President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s second-term hope swelled unprecedentedly as all government appointees under Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo’s administration announced their endorsement of the project for the 2027 presidential election.
At the world press conference in Lokoja, the chairman of Combined State Government Appointees Forum who doubles as chairman of Forum of Special Advisers to the Governor, Hon Bode Adeyemi said the endorsement has become very necessary given the exceptional performance of the president in the last two years, emphasising that the current presidency have drawn Nigeria out of the negative economic, security, infrastructure, education and healthcare rating and stabilised the system into one that is forward looking and promising as recently alluded to by the British High Commissioner to Nigeria during a public function where he declares Nigeria as an investable destination.
The spokesperson for the group said that Nigeria’s general well-being as a nation was at an all-time low on all fronts before May 29, 2023, affirming that the last two years have brought unimaginable stability, undeniable direction and noticeable improvement that requires time to consolidate. He opined that the government’s policy direction has brought Nigeria back from the woods where it sank before 29th May, 2023 and is now on the path of unstoppable progress towards shared prosperity for the benefit of all Nigerians.
Hon Olabode says the Tinubu administration has achieved great feats in running an economy that allocates huge resources to the sub-national governments that have, in turn, ended endemic non-payment of salaries, persistent labour union strikes, unmotivated workforce and lack of financial resources to run as states and local governments.
He describes the removal of subsidies on petroleum products, dollars, electricity that jacked up accruals, legal stamping of LGAs’ autonomy, various rail and roads construction across the country, results-oriented social intervention programs, unprecedented healthcare development projects and many more as the giant strides of this administration. needs time to deliver rewarding results.
The group also endorsed Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo’s second-term project. They described him as a humane leader whose egalitarian leadership has improved the well-being of the people and made Kogi State one of the fastest-growing states. They said Governor Ododo justified the mandate freely given to him and hence deserved another term to continue to make the state proud and deliver more good governance.
The joint appointee’s forum which contains leadership of Forum of Commissioners, Forum of Special Advisers, Forum of Senior Special Assistants, Forum of Local Government Special Assistants and Forum of Ward Special Assistants whose members spread across the state vow to use their numbers, strategic positions and political weight to deliver 239000 votes to President Bola Tinubu and all the 2027 candidates of the party in the state. The group, therefore, announced the creation of the KOGI CONTINUITY MANDATE as the political organisation under which it shall carry out all activities geared towards mobilising electorates to actualise the Tinubu-Ododo Continuity Mandate.
The forum adopted Governor Alh Usman Ododo as grand patron of the new organisation, while Deputy Governor Joel Salifu as the chairman Board of Trustees, APC State chairman as the co- chairman, chief of staff to the governor Alhaji Ali Bello as deputy chairman of BOT, auditor general for LGA Alhaji Siyaka Adabenege, as patron, state accountant general, Hajiya (Dr) Habiba Onumoko to serve as matron.
Others announced as Board of Trustees members are secretary to the state government, Pastor(Mrs) Folashade Ayoade PhD, commissioner for local government and chieftancy affairs, Barr Deedat Ozigi, commissioner for finance, Hon Asiru Idris, commissioner for education, Hon Wemi Jones, commissioner for solid minerals, Engr Bashir Gegu, commissioner for humanitarian affairs, Jon Rabietu Okwute, commissioner for youths development, Hon Monday Anyebe and others.
Similarly, the combined forum also announced the formation of new leadership and constituted some committees. The group said the auditor general for local government, Hon Siyaka Adabenege, as the grand chairman of the combined forum, the chairman of Forum of Special Advisers to the Governor, Omoluabi Bode Adeyemi (Mnipr), was also announced the overall chairman of combined Forum of Appointees to the Governor. Other people adopted as executives of the combined Forum of Appointees are the chairman of the Forum of Senior Special Assistants, Hon Joseph Omeiza Best, chairman of the Forum of Local Government Special Assistants, Hon Jafar Kamaldeen and chairman of Ward Special Assistants, Hon Baba Ahmed
This was announced during the meeting of the leadership of each appointee’s forum. Present at the meeting under the leadership of the auditor general for local government, Hon Siyaka Adabenege, are the leadership of the Forum of Special Advisers, Forum of Senior Special Assistants to the Governor, Forum of Local Government Special Assistants, and Forum of Ward Special Assistants.
Also announced at the meeting is the constitution of the Political Committee, to be chaired by the auditor general for local government, Alh Siyaka Adabenege; the Pet Projects Committee, to be chaired by Dr Sandra Musa, Special Adviser on SEMA; and the Media Committee, to be chaired by the chairman of the Forum of Senior Special Assistants, Hon Joseph Omeiza Best.
The combined forum further made formal endorsements and declarations of support for President Bola Tinubu and Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo for the continuity in office.
The group further announced the formation of the KOGI CONSOLIDATION MANDATE as the political organisation for mobilising voters across the 329 wards in Kogi State for assignment I, declaring to mobilise 239,000 traceable votes for the party in 2027.
