Arising from calls by well-meaning Kogi East sons and daughters over the unfortunate development from the Gubernatorial primaries of April 2023, an Interventionist group –the League of Kogi East Professionals Led by Professor Armstrong Idachaba, J.S Okutepa SAN, Dr Tony Ogboji, Alhaji Aminu Ahmadu Yakubu, Alhaji Adams Yakubu-Concern, Dr Arome Salifu, Moses Abraham Odaudu, Ugbede Abrahams Etubi, Prince Inuwa Iyodo and our Chairman Dr Abubakar Adama, conveyed and held several meetings culminating in an interactive session on the 6th of May,2023 with the under listed aspirants and candidates:
Mr Idoko Ilonah
Engr Musa Wada
Admiral Usman Jibrin (Rtd)
Dr Samson Omale
Dr Abdullahi Bayawo
Alh.Murtala Yakubu Ajaka
Air Marshall Isaac Alfa (Rtd)
RESOLUTION
We are very proud of the capacity, passion, intelligence, and proficiency of our brothers that are soliciting opportunity to serve as Governor of Kogi state. Indeed, they are ALL well qualified to run as Governor of the state.
We salute the sacrificial promises of all the candidates who pledge to support any consensus candidate that will emerge, a further clear demonstration of love to their father’s land.
At the end of the group’s assessment, Alhaji Muritala Yakubu Ajaka emerges as the most popular and most widely accepted candidate. His commitment to Kogi East courses over the years and his experience as a national party administrator stands him out.
The time to show true love and loyalty to Kogi East and its people is now!
We enjoin all our brothers who are engaged in this race to support him in this quest to salvage the entire State. We equally call on Alhaji Muritala Yakubu Ajaka to reach out to his brothers and build consensus with them on how to run the state for the benefit of all citizens.
We give glory to God for the opportunity of this exercise.
SIGNED
League of Kogi East Professionals. (LKEP).
NB: WE WISH TO STATE CATEGORICALLY THAT THIS GROUP(LEAGUE OF KOGI EAST PROFESSIONALS) RESOLVED FROM INCEPTION TO AVOID IN TOTALITY ANY PARTISAN,BIASED OR COMPROMISING POSITION IN EMBARKING ON THIS ASSIGNMENT. INTEGRITY AND CREDIBILITY WAS AND REMAIN THE GUIDING PRINCIPLE THROUGHT THIS EXERCISE.
A very wonderful efforts put together by Men of timber and Calibre. You have done what Napoleon could not do. Thumb up. Let’s keep our fingers crossed for the realization of our dream. One Destiny, One Kogi State. Bravo.
Good work my fellow Igala brothers.Im excited with initiatives of this group.Keep it up and let us come up with the spirit of late Dr Achema if not we can’t face the monster.God guides,guards and take reproach away from Igala land.
It will come to a stage that we can’t show ourselves as Igala person again in Kogi State if this is allowed to continue with individual ambition.