Kogi Govt. signs Ksu, Kabba, kidnapping prohibition bills into law

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…we expedited the process in response to the yearnings and aspirations of the people – Kogi Speaker

Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello on Friday signed into law a bill for the establishment of Kogi State University, Kabba, and a bill for the re-enactment of Kogi Prohibition of Kidnapping and other related matters 2023 after both bills were passed by the Kogi State House of Assembly.

Governor Bello in his address at the Exco Hall after the signing of the bill noted that the establishment of a state university in Kogi West was a generational and age-long ambition of the people of Kogi West, added that he had read in history that such venture was unsuccessful in time past.

The excited governor Yahaya Bello expressed fulfillment that during his administration, every region now has a state university saying is a symbol of good representation equity, fairness, and justice, which could cater effectively to higher education needs and that young people from this region would no longer be denied the right to be admitted to study courses of their choices due to the growing number of applicants.

Governor Bello appreciated the 8th Assembly members for ensuring swiftly in the process of the passage of the bills alluding that any generation that wants to survive poverty, must make education its priority.

The governor stressed that his government holds a reputation for not taking education lightly as several policies, programs, and infrastructural drives in the sector have shown clearly the vantage position of the sector in the state.

While the governor confirmed the readiness of every required document for the approval of the National University Commission, he promised that before the end of his tenure, Kogi State University, Kabba would matriculate its first set of intakes.

Governor Bello revealed that the College of Education Technical Kabba would be relocated to Yabga East Local Government Area to create room for the new university.

Commenting on the re-enactment of Kogi Prohibition of Kidnapping and other related matters in 2023, the Governor stated that no society could prosper or achieve socioeconomic growth without adequate Security and guaranteed citizens’ safety.

He said the newly re-enacted law is intended to get rid of crime and criminals that were still living in every nook and cranny of the state noting that Kogi state under his watch remained committed to a zero-tolerance policy for crimes, criminals, and their sponsors.

He maintained that the law, which is yet another strong legislation would be guaranteed that kidnapping, crimes and criminals, and other similar vices would not be condoled. He said criminals would be smoked out of their hideouts because the state must be free of criminality.

While addressing members of the press after the signing of the bill, Speaker Kogi State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Aliu Umar Yusuf expressed the expedition of the legislative process particularly about the Law establishing Kogi State University, Kabba as a reaction to the yearnings and aspirations of the people of the region.

He noted that Kogi West has been attested to be the brain box of Northern Nigeria as it has produced renowned academic scholars in their multitudes and after long years of existence could not boast of any Higher institution of learning.

The speaker concluded that the other regions of the state have their own separate higher institution hence the people wanted to have a similar institution of learning within their region hence the bill received prompt attention and speedy consideration and passage by the state legislature

The University would be the second established by the administration of the Governor Yahaya Bello

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