Lawmakers of the Kogi state House of Assembly, during a plenary session on Wednesday, urged the Governor of the state, Yahaya Bello, to run for the 2023 Presidential election.
The House Majority Leader, Hassan Abdullahi while moving this motion, noted the sterling performance of the Governor since he assumed office in 2016.
According to the resolution passed by the house, “We, the Right Honourable Speaker and Honourable Members of the Kogi State House of Assembly, upon due deliberation of proper motion therefore, do hereby unanimously make and pass a Vote of Confidence on His Excellency, Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State.
“That, this Vote of Confidence is founded upon irrefutable and irreducible incidents of Governor Yahaya Bello’s leadership as the 4th Executive Governor of Kogi State, for a reference period spanning 27th January, 2016 till date, during which he has demonstrated uncommon Courage, Capacity and Competence at his duty post, even in the face of the most daunting odds.”
The Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt.Hon. Matthew Kolawole, while speaking to news men, said, “We have made our case. Nigerians are very reasonable. Kogi is selfless to offer our God-given Governor to Nigeria.”
