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Comrade Ali Atabor, Coordinator, CEDO Media Network, says it is
natural that Gov. Yahaya Bello is attracting a lot of endorsements insisting that the acceptance is justifiable in view of his superlative performance ahead the forthcoming November governorship election.
According to Atabor, it is logical and predictable that Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello is enjoying an abundance of justifiable endorsements says with the seriousness and sincerity behind the endorsements, he deserves winning convincingly.
The CEDO Media Network Coordinator says the beauty of the endorsements Gov. Bello is enjoying today is that they are base on what he has to show during his time in office within the last three and half years and said eyes can see and ear can hear what the governor has done.
Comr Atabor says the geopolitical and generational shift in power in the state has shown the world that life can be better with a Gov. Bello, says the wide acceptance would translate into development in the coming years.
Also, addressing a Press Conference recently in Lokoja, the National Organizing Secretary of Maiyatti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, Alhaji Aliyu Saleh, said the Association’s decision to support Governor Bello, was because; ” No administration had looked into our plights the way Governor Yahaya Adoza Bello has done since the inception of the Association in Kogi state “.
Aliyu stated, that Gov. Bello had made significant efforts towards Security of their lives and cattles and in the appointment of a Fulani son as a Special Adviser, thereby impacting directly on the lives of MACBAN members.
He said, “We appreciate government’s programmes aimed at transforming the social lives of our people through Security, given us a sense of belonging, appointment and empowerments”
“We particularly are proud of the infrastructure development that you have brought to the entire state in general and to Fulani community in particular.
” Your smart solution in tackling Kidnapping and security challenges that initially faced the entire State under the previous administration, which has become a template for other states to copy deserves commendation”
he stated.
The range of Bello’s vision leaves no room for underdevelopment in any area, whether it is lighting up the city, keeping the city clean, building Schools, rebuilding roads, providing security, tackling the menace of Armed Robbery/ Kidnapping, transportation, Health, Equipping of Hospitals and others too numerous to mention.
Governor Bello’s concept of One indivisible Kogi, has promoted inclusive governance as key to inclusive growth. It is commendable that Gov Bello’s administration’s inclusive governance and inclusive development efforts continue to drive development at the grassroots.
Governor Yahaya Bello within the period under review continues to work for good governance, but recognises that development takes time. According to him: “It will take time but I believe in the philosophy of Think It, Plan It and then Act It…
We must and are expected to think through all our policies properly and to the end before planning and executing. The difference between the thinking time, planning time, the execution time and the action time demanded by the populace is what makes people cry out,” he reasoned
Bello is impressively focused on remodelling Kogi and making it a model megalopolis. It is a tribute to Bello administration on the way he tackled the security challenges faced in Kogi before he assumed office that other states cannot resist applauding his governance model.
Gov. Bello has shown that well-rounded governance is an expression of well-rounded thinking, and has demonstrated the possibilities of political governance in a State that needs models of creative thinking in high political office.
Since he assumed office, Governor Yahaya Bello, no doubt has touched the lives of Kogites in all facets of development, ranging from Education, Agriculture, Health, Human Empowerment and many more.
On Health Sector, the Bello led Administration has the following achievements to it credit;
Renovation, remodelling and reequipping 21 primary health centres in all the 21 local government. Provision of free maternal and newborn health care services; Saving of 168 patients with life threatening issues; Procurement of assorted and custonerized paediatric drugs for the state.
Other laudable achievements recorded by the New Direction led administration include: Adoption of Clorhexidine gel for umbilical cord care, Prompt payment of counterpart funds to partners, Addressing the menace of quackery in the health profession and Enhanced the welfare of health workers.
The Drug supply system is another area worthy of mention. His unparalleled response to medical emergency situation and Introduction of PPP (Public Private Partnership, has received the applause of many citizens.
The administration of Governor Bello within the period under review also established Confluence Advanced Medical Diagnostic and Imaging Centre ( CAMDIC), undertook the renovation of Zonal hospitals in the three senatorial districts, Kabba, Idah and Okene in Kogi central Senatorial district respectively.
The College of Nursing Obangede, is today wearing a new look. There is also the construction of cottage hospitals in Kpareke, in Kogi Local government area. There is also the massive renovation and construction of new hostels and clinics at the School of Nursing Obangede.
Others are: Construction of administrative blocks at the School of Health Technology Idah, Strengthening of the State Action Committee on HIV/AIDS and establishment of modality of workplace and Diagnosis to prevent workplace Deaths as a result of unknown or lately discovered health condition.
One of the landmark achievement of the present APC administration is Security as Governor Bello wasted no time in stepping into the insecurity challenges bedevilling the state before he assumed office.
To confront the challenges of insecurity in the state, Gov. Bello donated 200 utility vehicles for security operation across the state.
Little wonder, Gov. Bello was conferred as the Best governor in security programmes in the country.
On the perennial crisis between farmers and Herdsmen. Gov. Bello created a dialogue and cooperation platform for peace between farmers and Herdsmen.
To enhance security in the state, the New Direction administration recruited thousands of vigilantes. This initiative has reduced drastically the high rate of unemployment in the state. The training of security personnel and construction of Army forward operations base at strategic places across the state is a plus for the governor in tackling insecurity.
Other Gov. Bello’s achievements recorded includes: Purchase of over 500 motor cycles to security outfits to reduce crimes at the grassroots, training of forest guards and Provisions of free toll Lines to enhance good information among many.
On Agriculture, Governor Bello’s administration key into the Agricultural Renaissance Policy of the Federal Government to ensure food security and promotion of non oil sector for economic transformation. It equally encouraged Youths to key into farming through orientation, sensitisation, mechanisation input subsidies.
The administration also Facilitated loans for farmers to encourage mechanization and improved production of food. Clearing of 1000 hectares of land across the state which were allocated to youthful farmers with farm inputs and agric machines services to reduce unemployment amongst youths.
Procurement of 375 Fergus Tractors with complete implements, three quantities each for Mini Harvesters, Planters, Broom Sprayers, Rice Reapers and other similar equipment to enhance agricultural activities and boost production.
The administration also procured and assemblage of 1500 Tillers which were distributed to small scale farmers in 2017.
Along the value chains, Agriculture has created about 20,000 jobs for Kogites, thereby depopulating the unemployed demography in the state.
The administration agricultural policy, Government Contributed in no small measure to the cultivation of 3000 hectares of rice and 5000 hectares of cassava in the state.
In order to bridge the gap in vegetable production using the advantage of the nodal location of the state, the State Government has established a state of the art greenhouse Farm at Osara to produce tomatoes and other vegetables.
Another laudable policy adopted by Gov. Bello is Keying into the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Accelerated Agricultural Development Scheme (ADS) through payment of the State’s counterpart fund which the Ministry of Agriculture constructed 500 fish ponds as a pilot scheme and have been handed over to over 1000 youth across the state to own and operate.
In a related development, the present administration engaged over 300 youth in Akpata Ega in Idah Local Government where 400 ponds have already been constructed. This is being replicated in all the Senatorial Districts in the state,with the aim of targeting 10,000 youth across the state.
In collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, the New Direction administration took delivery and distributed 76 truck-load of inorganic fertilizer to farmers at a subsidized rate to boost soil fertility.
As the leading producer of Cassava in Nigeria and coupled with the guaranteed security of investors, Kogi State has been able to attract the biggest ethanol company in Nigeria known as Unicane.
The company which is currently operational at Jamata in Lokoja Local Government, uses cassava as it main raw materials, thereby sparking massive production of the crop. Kogi farmers have never been richer as currently witnessed.
The Federal Government must have seen the seriousness of the State Government in promoting agriculture when it nominated the latter as the pioneer state for the National Egg Production Scheme.
To support the initiative, Government empowered 135 youth with take up grant of N4.2 million each to support their poultry farms.
The Omi Dam success story is a massive testimony of the achievement of the Yahaya Bello-led administration in agriculture. The scheme is positioning the state as the rice destination of Nigeria.
The State Government has also empowered hundreds of youth to grow rice in the riverine areas of the state. To this end, thousands of farmers across the state have benefitted from the Anchor Borrowers Scheme of the Federal Government.
Finally, the ongoing construction of the Kogi State Rice Mill at Omi is another milestone project that draws commendation from the people of Yagba extraction.
Musa Tanimu Nasidi is a Journalist, writes from Lokoja.
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