GYB@WORK on Ganaja Flyover
Update on Ganaja Junction Flyover, undergoing construction in the heart of Lokoja, receiving finishing touches.
GYB@Work on Prince Abubakar Audu University Teaching Hospital
Update on Prince Abubakar Audu University Teaching Hospital Complex under construction at Anyigba.
Progress Report on GYB Model School
GYB Model Secondary Schools carry quality that is unprecedented in Kogi State.
Interior view of GYB Model Schools
Typical Classroom Interior in one of Governor Yahaya Bello’s GYB Model Schools.
Kogi reference hospital equipped with the State of the Art…
Kogi reference hospital equipped with the State of the Art Medical instruments including the first hospital based Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment (HBOT) chamber in Nigeria. Read it again: Kogi Reference Hospital has the first Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment Chamber in Nigeria. #Hope23
GYB, a leader with experience and capacity.
GYB is a leader with capacity and vision, He is loyal to his friends, colleagues and allies, and more so, to the APC. He has demonstrated this on so many occasions, even in very difficult situations. He has no record of betrayal to his party members and his principles. He is a fair game player.
Kogi Govt. Approves Recruitment of Teachers for Primary and Secondary Schools
Kogi State Government on Thursday approved the recruitment of teachers into the primary and secondary schools in the state.
The government gave the approval at the State Executive Council meeting, and scheduled to commence in the next few weeks.
The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Hon. Wemi Jones said the decision was expedient to cover manpower gaps in the system.
He asserted that it was a general knowledge, the monumental infrastructural drive of the administration in the education sector, but nevertheless government realised that structures without adequate quality manpower would not yield the needed revolution in the sector.
The commissioner expressed that emphasis was on getting the right hands academically and professionally adding that the current resolution would be radically different from previous recruitment exercises undertaken in the state.
He stated that the government agreed to consider recruiting teachers who were retired but were still passionate about impacting knowledge on a special package of engagement.
Other considerations according to him were those who exited the system due to one reason or the other and those currently working as PTA teachers but with the required qualifications.
He pointed out that the welfare of teachers going forward would take a place of priority in the state adding that they have been directed to ensure the 100% payment of teacher’s salary henceforth.
Hon. Wemi stated that other benefits such as housing, bonuses, would not be missing, reiterating that in months to come the lots of teachers in the state would witness progression
Wike extols Yahaya Bello’s youth inclusion in governance
He also urged Wike to interact with his party members and residents to ascertain the state of affairs in Kogi.
Nyesom Wike of Rivers commends his Kogi state counterpart, Yahaya Bello.
Wike, a presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) noted that Bello’s inclusion of youths in governance would enable the younger ones learn governance to become good future leaders.
He gave the commendation on Wednesday when he paid a courtesy visit on Bello at the Kogi governor’s residence in Lokoja.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Wike was in Lokoja as part of his ongoing consultation with delegates of the PDP to solicit their support, to enable him win the 2023 presidential ticket of the party.
Wike, however, noted that it was right for him to pay a visit on the governor notwithstanding the party differences, adding that political parties were just vehicles to convey individuals to power.
The Rivers governor also wished Bello, an All Progressives Congress presidential aspirant, success in the party’s forthcoming primaries.
“Your excellency, let me, first of all, commend you for what you are doing in Kogi. I have seen your Chief of Staff, Deputy Chief of Staff and other appointees that I have seen here are so young.
“Involving youths in governance is not just sending them to the social media for the campaign but engaging them in active governance the way you are doing here so, I commend you for what you are doing,” Wike said.
Bello in his response, thanked Wike for recognising his administration’s quest and efforts to mentor the younger generation.
Bello urged the visiting governor to tour the state and witness the developmental strides of his administration in Kogi.
He also urged Wike to interact with his party members and residents to ascertain the state of affairs in Kogi.
“Politically, prior to my administration, there used to be rancor amongst political parties in Kogi.
“But in my watch, the APC, PDP and all other political parties are cohabiting and living in peace with one another,” Bello said.
Bello also noted that he was in the presidential race to build on the successes and achievements of President Muhammadu Buhari, despite the sabotage from within and outside.
Bello, however, assured that his leadership as the president of the country would sustain the momentum of the Buhari’s administration.
He appreciated Wike for his respect and appreciation of President Buhari, despite the challenges faced by the country.
Governor Yahaya Bello added that he was also certain the PDP presidential hopeful would throw his weight behind him in support of the younger generation’s desire to lead the nation.
He4She Governor.
The party needs a candidate that can connect massively with women and youths, considering their combined numerical strength and that candidate is no other than Governor Yahaya Bello.
2023 presidency: Over 14.3m South South youth drums support for Yahaya Bello
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar –
Over 14.3 million youths from South South and South Eastern part of NIgeria have indicated interest to support Governor Yahaya Bello’s presidential ambition come 2023.
The National Coordinator, Nigerian Rescue Mission (RENMISS) Abdullahi Damat, disclosed this on Sunday while addressing various youth groups during a town hall meeting in Calabar, the Cross River State capital.
Mr. Damat said governance is all about inclusiveness and Governor Yahaya Bello has display that in Kogi State through youth’s inclusiveness in his government.
Also, Professor Ralph Offiong, National Mobilizer for Yahaya Bello Campaign Organization said the governor had done so much in terms of youth’s inclusiveness and speaking truth to power.
‘His government is run by young people with diverse people, diverse culture and diverse religion and different political persuasion, I think Yahaya Bello is a model”
Offiong who is also the Head of Department of regional Geography University of Calabar, Cross River State urged the youth in the country to support Yahaya Bello’s presidential aspirations.
In their solidarity’s messages, the Chairman of the Cross River State Chapter of the Nigerian Youth Council (NYCN), Commrade Dan Obo, said Yahaya Bello is a friend of the Nigerian youths and the youth from the state will throw their weight behind him.
The National Vice President South South of the NYCN, Commrade Solomon Isogho, said the Town Hall Meeting is an engagement with youth, stressing that Yahaya Bello has deem it fit to interact with various youth from the South South and South East
A representative from the South East Commrade Igwe Chukwudi said Yahaya Bello is a man who believes that youths are the leaders of today and not the opposite.