THE HILARIOUS ONE-SENATOR DINO MELAYE DECLARES GOVERNORSHIP AMBITION FOR KOGI STATE.

Senator Dino Melaye 

Senator Dino Melaye representing Kogi West Senatorial district in Kogi State has declared his ambition to vie for the position of the state Governor of his beloved state Kogi. The man who many have tagged as the 'hilarious one' for his many 'uncommon antics', acting and singing prowess made known his plan, just yesterday.

The very popular politician who had dumped his former party the APC alongside other heavyweights like the out gone Senate President Dr. Bukola Saraki in 2018 to go back to the PDP, had against all odds won his election to return again to the House of Assembly as a strong member of the opposition in the 9th Assembly. In the 8th assembly, where his man-Dr Saraki was at the helm of affairs, he was the Senate Committee Chairman on the FCT.

Now with the Governorship election to the state house presently occupied by his outgoing excellency, Yahaya Bello who is also seeking re-election back upcoming, it promises to be an interesting 'battle royale' of the most intriguing kind in Kogi state come election time.

Senator Melaye and his state Governor, Yahaya Bello are like sworn enemies bent on taking each other down by any means that's possible, so with Melaye making known his intention, Bello now has 2 battles to fight on 2 different fronts for him to get another term in office. Apart from having to face the somewhat formidable Dino Melaye, who all things been equal would most likely be the PDP Gubernatorial aspirant for the upcoming election, Governor Bello has an uphill task to convince all stakeholders to support him so as to remain his party's preferred candidate for the election. The dilemma for Bello is that very many in his own party the APC, are already clamoring for the son of the late former Governor of the state in the person of the late Prince Abubakar Audu, who had died prior to being announced as the winner of the last election. It was as a result of that untimely passing that Yahaya Bello who was never in the mix in the first instance came to power. But it seemed that Bello totally forgot the circumstances that brought him to power and in fact totally neglected the main area that had won the late Prince Audu the election then.

So that area have now thought to redress what they considered a total neglect and instead of supporting the incumbent, they are clamoring for the late prince Audu's son- Prince Mona Mustapha Audu, who had moved from the YPP to the APC.

Away from the immediate above and back to the main subject matter, Senator Dino Melaye. To dismiss him and his ambition for any reason would be to do so at one's own peril. Prior to him declaring his ambition, people had wondered aloud before about who was more popular between 'The Melaye' & Yahaya Bello. Now the opportunity to know has come. 

WOULD DINO MELAYE TRULY DEFEAT YAHAYA BELLO FOR GOVERNORSHIP WERE ELECTION TO BE CONNECTED NOW?

Distinguished Senator Dino Melaye

Yahaya Bello, Governor Kogi State

Some would liken this story as the story of the absurd, but what we hear or are hearing from some quarters is the above as stated as a question above in tbe title. It is been said that if an election, Gubernatorial Election for that matter were to be arranged today or better still conducted today, with the incumbent governor of Kogi State on one side repping the APC on one side and the enfant terrible of the house of assembly in the person of, the very flamboyant motor mouth, distinguished Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dino Melaye on the other side, that the latter-Dino Melaye would win the said election hands down!!! What?????

According to those making the assertion, they claim that the notorious loudmouth lawmaker, who loves to sing as well as dance even with all his antics and so called shenanigans is far more popular than the Executive Governor of the state gbam! We wonder why though. It might just be the same way that the dancing new Governor Elect, Senator Ademola Adeleke mesmerized the people of Osun State. People seem to be fed up with hard face stoicness and just wanna have fun, as popularized by Cyndi Lauper.

Part of why those saying Dino would win have pointed at the fact that much as the Governor seem to have tried to remove or dislodge the lawmaker, he hasn't succeeded at all. First was the recall process, which failed despite all that was done. Second now was the recent election which many had thought was a deep hole that Dino would fall into or for Dino, a re-election for another term which Senator Dino Melaye contested against a said to be formidable opponent, in the person of Smart Adeyemi of the APC, who despite all he did, still lost to Dino Melaye.

So what those who are in support of Dino Melaye are saying is, despite how people from outside the state see the Senator, whether as a cantankerous person, a clown or what have you, when it comes to the politics of his domain, he knows the heart of his people and he is well loved and well liked and would sweep the votes in his state of Kogi, any day, any time.

For Yahaya Bello, the Governor who is probably the youngest executive Governor of any state in Nigeria, maybe his issue might just have been the burden of expectations. Being a young man that such leadership position came to, he is expected to have performed extraordinarily well. But some have claimed he hasn't done so. Though the perception in the last few months seem to have begun to change, as pointers to some major achievements have begun to spring up here and there all over the state. The rice mill and the road constructions going on around are just 2 of those things. 

CONTROVERSIAL KOGI STATE GOVERNOR YAHAYA BELLO OPENS HUMONGOUS EDIFICE ADMIST THE PROBLEMS IN HIS STATE

Imagine that there are crazy problems besetting his state, especially as abject poverty is starring many in the face.

Many haven't collected many months of salaries. State is owing pensioners their due, myriads of problems here and there that the government is grappling with like they are overwhelmed, and then the insensitiveness of now opening and publicly too at that a massive or should we say humongous edifice for yourself?

It's just crazy, mad crazy, absolutely insensitive and uncaring to say the least.

We hear that the people have raised a lot of hoopla already though.  

PROFESSOR FESTUS IYAYI KILLED IN ACCIDENT INVOLVING GOVERNOR IDRIS WADA'S CONVOY

 

PROFESSOR FESTUS IYAYI

 Former ASUU President, Professor Festus Iyayi died a few hours ago in the Kogi State capital, Lokoja from complications from accident that involved the convoy of the Governor of the state, Governor Idris Wada.

The late Professor was on his way to Kano for a meeting of ASUU when the terrible crash occurred. This is the 2nd time in less than a year that the Governor would be involved in a terrible accident where lives were lost. In December of 2012, his convoy was involved in a crash where he lost one of his security aides, while the Governor and 2 others wee seriously wounded. 

May the soul of the dearly departed rest in peace.

EX-GOVERNOR ABUBAKAR AUDU ESCAPES ARREST

Are we so surprised that it was one of those at the EFCC that aided the Ex-Governor of Kogi State, Prince Abubakar Audu to escape being arrested? Definitely not at all. In a country, where a large sum said to be around 2.1 Billion Naira in One thousand Naira denominations could suddenly develop wings and disappear into thin air FROM THE MINT OOOO, anything can and would continually happen.

According to report, the Prince of Kogi scampered away from his house at 32, Suleiman Barau Street, Aso Villa, Asokoro after a top ranking official of those to make the arrest tipped him off. It's has been a hide and seek game between the former Governor and the EFCC for quite a while now before this current fiasco. It just shows that even the so called organization that is supposed to help weed out corruption itself is not clean at all. Prince Audu, had been charged to court by the EFCC for corruptly enriching himself to the tune of 4 Billion Naira, from the Kogi State coffers while he was the State's Chief Executive. 

That the Ex-Governor is super rich is like stating the very obvious, his property portfolio according to those in the know is said to be quite intimidating. No one can say for a fact, if he has escaped out of the country or if he is still holed up in an hideout here in Nigeria.

We are just of the opinion that the innocent needs fear no arrest. Chikena!

PRINCE ABUBAKAR AUDU