Day Lokoja stood still for the promise keeper, an achiever par excellent, the Chief Servant of Kogi State, His Excellency, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo By Chris Ben-Kato


Day Lokoja stood still for the promise keeper, an achiever par excellent, the Chief Servant of Kogi State, His Excellency, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo

 


By Chris Ben-Kato Senior Special Assistant on Information and communication strategy

“A golden fish” it is often said “has no hiding place”. Of course this can be aptly said of the Chief Servant of Kogi State, His Excellency Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo whose glaring achievements in just one year in office has caught national and global attention.
His Excellency, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo is not a noise maker. As a matter of fact he is humility personified. Even as he occupies the highest office as the number one citizen of Kogi State, he has continue to carry out his duties in consonance with his well known name as the Chief Servant of Kogi State.
His Excellency’s one year anniversary held on January 27, 2025 has come and gone but the foot prints it left behind will ever remain green in the memories of Kogi people.
Not in the history of Kogi State has the celebration of one year in office of a governor drew de la creme de la creme to the one year celebration of the Chief Servant of Kogi State, His Excellency Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo held at the Muhammed Buhari square Lokoja. The President of the federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency Alhaji Bola Ahmed Tinubu was represented by his Vice, Alhaji Kashim Shettima. The presence of the Vice President at the one year anniversary celebration of His Excellency Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo is a clear testimony of how the achievements of the governor has resonated across the length and breadth of Nigeria and beyond.
Without mincing words, His Excellency Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo is a performer. He is a true campaign promise keeper and the results are on ground for everyone to see.
The one year anniversary saw notable politicians from the ruling party and the opposition parties. The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress APC, Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje graced the occasion. Former Governors like Capt. Idris Wada, Hon Clarence Olafemi, Alhaji Yahaya Adoza Bello aka White Lion attended the anniversary celebration. Former African Democratic Congress Party governorship candidate, Leke Abejide, Senator Smart Adeyemi, Rep. James Faleke, former and present National Assembly members from the state, former and present members of the state assembly, traditional rulers, business magnates and entrepreneurs were all at the Muhammed Buhari square Lokoja to witness the governor’s one year anniversary celebration.
Appreciating the Chief Servant’s developmental strides in the state, the Vice President, Kashim Shettima said he was glad the governor is using the symbol of the convergence of Rivers Niger and Benue in the state capital to promote unity in his developmental strides. He urged the people of the state to give the governor adequate support to do more for the state.
On his part, the National Chairman of APC, Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje said he was glad His Excellency Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo is never in conflict with his predecessor, Alhaji Yahaya Adoza Bello. He noted that Governor Ododo is working with his predecessor without conflict and hence their team work is paying off for the good of the state. He applauded the governor’s resilience in providing the dividends of democracy to the good people of Kogi State.
On his part, the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Adoza Bello who spoke on behalf of the former governors of the state said he is glad he made the right decision in leading the stakeholders of APC in the state to make the choice of governor Ododo as his successor.
Alhaji Yahaya Adoza Bello said he is also glad that His Excellency Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo is implementing the thirty seven year blue print which some members of his cabinet put in place before he left office. He thanked you the former governors of the state and leading politicians in the state from other parties who are fully identifying themselves with the APC in the state. He urged the good people of Kogi State to support the laudable administration of the Chief Servant of the state.
The Secretary to the Kogi State government, Dr. Folashade Arike Ayo-Ade (PHD), in her closing remarks thanked the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency Alhaji Bola Ahmed Tinubu who was represented by his Vice, Alhaji Kashim Shettima for taking time out of his busy schedules to grace the first year anniversary celebration of His Excellency Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo. He thanked all the political juggernauts from the state for gracing the occasion.
The one year anniversary celebration of the Chief Servant of Kogi State, His Excellency Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo saw Lokoja city standing still on January 27, 2025. All the roads leading to the Muhammed Buhari square Lokoja were all jam packed with sea of heads. Artisans, traders, mechanics, carpenters, Union groups came out in large numbers to appreciate God for giving them His Excellency Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo who has performed so wonderfully in just one year in office.
One thing that is so glaring is that for the first time Kogi people came out enmasse irrespective of tribal leaning to celebrate the one year administration of His Excellency Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo who is now known everywhere as Mr Promise keeper.
His Excellency Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo has done a lot for the people of Kogi State. He has provided good roads, improved security, incentives to farmers, scholarship to students, paid WAEC fees for final year students in secondary schools, revitalize all the state owned tertiary institutions, intervened in all the primary health care institutions in the state, provided for the welfare of Pensioners and Orphans in the state etc etc. The governor is putting his best and is still doing more for the progress and welfare of the entire Kogi State citizens and Kogi people are ever happy with him.
As the Chief Servant of Kogi State, His Excellency, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo begins his second year in office, I plead with Kogi people to unite in strong support for his administration.
ONE GOOD TERM DESERVES ANOTHER. GO ON WITH YOUR GOOD WORK YOUR EXCELLENCY THE CHIEF SERVANT OF KOGI STATE ALHAJI AHMED USMAN ODODO
Hon Chris Ben-Kato is the Senior Special Assistant on Information and communication strategy to Kogi State governor, His Excellency Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo


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