From Joseph Amedu, Lokoja
Gov Bello
The immediate past Minister of state, Labour and Productivity, Professor Stephen Ocheni has called on the people of Kogi East to vote massively for Governor Yahaya Bello , candidate of the APC in the governorship election to enable him complete laudable programmes he has started.
This is as he added that the conferment of Commander of Igala Kingdom ( CIK) award on the erstwhile Chief of staff to the governor, Chief Edward David Onojah is well deserved as a result of his contributions to the promotion and sustenance of Igala projects.
The Minister made the call over the weekend in Anyigba in Dekina Local Government Area of the state during the conferment of award of Commander of Igala Kingdom ( CIk) on Chief Edward David Onojah, the Chief of Staff to the kogi state governor Alhaji Yahaya Bello.
Earlier, the president of Igala Cultural and Development Association( ICDA) Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq Ahmodu, while performing the investiture on Chief Onojah and three other recipients, urged politicians and their supporters to avoid violence and acts detrimental to the peace and progress of the state during the forthcoming governorship election.
Ahmodu explained that election supposed to be a celebration of independence of the people who are now able to govern themselves which should not be turned into a theater of war, stating that all Igala people are one united family that should not be decided because of elections.
While paying tribute to those who contributed to the completion of Igala Unity House said what is being witnessed is a proof that Igala sons and daughters can organise themselves into a meaningful ventures that will uplift socio economic potentials of the zone.
He added that the Unity House was conceived to be built at Anyigba for its central location in the Kingdom,stating that Idah remained the traditional headquarters of the Kingdom urging the people to refrain from comments that can ignite disunity.
He urged the awardees to be in the vanguard of creating electoral awareness among the people to play politics by the rules and not to engage in thuggery and to carry arms against each other.
While responding on behalf of other recipients, Chief Edward Onojah gave gratitude to God and the leadership of ICDA for the honour done to them, saying the award will spur them to do more for their fatherland.
The occasion was witness by the Attah Igala HRM Michael Ameh Oboni represented by the Ejeh Dekina, Usman Obaje, traditional rulers from the nine Local Government Areas and prominent children of the Kingdom.
