By Abah Benjamin Eneojoh
Government House, Lokoja
October 13, 2026
Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, has applauded the Kogi State APC Former Commissioners Forum for sustaining the spirit of unity, loyalty and collective duty established below the administration of former Governor Yahaya Adoza Bello, describing the group as a reliable pillar of his authorities and the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Ododo gave the commendation on Tuesday at Government Science Secondary School, Zone 8, Lokoja, through the flag-off and distribution of Back-to-School supplies to public main and secondary colleges throughout the state by the Forum of the Former Commissioners. He stated the discussion board’s intervention demonstrated that the bonds of brotherhood, mutual belief and political solidarity nurtured below Bello’s management remained sturdy, with members persevering with to work collectively in assist of his administration and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
The Governor expressed profound appreciation to the previous commissioners and different former authorities officers for their confidence in him, recalling the collective dedication made below Bello’s management that whoever emerged as governor from amongst them would carry everybody alongside, whereas others would assist the particular person chosen by God and the political course of. According to Ododo, that understanding has continued to information his administration, making certain that former political appointees stay related contributors to governance. He described their presence on the occasion as proof that the unity painstakingly constructed by Bello was yielding enduring dividends, stressing that his administration would proceed to honour the belief reposed in him by sustaining an inclusive strategy to management.
The Governor additionally counseled the discussion board for extending its contributions past politics by way of the supply of instructional supplies to pupils and college students in public colleges. He described the initiative as a commendable demonstration of social duty and a sensible expression of the group’s dedication to present again to the society that supplied alternatives for its members to serve. The intervention, he famous, would complement his administration’s efforts within the schooling sector whereas easing the monetary burden on mother and father and guardians. Ododo urged different teams and well-meaning people to emulate the previous commissioners by investing in the way forward for kids, stressing that constructing a affluent Kogi requires a collective dedication to schooling, human capital growth and the welfare of peculiar residents.
In a big growth, the Governor disclosed that the discussion board had additionally resolved to take duty for the excellent renovation of Government Science Secondary School, Lokoja, the host establishment for the ceremony.
The college’s principal, Mr Ojapa Stephen Ajayi, had highlighted its historic significance, whereas Prince Sani Ogu Salisu, an alumnus of the establishment, appealed for the restoration of its former boarding-school standing and the unity it as soon as fostered amongst college students from Kogi East, Central and West.
