Group Wants Kogi West To Produce Yahaya Bello’s Successor

A socio- political group, Kogi Justice Forum, has joined other organisations and eminent natives to call for equity, justice and fairness by allowing Kogi West senatorial district to produce the next governor of Kogi State.

Addressing newsmen in Lokoja at the weekend, the forum which consists of prominent people from the three senatorial districts of the state said since the creation of the state over 32 years ago, Kogi West senatorial district has never had a taste of the governorship seat.

The spokesperson of the group, Alhaji Hassan Ojochene, who is an Igala man said, there are three major tribal groups in the state, comprising Igala, Ebira and Yoruba-Okun people. The Igala in the Eastern senatorial district had produced at different times, three persons as governors namely Prince Abubaker Audu, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris and Capt Idris Wada while the central senatorial district also produced the incumbent governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello whose second term will end in January, 2024.

The spokesman of the group said the Eastern and Central senatorial counterparts have had their fair share controlling and administering the resources of the state since the creation of the state.

He said the members of the group are drawn from Igala, Ebira, Nupe, Kakanda and Okun who believe in social justice and equal rights.

He said by the political arrangement, it is now the turn of Kogi West to produce the next governor and it will be fairer if Kabba, the senatorial headquarters of Kogi West is given the opportunity to first have a taste of the exalted position.

According to the group, the choice of Kabba is considered because of its population and the fact that the ancient town has been famous since the first republic during the  Kabba Province which the group said was the engine room for Northern Nigeria Civil service.

Aside from this, the group said Kabba which is a cosmopolitan town narrowly missed being made the state capital in August 1991 when General Ibrahim Babaginda created the state and therefore should be compensated by allowing the people in the town to be  considered for  the plum job no matter the political parties.