Bashir Opaluwa Idris
The Kogi State House of Assembly on Tuesday screened and confirmed 21 nominees to serve as Secretaries of Local Government Areas in the State.
The screening and confirmation, conducted at plenary, followed correspondence from Chairmen of the twenty one Local Government Areas.
The nominees include, Umar Muhammed Bako, Kogi/Koton-Karfe; Abubakar Danjuma Mohammed, Lokoja; Anibasa Ovavi Muhammed, Adavi; Yakini Salihu Abebe, Okene; Mrs Yetunde Olaoye Margaret, Ijumu; Momohsani Salami, Ajaokuta, Abdullahi Salihu Ali, Bassa; Friday Fadipe, Ogori/Magongo; Daniel Tope David, Mopamuro; Muhammed Edicha, Igalamela-Odolu.
Others are, Mrs Grace Paka Ogala, Idah; Salihu Muhammed, Dekina; Ojo Martins Sunday, Kabba/Bunnu; Idoga Moses, Ofu; Joseph Oyibo, Omala; Musa Kareem, Yagba East; Ibrahim Muhammed, Ankpa; Gbenga Enoch, Yagba West; Abraham Mora, Ibaji; Samuel Idenyi, Olamaboro and Lawal Adeiza Ayo, Okehi Local Government.
Responding, the Secretary of Kogi/Koton-Karfe, Umar Muhammed and his Idah Counterpart, Mrs. Grace Paka Ogala appealed to the people of their Constituency to give them the needed support to succeed.
The Speaker, Aliyu Umar Yusuf, commended the lawmakers for the success of the screening and confirmation.
Umar congratulated the nominees, urging them to uphold the confidence reposed on them by placing the state’s interest above every other consideration.
