… seeks other districts’ support to enthrone equity, fairness and justice
Following popular concerns and demand for a Governor of Kogi West extraction in 2023, some young Stakeholders across the seven LGAs of the Kogi west senatorial district have announced the formation of KOGI WEST GOVERNORSHIP ADVOCACY GROUP, a mobilization, strategy and awareness creation platform towards the realization of the project after over thirty years of creation of the state.
Announcing the formation of the group through a press release made available over the weekend and duly signed by the interim Chairman, Secretary and Spokesperson for the group, Chief Aiyemowa Jeremiah, Alh Idris Koto and Comrade David Owa respective, says the people of Kogi west haven over the last three decades been considerate neighbors, loving people and corporative senatorial zone, are of a strong opinion and demand that the zone is allowed to produce the next Governor of Kogi state, being the only senatorial zone yet to be privileged to produce a democratically elected Governor since the creation of the state, despite her human, natural and political contributions the zone have made to the state in the last thirty years of our coexistence and last twenty five years of uninterrupted democratic experience in the state.
The press statement argue that only fairness, Justice and equity especially in sensitive sectors that have tendencies to either unite or further divide us as a state with common fate. and destiny, can move the state forward. The letter says the demand is not a violent or confrontational one, but a gentle, friendly and conscience driven political and moral engagement that will fasten the wheel of progress and engender trust.
The release itemized the objectives of the forum as demands for patriotic, fair, equitable and moral distribution of of human and material resources of the state across the three senatorial districts, especially in the governorship seat. The group says it will conduct a world press conference in the days ahead to tell their story to the public, to announce their demand and seek the support and corporation of even friends of the states to impress it on our neighbors and fellow kogites in the east and central senatorial district of the state to see it from the angle of morality, fairness, sincerity and patriotism.
The release says it is time for Kogi people to work as one, live as one and collectively choose a leadership style that is anchored on fairness, equity and justice for the good of the state. The state may have been embroiled in ethnic animosity, religious politics, tribal consideration and all sorts of negative political machinations that have held the state down created ethnic suspicion for three decades, but it’s time to rise above our challenges and differences and bequeath a united and prosperous state to the coming generation and this can only be achieved if the other zones allow a Kogi West person to emerge as Governor in the next governorship election. The state cannot experience meaningful development and peace if all the three senatorial districts are not equally given opportunity to rule the state. The statement called on traditional rulers, religious leader, opinion moulders and all well meaning people of Kogi state to rise up to this challenge for the future of the state. The group announced that after her world press conference, it will begin a tour of the twenty-one LGAs of the state to interface with all relevant stakeholders to drive home the desire and demand of the new generation for collective prosperity of the state. They also promised to visit political parties leadership at the state level as well as the aspirants contesting from Kogi West