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2027: RT. HON. JAMES ABIODUN FALEKE – THE PRAYERS OF KOGI STATE RISE WITH YOU THIS MORNING
By Musa Bakare
Congratulations on your well earned appointment by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as Deputy Secretary for Party Outreach, Engagement, and Mobilization of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors representing the South West. This elevation is not ceremonial, it is confirmation. Confirmation of trust. Confirmation of relevance. Confirmation that your political weight is recognized at the highest level of national leadership and within the ranks of the All Progressives Congress.
At dawn, before propaganda awakens and before ambition clears its throat, a truer voice rises, the voice of the people in prayer. Across towns, villages, markets, and homes, Kogi speaks in one spiritual language this morning, and that language calls your name.
You are not celebrated by chance. You are celebrated by record. Your name has become shorthand for loyalty under pressure, resilience in turbulence, and service without theatrics. Where others advertise, you deliver. Where others promise, you persist. Where others appear only in campaign seasons, you remain.
Leadership is not noise. Leadership is proof. And over time, you have built proof that cannot be erased by propaganda or diluted by political envy. The grassroots bond you share with the people is not manufactured , it is earned, tested, and sealed by years of visible commitment to their struggles and aspirations.
Kogi people remember. They remember who stood with them before elections. They remember who stood with them after elections. Most importantly, they remember who never left.
As 2027 approaches, the conversations are no longer private murmurs; they are gathering into a public chorus. Elders point to your experience. Youth point to your energy. Women point to your dependability. Different voices, one conclusion.
You represent renewal. You symbolize possibility. You embody the promise that leadership can still be steady, disciplined, and people centered.
So this is more than a congratulatory message. It is a declaration of confidence. A statement of faith. A signal that beyond permutations and political chess games, the goodwill of a people remains the most powerful mandate any leader can carry.
May wisdom sharpen your judgment in this new role.
May courage steady your convictions.
And may destiny reward the faith of your people of Kogi have invested in you.
Musa Asiru Bakare
Foundational Member, APC | Political Analyst
Lokoja, Kogi State
February 23, 2026