By Our Correspondent
Special Adviser to Kogi State Governor on Information and Communication, Chief Jacob Edi, KAKAKI BassaNge, has congratulated Alh. Yahaya Bello, former governor of Kogi State on the conferment of a well deserved honor by the national body of Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ.
It would be recalled that the NUJ, on Saturday at an elaborate occasion to mark its 70th anniversary conferred on The White Lion a Merit Award in recognition of his contributions to press freedom, infrastructural development, education and human capital development during his administration.
His novel security architectural framework which kept terrorists, kidnappers, armed robbers and all those from the ‘axis of evil’ away from Kogi soil was part of the reasons given by the NUJ leadership for the well deserved honor.
Chief Edi noted that the former governor’s political choices have redefined the political dynamics of Kogi state
“But for the depth of his thought process, today, Kogi would have been struggling with the successor /predecessor crisis which has become prevalent in our clime.
“The relationship between Governor Ododo and the former governor and the peace in the state should be studied by politicians across the state”, Edi, noted in a statement in Abuja on Sunday.
The Special Adviser stated that the sterling performance of Governor Ododo popularly dubbed “The Chief Servant” by his admirers is a testament to the fact he is not only a good student but has learnt so fast as he is integrating the state seamlessly and converting political opponents to friends.
