Kogi Govt:Administered An Oath Of Secrecy, Allegiance On Returning Appointees

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Kogi state governor Yahaya Bello before the executive council meeting administered an oath of secrecy allegiance to five returning appointees of his cabinet who resigned from their appointment to seek an elective post
in the just concluded primary governorship elections in the state

They are Chief of Staff to Governor Bello, Abdulkareem Jamiu Asuku, Commissioner for Finance, Budget and Economic Planning, Asiwaju Idris Ashiru, Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Barrister Deedat Ozigi Salami, Accountant General of the State, Jibrin Momoh and the Auditor General of the State, Yakubu Yusuf Okala.

According to Fanwo, Governor Bello further task the returning appointees to continue to be loyal and diligent in their various responsibilities for the success of the administration.

The Kogi state Government has approved a Memo seeking a law to repel the Prohibition of Kidnapping and other related matters, Law 2015, and reenact the Kogi State Prohibition of Kidnapping and other related matters, law 2023.

This was approved during the state Executive council meeting held at the Government House, Lokoja

Speaking to journalists at the end of the exco meeting, the state Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo noted that the State Attorney General had been directed by the council to forward the bill to the State House of Assembly for consideration.

Fanwo noted that the council received reports on the progress of several projects currently embarked on by the current administration, noting that several of these projects were at advanced stages, while the governor reiterated commitment and determination to ensure the completion of all projects before the end of his administration.

Other approvals at the meeting, according to Fanwo, include the termination of the appointment of the former Chairman of the Market Board, Danjuma Ochima, who was accused of neglecting duties and promoting the return of filth in the state.

He added that his replacement would be announced in the next few days.

The Commissioner also that the council approved a memo seeking the establishment of the Directorate of Medical Laboratory Services in the Ministry of Health.

He discloses that the creation of the Directorate will create cooperation among medical laboratory scientists across the states, particularly in healthcare institutions.

Fanwo added that the law when passed would strengthen the criminal justice system in the state and further boost the fight against kidnapping, thuggery, and other violent crimes in the state.

Earlier, Kogi State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Wemi Jones explained that the government was working assiduously with the implementation committee to ensure speedy approval by the NUC of the State University to be located at Kabba.

Jones noted that the Memo for the establishment of Kogi State University, Kabba, and other matters connected, in 2023 was approved by EXCO and that the bill would be transmitted to the State House of Assembly for consideration and passage into Law.

The Commissioner clarified that contrary to rumors that the College of Education Technical, Kabba would be converted, the College would be moved to a suitable location in Mopa-Moro Local Government

They are Chief of Staff to Governor Bello, Abdulkareem Jamiu Asuku, Commissioner for Finance, Budget and Economic Planning, Asiwaju Idris Ashiru, Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Barrister Deedat Ozigi Salami, Accountant General of the State, Jibrin Momoh and the Auditor General of the State, Yakubu Yusuf Okala.

According to Fanwo, Governor Bello further task the returning appointees to continue to be loyal and diligent in their various responsibilities for the success of the administration.

The Kogi state Government has approved a Memo seeking a law to repel the Prohibition of Kidnapping and other related matters, Law 2015, and reenact the Kogi State Prohibition of Kidnapping and other related matters, law 2023.

This was approved during the state Executive council meeting held at the Government House, Lokoja

Speaking to journalists at the end of the exco meeting, the state Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo noted that the State Attorney General had been directed by the council to forward the bill to the State House of Assembly for consideration.

Fanwo noted that the council received reports on the progress of several projects currently embarked on by the current administration, noting that several of these projects were at advanced stages, while the governor reiterated commitment and determination to ensure the completion of all projects before the end of his administration.

Other approvals at the meeting, according to Fanwo, include the termination of the appointment of the former Chairman of the Market Board, Danjuma Ochima, who was accused of neglecting duties and promoting the return of filth in the state.

He added that his replacement would be announced in the next few days.

The Commissioner also that the council approved a memo seeking the establishment of the Directorate of Medical Laboratory Services in the Ministry of Health.

He discloses that the creation of the Directorate will create cooperation among medical laboratory scientists across the states, particularly in healthcare institutions.

Fanwo added that the law when passed would strengthen the criminal justice system in the state and further boost the fight against kidnapping, thuggery, and other violent crimes in the state.

Earlier, Kogi State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Wemi Jones explained that the government was working assiduously with the implementation committee to ensure speedy approval by the NUC of the State University to be located at Kabba.

Jones noted that the Memo for the establishment of Kogi State University, Kabba, and other matters connected, in 2023 was approved by EXCO and that the bill would be transmitted to the State House of Assembly for consideration and passage into Law.

The Commissioner clarified that contrary to rumors that the College of Education Technical, Kabba would be converted, the College would be moved to a suitable location in Mopa-Moro Local Government

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