and a unifying symbol in Okunland and Kogi State at large and therefore deserves the award.

He commended the initiative of ODI in promoting the need for peaceful, secured and developed Okun land in the well organized Okun Summit last year.

We wish such initiative can be extended to Kogi State at large, he said.

This Award is presented to you in recognition and appreciation of all your efforts in bringing hope to Okun land and Kogi State at large.

In his acceptance speech, Deacon Olusuyi Otitoju urged the association to continue praying for the state, remain focus and engaged more in positive activities that will have meaningful impact on the lives of Kogi Youths.

He thanked the association for the Award and promised to continue doing his best in ensuring more peaceful, secured and developed Okun nation and Kogi State at large.

Deacon Olusuyi Otitoju was Awarded as "The Role Model of Kogi youth, Icon of Peace, our Golden Father of Substance and Okun Man of the Year "

APC sweeps Benue local council seats

The Benue State Independent Electoral Commission (BSIEC) announced on Sunday that the All Progressive Congress (APC), had won all the 23 local government chairmanship seats in the elections held on Saturday.
It also announced that the party won all the councillorship positions, with some of the candidates returned unopposed.
BSIEC chairman John Tsuwa who declared the results in Makurdi, however, declined to release details of votes scored by the candidates.
“The figures are not ready. I will not entertain questions because this is not a press conference,,” he told curious newsmen.
Tsuwa said that eight political parties participated in the exercise and listed them to include Accord Party, APC, PDP, SDP, ACB, PPP, LP and NNPP.
He thanked security agencies for ensuring a smooth conduct of the elections, and expressed happiness that no case of violence or snatching of ballot box was reported throughout the exercise.

Yahya Bello media supporter. Prof. James, has this to say about Kogi Government:

 "In fact I am tired of this whole thing. What is really happening? At first I thought it was just sheer hatred because the the governor was chosen to replace the late Audu. But this is beyond that. Everywhere you go, on social media, in the street people are not talking good of this government. Wouldn't it had been better not to have promised than promise and failed? First it was screening, a protracted screening fa. Many believed the screening was tactically prolonged because there is no money, some of us gullible supporters who doesn't even know what is happening in the government we hail rebuffed it, but evidence have shown that truly there is no money to pay. We were promised on or before May 30th without a Paris club refund condition, it came and passed we are still faced with non payment of Salary to civil servants. Pensioners crying day and night. I didn't envisage this when I throw my support for this government. This is not what we bargained for. Why is the new direction government playing leap service to the ASUU strike and Students resumption? Kogi State tertiary institutions have suddenly hibernated. Now our Hospitals are closed  down again. I just read that a patient died in Specialist, though is unconfirmed. Even if that news is false, that is because the state government allowed it. This is no longer ordinary. People have defended to the point that they have lost all their arsenals. Worse of it all is that out of all the 57 appointees recently appointed, non of them is speaking for the government they were appointed to serve. They are just there enjoying our common wealth while the state is boiling. GYB will regret for not taking charge of his government. I am seek and tired of all these bad news about the government I supported all these while. I never envisaged all these. How can everybody be against a government? They need to rethink and re strategies. I don't want to say I regret identifying with this government. Everything in Kogi State is on stand still. Salary, Pension, tertiary institutions, Hospital. Haba! Yet appointee pockets flows every month. I can't hold it any longer. I am for good governance".

Kogi Government wasted over N20m to mobilize constituents against Sen. Dino despite grappling with payment of Workers Salaries.

In his usual lackadaisical manner the governor of Kogi State has once again shown he is dispassionate about the plight of the civil servants who are being owed 15months salaries by using over N20m meant for workers salaries to mobilize protesters against one of the perceived opponent of the government, Sen. Dino Melaye.

A group of protester which were mobilized with the millions of tax payer's money stormed the state INEC office yesterday to submit a petition demanding for the recall of Sen. Dino Melaye from the senate.
Reports reaching the THE LEAKAGES confirmed that the protest was sponsored by the Governor through his Chief of Staff Edward Onoja who is said to be obviously angry over the way and manner the senator has been opposing the government obnoxious  policies.

After the millions of money was released from the state treasury through the Chief of Staff, one of the Governor's aides, the S.A political was then said to have been instructed to oversee the success of the protest and equally ensure the sharing of the money to protesters who came from the 65wards in the senatorial district.

Each of the protesters who came in two to three buses per ward were handed N5000 each after the protest while undisclosed amount of millions were also given out to media houses both in and out of the state to cover the protest.

Critical stakeholders in the state have reacted to the waste of state resources by the government despite owing workers salaries.

The protest has been described as total waste of time and resources.

The government have once again shown the world they have no interest of the state at heart, how can you use that amount for such purpose when people are dying of starvation due to non payment of salaries.
It's the height of wickedness of a government to its citizens, one of the stakeholders reacted.

Also contacting one of the party APC stakeholders from the district, he said the protesters only made themselves available for the protest in order to get what belongs to them.

The money belongs to them and they have to get it back directly or indirectly, so we are not worried.
How can you say you are recalling a performing senator when it's clearly spelt out in the constitution how a legislator can be recalled. Is that how to recall a legislator? he asked.

It's like chasing the wind trying to recall one of the best Senator in Nigeria today.
We are proud of senator Dino Melaye and we are with him.
Most times It's good you allow people to go and chop or get what belongs them.
Most of the protesters called us to seek our approval to take part in the protest and we told them to go ahead to collect their share of the money, he concluded.

Recalled that recently Sen. Dino Melaye have been one of the major critic of the government and had recently approach the court to sue the government and the house of assembly on the illegal constitution and extension of tenure of local government administrator in the state.

Governor Yahaya Bello has been in the news for his negative government policies since he came on board.
Kogi State seem to be in a mess under the governor's watch.

Democracy Day Celebration; Kogi governor hurriedly packaged expired rice for starving citizen.

Reports has confirmed that the rice shared to kogi citizens during the just concluded Democracy day Celebration was hurriedly packaged and has expired.

In his usual habitual treachery manner and part of ploy to cover his administration deficiencies and poor performance, the Kogi State governor hurriedly repackage expired rice in what he tagged "Bello food security program".

The poorly packaged rice carrying Bello's picture was shared through his appointees. One of the beneficiaries in Mopa Muro local government raised the alarm when she discovered that  an expired and rotten rice was packaged and shared to them to deceive the people.

The scenario became messier when almost 60% of those who checked their rice in that locality discovered same and protested the governor's attempt to poison them.
One of the protesting beneficiaries, who in anger said, "after this Pharaoh refused to pay us our salary for over 15months, he still want to poison and kill us".
"Since I was born, I never experience this type of inhuman treatment from any government".
Meanwhile, some who protested this demonic misbehaviour of the governor before his appointed were hurriedly given cash to please keep it as top secret.

One of his aides said "we have suffered much media backlash from recent mistakes of double registration to prolonged screening exercise  and can't afford to be on the media again for the wrong reason".

Kogi State has been in the news for negative reasons since the Governor came on board.

I want to believe that, by now, having considered the foregoing fifteen reasons and the supporting evidences on why those people want to Stop Sen.Smart Adeyemi By All Means Necessary, I believe you are now convinced beyond all doubt (reasonable and unreasonable ones included) that those who want to stop Sen.Smart Adeyemi by all means and at all costs are the principal enemies of WestKogi who must not only be stopped by all means necessary and at all cost possible but also be exposed to Kogites for who they are – enemies, pretenders, bigots, and felons! Anyone who still wishes to stop this Smart of a Adeyemi whom we have been discussing in this rather lengthy article represents the Beelzebub among our constituency demons that we have to exorcise at all cost, beginning immediately. They are well funded pretenders who only lie and, at best, tell misleading half truths to deceive many. Many of the enemies of our common goal vote incredible portion of their pocket money to fund this lying propaganda cartel that do not care what happens to Kogiwest reputation as far as Smart Adeyemi is not allowed to take any credit.

If you doubt this bold-faced claim, please I beseech you to be more watchful. You will invariably come to understand why so many fake, faceless facebook users, bloggers and ‘activists’, many actually jobbers, nowadays throng to social media and they have taken up well funded lucrative jobs in the Art of Joebashing; bashing the senator for any and every reason imaginable or fabricated. All they write about development news and activities of WestKogi is Nay-Nay; see and say nothing positive. Smart Adeyemi is their code word The bloggers and facebook latter day activists against Smart Adeyemi are each working very hard to earn their pay and cut their chunk of the largesse budget vote by their paymasters which have neither an ideology, discipline nor vision for Kogiwest other than the pointless pretext of “Smart is bad. Adeyemi is bad” – a case of purposeful purposelessness and directional directionlessness!

Apologies again for my intrappable Igodomigodo accent. Fellow WestKogites, on a final note, I urge you all by the mercies of God and for the love of Kogiwest (not necessarily any misleading individual, that by the next time that those wicked lying bunkums approach you demanding in all their sly and sophistry methods for you to hate or oppose your own popularly elected senator who is performing (those same people who seek to remove Senator Smart Adeyemi who we all see korokoro that he means very well for the constituency that we have been praying about) whether they approach you through their military wing ,or through their media wing that repeatedly lie, mislead and propagate only half-truths through the media, on the internet, or through their literature wing that write and leak open, closed, kiss and tell, kiss and refrain letters as a matter of habit, or their political wing (the paymaster wing) that treacherously and shamelessly claim that “It is ‘our’ turn ” without satisfactorily able to defining who are the “our” in the rule matrix. I have developed an appropriate phrase to employ in responding to those people. I hold the patent to this phrase, be warned. Always quote SME each time you use my invention or I sue you with immediate alacrity! God, I must work on this my Igodomigodo accent! E fit make person nor fit find work! Each time they confront you with propaganda and lies, just confront the haters and opponents of the transformation agenda in Kogi west with these final words after which you leave them to sulk and whine in your absence; “2015: End of Discussion, Smart Adeyemi Continua, Victoria Ascerta!”

Thank you for your special attention.

Alamoh Kehinde Samuel

Democracy Day: Ten Reasons Why Gov. Bello is the Hero Of Democracy.

I know some people who will find time to read through this article will be wondering if I have shifted grounds from opposing Bello government to becoming one of the 'Hailers' of the government.

Some maybe wondering if I have chosen today democracy day to defect as a mark for Bello's government strong regard for rule of law or for upholding the tenets of Democracy ever since the government came on board.

Whatever, the fact remains that i have carefully out of patriotic zeal, not to Bello himself but to Kogi state outlined ten reasons why Gov. Bello is the Hero of Kogi Democracy.

After doing a careful appraisal of the Bello government, I have come to a conclusion that Sen. Dino Melaye continuous bashing at  Bello's government is totally uncalled for, it's indeed a matter of sharing of elephant and you will agree with me that ever since Bello came in, he has indeed shared the fleshy part of the elephant and it has actually gone round the new direction lieutenants.

I have come to the point where I can agree with the unrepentant pro Bello Government that the governor remain our hero of democracy and as well disagree with Hon. Abiodun James Faleke that Bello and his body language is not killing APC in Kogi.
Infact, Bello government and body language depict the true hero of modern democracy.

I disagree with the aforementioned both, as well as with some of our power-brokers in the East and their friends in the West who believed that “Gov. Bello must be stopped at all cost”.
I disagree to the extent to which these ten reasons posited in this article applies.
I have asked myself, “Hey SME! Stop to think for a minute! Why do you think most of the stakeholders want to stop the Governor at all cost. They can’t all be wrong at once, can they?

I have come to realize that there must be something wrong with the Governor as everyone cannot be wrong at once, although the case of everyone of the Pharisee’s and Jew’s condemnation opinion of Almighty Jesus gives me reason to think that sometimes everyone could be wrong.

But what is wrong with Governor Yahaya Adoza Bello? Don’t tell me he is Jesus! To answer the above question, I have had to do thorough soul-searching introspection, and evaluation of the facts, the fiction and the faction in searching for the truth.
Luckily, I got the answers, which are listed in subsequent paragraphs as the ten reasons why the White Lion is the Hero of Kogi modern democracy.

I am sure that after this bizarre article many people will be very disappointed. It is understandable that some would not expect one who had been a vocal antagonist of the Governor to apparently do a 360 at this injury time. But there comes a time in the life of a man when he must obey his conscience and do what he believes in. This is such a time. And for those who would be disappointed after reading this article, I apologize in advance but what I have written I have written. I don’t give a damn! I am loyal to Kogi State, not to any individual. And I must obey the dictates of my conscience.

Today Democracy Day, I hereby join the Daily times in the brandishing of awards by also conferring on Gov. Bello the Hero Of Kogi Democracy.

Below is a list of the ten reasons why Gov. Bello is the Hero of Kogi Democracy.

1. Approved N260M for himself as security vote within 10days in office.

Barely a week after Governor Bello unexpectedly inherited the people's mandate, he approved for himself the sum of N260M as security vote.
Note that this N260M was released within a pace of 10days.

Today, I cannot say exactly how much has so far been spent as security funds, but documents obtained so far indicate that between January 27 and now, Kogi State taxpayers have coughed out billions to their profligate Governor and this funds are unaccounted for. Is that economically wise? 

This is the first and major reason why Gov. Bello remain our Hero of Democracy. I believed the Governor invested all the security funds in some hidden infrastructure in the state and thus remain our hero of democracy.

2. Approved N148M for furnishing and renovation of office within 2months in office.

While the Governor was getting Billions from security votes he equally approved N148M for himself under the guise of furnishing and renovation of office. The contract was awarded to one pseudo company called Maj Global Construction Company Ltd. Kogi state government office after renovation now competes with international state house standard such as the USA White House.

For renovating and furnishing our Governor office with a whopping sum of N148M, the governor deserves to be awarded the Hero of  modern Democracy.

3. Spent N1b on political appointees' cars

The Bello led government extravagantly and frivolously spent a whopping sum of N1Billion to purchase Ford Vehicles for political appointees. While it's not bad to buy political appointees vehicles in order to assist them in the discharge of their duties, the amount used for this purpose was obviously and deliberately inflated. How much were each of the cars bought and how many cars were bought? 

This questions still remain unanswered till today. The whole car deal were shrouded in secrecy.

 Gov. Bello indeed abhors corruption in line with President Buhari change mantra and therefore deserves to be our hero today being the democracy day.

4. Discharged over a million workers from the state workforce(Ghost workers)

Few months after he came to office, the governor embarked on workers screening across the 21 local governments and over a million government workers were unjustifiably and tactically discharged from duties. This thrown the state into hunger, despair and anxiety even as those that were were cleared are still being owed over 12months salaries up till today.

The opposition party PDP had said that the government’s mass sack of workers in the state public service under the guise of screening is most inhuman, wicked and unfortunate.
Another serious source of concern for me is the danger the illegal screening posed for education and health sectors. Affected are the Kogi State University, Anyigba where over 200 staffs have been discharged from work including professors and many teaching and non-teaching staff including the newly appointed vice chancellor.

The rector of the state polytechnic, Isah Muhammed, his deputy, the registrar, bursar and over 18 chief lecturers as well as 27 non-teaching staff; provosts of the Colleges of Education in Kabba and Ankpa; provosts of school of Nursing, Obangede and Health Technology, Idah were also affected.

I am still coming to the adverse effect of the unjust screening on our educational and health institutions.
Bello has sent many citizens to their early graves on the account of the superfluous and prolonged screening Which took over a year.
Discharging half of the state workforce is the height of mischievousness of a government against its citizens.

The same Bello today deserved to be awarded Hero of democracy.
The question is how much is the total wage bill of the state before the screening and how much now after the the screening? These questions has also remain unanswered till now. How come even those that were cleared are still being owed about 15months salaries despite accessing over N30b bailout fund and the Paris club refund of N11.2b.

5. Declaring State Pensioners as Ghost Pensioners.

Now let's talk about those that selflessly served the state all their lives. I am talking about the aged, those who are old and can do nothing or little to fend for themselves. I am talking of those living on pension scheme. The retirees. These are the set of people Gov. Bello declared ghost pensioners. I am talking about those that can be a father to the Governor.

''God knows that all my life my passion was to impact knowledge to people, and via this knowledge I impacted on people, many have become doctors, lawyers etc. I have served my beloved state for 35years with all my zeal. What baffles me is for me to be declared a ghost pensioner by the same state I served. I am old, sick and about dying, up to the extent of soliciting for help from the public. The government of Kogi state I served betrayed me, turning me to a beggar in the last phase of my life. Even if I die today and my pension is not paid, God will surely avenge my death and those involved in this act of declaring me a ghost will surely receive the punishment of God for such act of wickedness''

Above were the last words that came out from the mouth of a dying pensioner named Macauley O. Aimalakhiame in a letter he addressed to the Governor before he gave up the ghost last year.

There are so many pensioners like Mr. Macauley who had placed a curse on the governor while dying in silence.

Up till the moment, our hero of democracy is still owing pensioners 15months pension arrears despite the bailout funds and Paris club refund in his custody.

I will now address the issue of bailout fund and Paris club refund embezzlement by the new directionless government under the leadership of the White lion.

6. Squandered N30b Bailout Funds

The federal government released N30b to the state government to pay salaries and allowances.
While N20b is meant for salaries, N10b is meant for infrastructure.
Today the government can not give account of the whopping sum of money.
Neither was the money used to pay salaries nor was it used to build infrastructure.
The money meant for civil servants and Kogi infrastructure were diverted into personally use and other use.

A civil society based in Abuja, Egalitarian Mission for Africa accused the Governor and his Chief of Staff of diverting the funds to handling issues of elections and to fictitious non-existing projects at the expense of the state workers.
With the bailout fund and the reduction in the state workforce, one would have expected that all salaries arrears and pensions should have been cleared but alas Kogi state still ranked topmost among the states owing workers salaries with over 15months unpaid salaries.
Indeed the Governor deserves to be our hero of democracy.

7. Squandered N11.2b Paris Club Refund.

glaring diversion of the funds into phony, bogus and outrageously contracts in Kogi state hence the anti graft agency should not hesitate in probing the Kogi state government.

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/02/paris-club-fund-efcc-asked-probe-kogi-govt/

glaring diversion of the funds into phony, bogus and outrageously contracts in Kogi state hence the anti graft agency should not hesitate in probing the Kogi state government.

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/02/paris-club-fund-efcc-asked-probe-kogi-govt/t

The Paris Club Refund of N11.2b released to Kogi State by the federal government went the same way and manner the bailout funds went. The funds were obviously diverted into bogus and outrageously contracts in the state. None of the funds has been accounted for as i write this article.
while Kogi workers are dying and suffering over 15months unpaid salaries, government officials are smiling to the banks.

“The allegations of corruption in the spending of the London Paris Club loan refunds have also exacerbated poverty, social exclusion, and violated the government’s obligation to use its maximum available resources to fully realize the right of all persons especially workers and pensioners who are the most vulnerable sectors of the population.


8. Abuse and reckless use of power 

Governor Bello also deserve to be our hero of democracy for abusing the powers attached to his office.

There have been cases of illegal and indiscriminate arrest and detention of perceived political opponents.
Just some months back there were report that the Governor now have a private police station inside the government house where a a journalist was detained indefinitely for writing against the government.
One of the opposition PDP youth leader was also indiscriminately arrested and detained even when granted bail by a competent court of law. Such is the Governor's love for the rule of law and due process.
A radio station was reportedly burnt down for airing the ills of the government.

Hon. Jame Abiodun Faleke's car was attacked and shot at by unknown assailant and up till now the government has remained silent on the issue, same manner Sen. Dino Melaye was attacked in his country home by now identified criminals because of daring to speak up against the government ineptitude. There are many more cases of infringement on citizens rights and privileges.

9. Deliberately closed down all the Higher Institutions in the State.

The adverse effect of Bello's government mismanagement of funds meant for salaries and pension is now telling hard on all the state higher institutions.
All the tertiary institutions in the state had been under lock and key for months now over unpaid salaries and allowances and wrongful dismissal of institutions staff under the guise of screening.

The government shows no concern over the plight of the helpless students they wickedly kept at home doing nothing.

This is the height of wickedness and irresponsibility of a government.
The future of Kogi youth is now hanging in the balance, where it swings nobody knows.
When the students took the matter in their hands and protested, they were mercilessly beaten, arrested and detained. This is what the future of Kogi State has been subjected to in the hands of our hero of democracy.

10. Crippled the State Health Sector

Doctors in Kogi State went on indefinite strike to push the government to pay outstanding salaries and arrears.

The doctors allege that the government had failed to clear nine doctors after providing necessary documents as required by the screening committee, under-payment of salaries and arrears of doctors that have been paid, implementation of a new tax regime without commensurate promotion and stepping down of doctors in the state civil service, and advertisement for employment of more doctors, despite the inability of the administration to implement adjusted Consolidation Medical Salary (CONMESS).

The doctors also warned any doctor who may decide to pick up employment with the state government to be cautious.
This where we have found ourselves as people. What a shame.

I want to believe that, by now, having considered the foregoing ten reasons and the supporting evidences on why the Governor remain our hero of democracy, I believe you are now convinced beyond all doubt (reasonable and unreasonable ones included) that those supporting the Governor by all means are the real enemies of Kogi State who must not only be stopped by all means necessary and at all cost possible but also be exposed to Kogites for who they are – enemies, pretenders, bigots, and felons! Anyone who still wishes to support this government whom we have been discussing in this rather lengthy article represents the Beelzebub among our constituency demons that we have to exorcise at all cost, beginning immediately.

They are well funded pretenders who only lie and, at best, tell misleading half truths to deceive many. Many of the enemies of our common goal vote incredible portion of their share of our common patrimony to fund this lying propaganda cartel that do not care what happens to Kogi reputation as far as the Bello is in power.

If you doubt this bold-faced claim, please I beseech you to be more watchful. You will invariably come to understand why so many fake, faceless facebook users, bloggers and ‘activists’, many actually jobbers, nowadays throng to social media and they have taken up well funded lucrative jobs in the Art of Joebashing; praising this government for any and every reason imaginable or fabricated. 

All they write about development news and activities of Kogi is Good-Good; see and say nothing negative.  – a case of purposeful purposelessness and directional directionlessness government!

Apologies again for my intrappable Igodomigodo accent. Fellow Kogites, on a final note, I urge you all by the mercies of God and for the love of Kogi State to continue to pray for Kogi State total deliverance from the hands political termites. 
From all the points outlined above can you call the Governor the hero of democracy?

Thank you for your special attention.

Alamoh Kehinde Samuel(Aks)