Breaking: Bello appoints LG liasion officers ahead of council polls, calls them LGA SSAs on Security to the Governor

Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello has approved the appointment of 35 Senior Special Assistants to serve in his government.

This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Onogwu Muhammed.

Those appointed include
Joseph Omuya Salami, SSA Security, Adavi Local Government
Prince Aliyu M. Akaaba SSA Security Ajaokuta Local Government
Hon. Ibrahim Abagu, SSA Security, Ankpa Local Government
Hon. Muhammed Muktar Shuaibu, SSA Security
Bassa Local Government
Shaibu Siaka, SSA Security, Dekina Local Government
Williams Iko-Ojo, SSA Security, Ibaji Local Government
Abu Odoma,SSA Security, Idah Local Government
Onoja James Omachonu,
SSA Security, Igalamela Odolu Local Government
Taufiq A. Isa,SSA Security, Ijumu Local Government.
Ariyo Adebayo, SSA Security, Kabba/Bunu Local Government
Isah Abdulkarim, SSA Security, Koton Karfe Local Government
Muhammed Danasabe SSA Security, Lokoja Local Government
Moses Sunday D, SSA Security, Mopa-Muro Local Government
Ibrahim AhmaduSSA Security, Ofu Local Government
Goke Oparison, SSA Security, Ogori/Magongo Local Government
Hon. Ohare Abdulrahim, SSA Security, Okehi Local Government
Abdulrazaq M. Yusuf SSA Security, Okene Local Government
Hon. Adejo F. Nechodemus, SSA Security, Olamaboro Local Government
Ibrahim Yakubu Aboh, SSA Security, Omala Local Government
Sule Abdulwakil Olorunjuwon, SSA Security, Yagba East Local Government and Barr. Shedrach Omeiza Emmanuel, SSA to the Governor on Legal Matters.

Also appointed include Ismaila Umar, SSA to the Governor on ICT; Hon. Aminu Ibrahim, SSA to the Governor on World Bank Matters; Aminu Abdulrazak, SSA to the Governor on Administration and Planning; John Aduga, SSA to the Governor on Political Matters (Ankpa Federal Constituency); Hassan Sanni
SSA to the Governor on SDGs; Zakari Samuel, SSA to the Governor on Political Matters (Dekina/Bassa Federal Constituency); Onogwu Patrick Danjuma,
SSA to the Governor on Political Matters(Idah Federal Constituency); Barr. Muhammed Tanko Musa, SSA to the Governor on Local Government
and Chieftaincy Affairs (Kogi West);
Mariam Ibrahim, SSA to the Governor on Tourism; Bin-Ebaiya Shehu Tijjani,
SSA to the Governor on Water Resources; Asiru Abdulrazaq, SSA to the Governor on Political Matters (Yagba Federal Constituency); Olutimi Joseph, SSA to the Governor on Mineral Resources; Olorunleke Moses, SSA to the Governor on Political Matters (Kabba/Bunu Federal Constituency) and Prince Okoliko Opaluwa Gideon, SSA to the Governor on Federal Agencies.

The governor also approved the redeployment of the Personal Secretary to his Chief of Staff, Mr. Oshaloto Joseph as SSA Security, Yagba West Local Government.

He is to be replaced by Mrs. Evangeline Ifunanya Anumba.

However, Earlier last week, the State government dismissed reports that it is planning to appoint caretaker committees to manage the affairs of local government councils in the state.

In a statement issued by the State Commissioner for Information and Communication, Evang Kingsley Fanwo in Lokoja on Saturday, the state government insisted that its desire to conduct local government elections. Fanwo said the state government will no longer subscribe to unconstitutional structure at the local government level.

“As a promoter of constitutionalism under the leadership of Governor Yahaya Bello, the state government wishes to make it clear that it will not subscribe to putting in place governmental structures that are alien to the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

“By the constitution of the State Independent Electoral Commission (SIEC), the state government has demonstrated readiness to conduct election in order to enable the people determine their representatives at the third tier of government.

“We urge the people of our dear State to believe in the resolve of the state government not to subscribe to any unconstitutional structure at the local government level as the Governor is committed to conducting a free, fair and credible local government election as soon as legally practicable. Whatever will be done between now and the conduct of the election will be constitutional,” he assured.