The Speaker, Kogi State House of Assembly, and Member representing Lokoja 1 Constituency, Umar Ahmed Imam has called on both State Government and colleagues to save a 22-year old girl, Miss Ibrahim Hawa from premature death. Imam made the call on Wednesday 5th April, 2017 in a matter of urgent public importance brought before the…
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Kogi Assembly Member Bags Six Weeks Suspension
Makama walking out of the chamber The Kogi State House of Assembly on Tuesday 28th March, 2017 suspended the Member representing Igalamela/Odolu constituency, Friday Makama for six months on matters relating to anti-legislative activities. This followed a matter of public importance in the House raised by Hassan Abdullahi Bello of Ajaokuta Constituency, who accused Makama…
Breaking: Another PDP Kogi Lawmaker Decamps to APC
By Alex Adeiza Member representing Yagba East constituency in the Kogi State House of Assembly, Hon Jimoh Omiata has decamped from the PDP to the APC.This came on the heels of the six members that took similar decision last week, with reasons hinged on the leadership crisis rocking their former party at both state and…
Re: Change In Leadership of Kogi State House of Assembly; As Akwa and other Principal Officers Are On Their Way Out
By Oladele John Nihi For months now I’ve read a lot of junks in the name of articles purportedly authored by Usman Okai Austin. Some of these write ups are less than five paragraphs with headings completely different from content in the name of criticising the government of Alhaji Yahaya Bello and his New Direction…
My Performance Made 6 PDP Lawmakers Defect to APC – Bello
Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has welcomed the defection of six legislators of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress. This was contained in a statement released by the DG Media and Publicity to Governor Bello, Kingsley Fanwo. He stated that the defectors must have been attracted by his style…
Kogi Assembly: Why I Decamped to APC – Majority Leader
It is germane to clear the air on my defection to the All Progressives Congress, APC as announced today at Plenary Session in the State House of Assembly. This decision was reached after due, painstaking and extensive consultations with Leaders and Stakeholders in Kabba / Bunu State Constituency. The endless and protracted crisis in the…
Kogi: Six PDP Lawmakers Defect to APC
Six lawmakers elected under the umbrella of the Peoples Democratic Party have defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress.According to the defected lawmakers, the ongoing crisis at both the national and state level of the PDP is responsible for their defection. Reading the letter in the floor of the hallow chamber at exactly 12:30pm today,…
NUJ: Kogi Speaker Congratulates Adeiza Momohjimoh
The Speaker, Kogi State House of Assembly, Rt Hon. Umar Ahmed Imam this evening congratulated Mallam Adeiza Momohjimoh for emerging as the new State Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kogi State Council. The Speaker, in a press statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Umar Yakubu Ali, enjoined the new NUJ Chairman…
Kogi Assembly Passes N174.8bn 2017 Appropriation Bill
By Olatunde Odimayo The Kogi State House of Assembly on Wednesday passed N174.8 billion as the State’s Appropriation Bill for 2017 and called on the executive to ensure its proper implementation. The budget is over N75 billion higher than the 2016 proposals presented to it by the executive arm of government. The passage followed the…
Kogi Lawmakers Condemn Kidnap of Four Council Workers
The Kogi House of Assembly has condemned the abduction of four workers of Mopa-Muro Local Government Council on their way to Lokoja for staff audit.The House condemned the incident in a resolution to the state government on Wednesday in Lokoja.It called for a quick intervention in the deteriorating security situation in the state. A member…
Kogi Assembly condemns abduction of council workers
The Kogi House of Assembly has condemned the abduction of four workers of Mopa-Muro Local Government Council on their way to Lokoja for staff audit. The House condemned the incident in a resolution to the state government on Wednesday in Lokoja. It called for a quick intervention in the deteriorating security situation in the state.……
Kogi Assembly Urges Govt to Address Herdsmen Menace
Kogi House of Assembly on Thursday called on the state government to take a holistic measure at curbing herdsmen activities which had made farmers and farming unsafe in the state.The call was sequel to a resolution of the house in Lokoja after the adoption of a motion by Mr Victor Omofaiye (PDP-Ijumu), urging the government…