Browsing: governor Idris Wada

The incumbent and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Captain Idris Wada, is in the second place

The results, released by the electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission, shows that the All Progressives Congress is in the lead, though slightly in terms of actual figures

The election is due to be concluded on Saturday

From Ajetachi, a town in Dekina Local Government Area, comes a report that hoodlums are wreaking havoc and attacking voters

Audu has placed himself in that enquiry microscope ever since he was denied a second term in his bid to extend his second coming as the executive governor of Kogi State

Odigie-Oyegun, who addressed a rally in Lokoja to drum support for the governorship candidate of the APC, Abubakar Audu, said the election was an opportunity for the people to end years of bad governance in the state

Mohammed ordered the Kogi State Government to immediately reinstate the sacked Council Chairmen and their Councillors relieved of their appointments before the expiration of their tenures

According to the results from the venue at the Confluence Stadium in Lokoja, Wada won in 20 of the 21 local government areas of the state

Citting what is going on in the state‎ University as an instance, Dino revealed that the principal officers in the state institution are shared between “Igbira” and Igala people in the state.

This was as the PDP’s National Working Committee said the primaries had been postponed, but the state chapter of the party said the poll will hold as scheduled

The outgoing Commissioner of Police, Adeyemi Ogunjemilusi, disclosed this at the inauguration of a newly-renovated police barrack in Lokoja

Afakirya’s death was confirmed by a member of his family on Monday

Wada announced a donation of five Hilux pick-up vans to the police to help them in the renewed onslaught against criminal activities and also promised to donate N2.4 million to the families of 12 policemen that lost their lives in the course of duty, from January to May

The governor had issued a proclamation for the holding of the first session of the 6th Assembly, thus paving the way for the Presiding Officer and Clerk of the House, Simon Momoh, to administer the Oath of Allegiance and Oath of Office on the legislators

choli said the election, earlier scheduled for April 26, 2011, was not cancelled but only postponed to December 3, 2011 on the account of a court order and that Wada who became the PDP’s candidate after that should not have been allowed to stand for the poll

The aide, Jacob Ahiaba, told newsmen at Emi Woro community in Ajaokuta Local Government Area of Kogi State on Wednesday that Sortor informed a woman aide by telephone on Tuesday that her abductors wanted N60 million ransom

In a statement issued on Sunday in Lokoja, the governor said that the exercise had become necessary due to inability of the local government areas to pay full salaries to their workers since 2013

Speaking with State House correspondents after the meeting, Wada and Okeke said that they were satisfied with the way Sambo handled the matter and expressed optimism that the dispute would be resolved by the end of the year

He explained that investigations into complaints of non-payment of salaries of primary school teachers’ emanating from SUBEB revealed widespread corruption

The group’s leader, Umar Goodman Akwu, was allowed to formally submit a letter to the INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega, detailing their demands