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A Clinical Case for Rotational Equity – Why Kogi Central Must Join Kogi East in Backing a Power Shift to Kogi West
By Abdul-Gafar Yaqub.
Background
Since Kogi State’s creation in 1991, the governorship has circulated only between Kogi East (≈19 years) and Kogi Central (8 years under Yahaya Bello, plus Ododo’s term—potentially 16 years by 2027). Kogi West has *never* produced a governor—zero years of executive control. That 32-33 year exclusion is now framed by stakeholders as a structural denial, not a routine rotation delay. Recent calls—from Kogi East elites and from analysts—urge a West-East alliance to correct the imbalance, while legislators are already discussing a bill to give rotation legal backing.
*Clinical Assessment*
1. *Equity deficit (diagnosis)*
– East: 16–19 years; Central: 12-16 years by 2027; West: 0 years.
– Comparative federalism: every other North-Central state rotates; Kogi is the outlier. Prolonged exclusion risks political fatigue, apathy, and erosion of trust.
2. *Current vitals (political dynamics)*
– Kogi East has publicly endorsed Ododo’s second term (2027) but conditions its support on power returning to East in 2031, while acknowledging West’s aspiration and demanding a “level playing field” for East/West after 2027.
– Kogi West’s agitation is now organized (Kogi Equity Alliance, Kogi West Liberation Movement) and backed by data-driven arguments about fairness, competence, and stability.
– The Assembly Speaker confirms ongoing legislative work to institutionalize rotation.
3. *Therapeutic proposition*
*Just as Kogi East is calling for alliances*, Kogi Central should clinically “prescribe” support for a Westward shift in 2027. The logic: Central’s 16-year cycle (Bello + Ododo) mirrors East’s earlier 16-year run; fairness dictates West closes the tripod. Endorsing West now prevents a third leg from atrophying and stabilizes the state’s tripod metaphor (if one leg is perpetually shorter.