Kogi Assembly Confirms 2 Commissioner-nominees, 50 Special Advisers

Kogi State House of Assembly has approved two commissioner nominees sent to the House by Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo.

The eighth Assembly confirmed the commissioner nominees yesterday during the House plenary in Lokoja.

The commissioner nominees confirmed are Dr Adeniyi Helen Aderibigbe (Ijumu) and Atuluku Levi Victor, from Omala constituency.

Speaking to journalists shortly after her confirmation, Dr Adeniyi Helen Aderibigbe promised to put in her best in realising the campaign promises of the present administration.

Aderibigbe reiterates her commitment to make Kogi State and Nigeria proud through hard work and diligence to her duties.

“As the name of my ministry implies innovation, so the first thing to be brought in is innovation. We will review what is on ground. Actually, is a new ministry, but is not a strange ministry.

“There has been precedent as regards the ministry. We will study what is on ground, take our own review, see areas that improvement has to be put in. If there is a need for change, we will change. If there is a need for restructuring, we will restructure.

“That is the innovation aspect of it, which will encourage the scientific approach to almost every issue that is on ground. We will study every problem on ground, then we devise a means of providing a solution for the problem. For us this is the technology aspect of it. I want to see Kogi State that other states will be emulating in terms of technological improvement,” she added.

The Assembly also approved 50 special advisers to serve under the Government of Kogi State. This was in response to the letter earlier sent to the Assembly by Kogi State governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo.