The Kogi West Senatorial District Flagbearer for National Rescue Movement, NRM, Mallam Bala Abdulghafar Dirisu has assured of effective representation if elected.

The frontline Kogi West Senatorial District candidate gave the assurance while sympathizing with the people affected by flood in the district, assured of support and palliatives to cushion there losses and displacement.

Mall. Bala noted that the perennial flooding has become a cause for concern, assuring that if elected he will work with the relevant authorities on the need to build dams and other measures to stem the negative effect of flooding.

The NRM Senatorial District Flagbearer says he joined in sympathizing with the people, assured of support that would help them resettle back to their homes.

He called on the people of Kogi West Senatorial District to see NRM as the best alternative to the poor representation the district has witnessed in the past, saying he has a broad understanding of the need of the people.

He promised to work towards ensuring the yearning and aspirations of the people, saying he has worked out a wholistic blueprint that will improve on the quality of lives of the people of Kogi West Senatorial District.

Historically, rarely do we have political candidates who come to limelight with resourcefulness and political viability. In our Clime, most people vie for political offices primarily because they have enough money to buy the people. Some political candidates are imposed by political godfathers, albeit against the will of the people, as a way to sustain their political hegemony. Bashorun MD Eseyin comes to the field of play with a difference.

In a political environment where imposition of political candidates against the general will of the masses is rift, the boisterous Bashorun of Okagi Kingdom is an independent candidate who responded to the call of the masses to run for the exalted office as a way to placate Yagba Federal Constituency and the Youth demography. Unlike some other candidates with political godfathers who must do the bidding of their imposters – because he who pays the piper dictates the tunes – MD Eseyin is representing the will of the people without imposition. If there is a revolution in the offing against political dictatorship and imposition, the symbol of that revolution is MD Eseyin and the platform is ACCORD.

Almost too often, we have had to elect representatives to both Chambers of legislature who have no particular pedigree or resourcefulness. This happen often because the people are incapacitated and denied the opportunity to elect a candidate to represent them. They end up with sleeping Legislators who sleep away in the law making chambers. Bashorun MD Eseyin is young, vibrant and resourceful.

As far back as 2002, MD Eseyin with Associate organized the first football competition that covered Okun Land. The tournament was tagged Awoniyi Cup. Through the well televised football competitions, several highly talented Footballers of Okun descent gained the requisite publicity and exposure that gained them acceptance to several national football clubs.

The Bashorun also organized the first Miss Kogi Competition in 2005 which was tagged African Face of Kogi. This was done in conjunction with the then Government of Kogi State. Through this programme, many of the successful candidates became Brand Ambassadors and influencers for several notable organizations in the country.

Being a creative ace, MD Eseyin founded a National Association named Public Office Holders Association of Nigeria (POHAN) as well as National Public Service Awards and Summits (NAPSAS). Both Associations have national appeals and wield strong influences among Public Office Holders in Nigeria and internationally.

While he occupied the office of the Special Adviser to Kogi State Governor on Youth Empowerment, Sports and Students Affairs, he negotiated and set the framework for the monthly stipends enjoyed by all officials of National Youth Council of Nigeria (Kogi State Chapter) from Local Government officials to the State Officials of the Association. They were also given official vehicles across the 21 local government as facilitated. MD Eseyin did the same with Bursary payment to Students of Kogi State origin in all tertiary institutions in Nigeria as his proposal for Bursary payment was graciously approved by Governor Yahaya Bello.

A Philanthropist and Community Developer, MD Eseyin had been recognized with Chieftaincy Titles by several Okun Communities as a way to acknowledge his welfarism and Community Development efforts. He was named the Oluomo of Orokere Amuro and the Bashorun of Okagi Kingdom in recognition of his developmental projects in these communities.

For a man who had never been voted into an elective position to garner these records and achievements, the world can only wait and watch what Bashorun MD Eseyin will achieve for his people in a Senate position.

We have the next few months to make this happen and together we will achieve it.

Alhaji Abdulraman Hassan Yahaya wrote from Lokoja.

A frontline candidate for the Kogi West Senate seat on the platform of ACCORD (A), Bashorun Moses Deola (MD) Eseyin, FPOP, has solicited for the support and royal blessings of some paramount traditional rulers in the zone towards the 2023 general elections.

Eseyin, a former Special Adviser to the Kogi State Governor, in a consultation visit to the traditional rulers, said he was at their palaces to seek their royal blessings, support and establish a firm rapport with the royal fathers.

The first port of call by the ACCORD Kogi West flag bearer and his entourage, was the Palace of the Obaro of Kabba and Chiarman of Okun Traditional Council, His Royal Majesty, Oba Dele Owoniyi, where the monarch gave them a resounding reception.

Oba Owoniyi described Eseyin as a quintessential youth leader who has always avail himself to be part of human and societal development.

The monarch prayed for the success of his ambition and assured him of his support, saying, ”I have no doubts in your capacity and ability to represent the zone well”.

Eseyin further paid courtesy visit to the palaces of HRM, Oba Julius Joledo the Elulu of Mopa; HRM Oba Alfred Ayedogbon, the Alamuro of Amuro; and the Ajugbonjagun of Orokere. HRH Oba Michael Arogbonlo and their Chiefs in Council respectively.

Eseyin in all the Royal Palaces visited, said his visit was to seek royal blessings, endorsement and prayers for his senatorial ambition, saying his sterling qualities and past experiences in governance and service to humanity would be deployed to get Kogi west working.

”I am youthful and energetic, vibrant and experienced, purposeful, passionate and well equipped with necessary qualities and antecedents to represent the zone to drag down the deserved development,” he said.

The royal fathers in their separate responses, welcome the candidate and his entourage, and offered prayers for him to emerge victorious in the 2023 general elections to represent the zone at the Red Chambers of the National Assembly.

The Elulu of Mopa land, Oba Julius Joledo, commended Eseyin for his courage to embrace the youth audacity to run for Senate in the zone,

The monarch called on the people especially the youth to rally round Eseyin, describing him as an Ambassador of Mopamuro Land, and offered prayers of blessings for him and his entourage.

On his part, the Alamuro of Amuro, Oba Alfred Ayedogbon, also praised and commended Eseyin’s bravery and audacity to jostle for the Senate seat.

According to him, it is a thing of joy to the entire Amuro land being the first person in Amuro land to aspire for the position

He added that Eseyin’s ambition would strengthen the unity in Amuro Land, while encouraging his Chiefs and the people of Amuro to rally round him.

He emphasised that Eseyin’s triumph in the 2023 general elections should be a collective project for Amuro Land.

The Ajugbonjagun of Orokere, HRH Oba Michael Arogbonlo, eulogised the ACCORD flag bearer for his courage and his positive impacts in the Orokere land.

According to him, being the son of the soil and with his quality virtues and impacts in the community over the years, the council will stand solidly behind him and give him all the needed encouragement and support.

”We appreciate your humanitarian attributes and commitments to the development of Kogi State and especially Orokere Community.

”I will not call you a Honorable but Chief who has demonstrated quality leadership exemplifying your chieftaincy title as “The Oluomo of Orokere Kingdom”.

Speaking to journalists at the end of the consultation visit, Eseyin expressed gratitude to all the royal fathers for their warm receptions and encouragements.

He promised to make the people of Kogi west proud, with quality legislative representations if given the opportunity to represent them at the Upper chambers of the National Assembly.

”I am a youth and I have done it before while I was the Special Adviser to the Governor on Youth Sports, and Students’ Affairs, and we promise to do better.

”I believe by the time I am elected by the grace of God come 2023, I will ensure a better legislative representation for the betterment of the people of Kogi west”, Eseyin said.

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Eshanumu, a former Kogi West Senatorial Aspirant on APC platform disclosed this while presenting the employment letters to the beneficiaries on Friday in Abuja.

It would be recalled that the philanthropist, a successful business woman, had recently on several occasions secured employments in Federal Government MDAs for many youths in Kogi west Senatorial district.

She had repeatedly assured the youths in the zone that majority of them would be gainfully employment before December 2022, a promise she has been keeping till date.

According to her, the gesture was part of her commitment and passion to reduce unemployment in the Western Senatorial zone of Kogi State by using her influence and all available resources within her reach to alleviate the suffering of her constituents.

She restated her commitment to continue to deliver on her promises especially to help the youths of the zone secure jobs and put food on their tables.

She stressed that her passion to reduce unemployment rate and youth restiveness was not politically motivated or induced, but being promoted by her zeal and commitment to see the teeming jobless youths of the zone gainfully employed.

She, therefore enjoined the beneficiaries of the employment to utilise the golden opportunity, put in their best and make their family,the zone and the state at large proud.

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A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Kogi State, Hon. Kingsley Fanwo has urged the people of Kogi West to “make a big statement” with their votes by massively supporting Hon. Sunday Karimi, saying his candidature signifies “justice, fairness and equity”.

Fanwo stated this in a statement released in Lokoja, Tuesday, insisting that with the expected Karimi victory, the Yagba people will be “eternally grateful to the All Progressives Congress”.

“Since 1999, the people of Yagba has never produced a Senator to represent Kogi West. Since 2015, we have agitated for this and we want to thank Governor Yahaya Bello for giving us a chance to prove we really want one of us to speak for Kogi West in the Red Chambers.

“In 1999, the people of Yagba supported Senator Tunde Ogbeha. In 2003 we did the same for the Senator and since 2007 till now, Kabba/Bunu/Ijumu has continued to produce the Senator representing our District.

“Governor Yahaya Bello has made history by overseeing a system that has given the people of Yagba a chance to make history with Hon. Sunday Karimi, who had proven his mettle as a friend of the grassroots. He will set a new standard in the National Assembly”.

He called on all party stalwarts to rally round Hon. Sunday Karimi to ensure victory for the party.

“APC is known for justice and fairness. And the person of Hon. Karimi is trusted as a man who would never trample on the rights of others. If you look at one of our challengers, he has been in the National Assembly for 11 years. In 2019, Hon. Karimi turned down the chance to go back to the House of Representatives because he felt it will be unfair to the Yagba East people. But his opponent today jumped at a similar opportunity, regardless the need for fairness.

“We are not just on this project for sympathy, but our candidate, Hon. Sunday Karimi has sterling achievements to showcase. Among those contesting, he towers higher and has a track record that is speaking for him today in terms of infrastructure and quality representation. His footprints are in all the Wards of the Constituency he once represented. Our people believe in his capacity to deliver.

“We know that the people of Kabba/Bunu/Ijumu will support our party and support what is fair by reciprocating what we did for them for 16 years. The Senatorial primary of our party was a clear indication of the unity between all the Federal Constituencies of Kogi West. We will make APC proud. Karimi’s candidature will unite the entire Kogi West District”, he said.

Fanwo expressed the readiness of the party to work hard and campaign throughout the District to “deserve a resounding victory”, assuring the people that Hon. Sunday Karimi has a clear manifesto to give Kogi West excellent representation”.

By Stephen Adeleye

Chief Bashorun Moses Deola Eseyin, has emerged as the consensus candidate of ACCORD party in Kogi West Senatorial primary election conducted on Thursday in Kabba.

Also, Mr Oluwabusayo Alonge and Dr Slyvanus Seun, were both affirmed as the party’s House of Representatives’ Candidates for both Yagba and Kabba/Bunu-Ijumu Federal Constituencies respectively.

In his Acceptance Speech, Chief Eseyin thanked the party leadership for giving them the platform to constest in the forthcoming elections, saying it was a great honour.

According to him, ACCORD is the only platform that gives room for the youths to contest and exhibit their talents; the era we are now is for the youth.

Eseyin, a former Special Adviser to Governor Yahaya Bello on Youth, Sports, and Students’ Affairs, stressed that the youth constitute the only demographic that could unite the entire country, and represent the voting populace.

”I have done it before while I was the Special Adviser to the Governor on Youth Sports, and Students’ Affairs, and I promise to do better.

”I believe by the time I am elected by the grace of God come 2023, I will ensure a better legislative representation for the betterment of the people of Kogi west.

He restated his determination and commitments to implement the Kogi Youth Ageda for all.

Also speaking, the State Secretary of ACCORD party, Isaiah Felix, said the presentation of a consensus candidates was a unanimous and collective decision of the delegates and party leadership.

Felix advised the electorates not to sell their votes and should not be intimidated or frustrated but to cast their votes for candidates with competence and capability to perform.

”By the grace of God, ACCORD party is second to none as far as Kogi State is concerned and victory shall be ours at the end of the day”, he said.

The INEC Official, Alh. Sadiq Zakariyawu, who observed the process, commended the party leadership for conducting the election in line with the Electoral law.

He stressed that the process was free, fair, credible and acceptable by all.

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Kogi women have called for immediate fulfilment of Governor Yahaya Bello’s zeal to accord them desired recognition in elective positions.

The appeal is coming on the heels of Kogi West Women who are demanding for the Senatorial seat for the zone in 2023.

The women in their hundreds stormed NUJ, Press Centre, Lokoja on Monday, asking Kogi APC delegates to vote Mrs Adedoyin Ibikule Eshanumi at the party’s primaries.

The women in a procession through the Government House and other streets in Lokoja, begged Gov. Bello to assist women in getting the Senate slot.

Speaking on behalf of the women, Mrs. Aisha Kasim and Mrs. Orenusi Tosun from Lokoja and Kabba axis respectively, declared that the only woman aspirant for Kogi West Senatorial seat be given the chance.

According to them”Yahaya Bello is women friendly Governor who has maintained his stand on offering equal opportunities for both male and female folks in politics”.

“We remain grateful to God for Governor Bello’s fair disposition for women. Recall that the Governor had earlier through his human face policy ensured that women were elected into the office of vice-chairman in the 21 local government areas of the state as well as their appointments into his cabinet and other government agencies and parastatals”
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The only female and frontline Aspirant in Kogi West senatorial district under the platform of APC, Chief Mrs Adedoyin Ibikunle Eshanumi, has again secured job for another set of youths in the zone in the Federal Government MDAs.

Recalled that the Yagba born philanthropist had recently secured federal government employment for about six youths in the senatorial district, where she promised to do more.

While presenting the employment letter to beneficiaries in Abuja on Friday, Eshanumi charged the beneficiaries to make their family and the zone by showing total commitment to their job.

She reemphasized that the gesture was part of her exemplary efforts to reduce unemployment rate among youths in Kogi west in order to compliment Government’s efforts and curb youth restiveness in the zone.

The APC Kogi west senatorial hopeful reaffirmed her determination and commitment to have secured employment for over 50 youths in Kogi west into different federal government federal MDAs by December 2022 by God’s grace.

The philanthropist and business tycoon, maintained that she is running for the senate seat to access more opportunities to assist the good people of Kogi west.

”My mission is to see Kogi west blossom where our youth and women will be doing very well for themselves and most especially reduce poverty rate in the zone by Gods grace,” she said

She assured the people of Kogi west of best representation if given the opportunity to represent them at Upper chamber of the National Assembly.

Recalled that women and widows across Yagba Federal Constituency, had earlier endorsed Chief Adedoyin Ibikunle Eshanumi as their candidate for Kogi west Senate seat.

The widows also made passionate appeal to His Excellency, Governor Yahaya Bello to support the candidacy of the female Aspirant for Kogi west zone.

Eshanumi had overtime empowered thousands of vulnerable women especially widows across Kogi west senatorial district as well as youths in the zone.

One of the beneficiaries, Luke Babatunde Ezekiel, expressed his excitement for the gesture and thanked the female Aspirant for given him a future.

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May 17, 2022

The only female Aspirant in Kogi West senatorial district under the platform of APC, Chief Mrs Adedoyin Ibikunle Eshanumi, has secured job for six youths in the zone in the Federal Government MDAs.

Eshanumi, a frontline aspirant for Kogi west Senate seat, disclosed this in chat with our correspondent in Lokoja on Tuesday.

According to her, the gesture was part of her exemplary efforts to reduce unemployment rate among youths in Kogi west in order to compliment Government’s efforts and curb youth restiveness in the zone.

The female aspirant disclosed that her plan and target was to have secured employment for over 50 youths in Kogi west into different federal government federal MDAs by December 2022 by God’s enablement.

The philanthropist added that she is running for the senate seat to access more opportunities to assist the good people of Kogi west.

”My mission is to see Kogi west blossom where our youth and women will be doing very well for themselves and most especially reduce poverty rate in the zone by Gods grace,” she said

She assured the people of Kogi west of best representation if given the opportunity to represent them at Upper chamber of the National Assembly.

Recalled that women and widows across Yagba Federal Constituency, had earlier endorsed Chief Adedoyin Ibikunle Eshanumi as their candidate for Kogi west Senate seat.

The widows also made passionate appeal to His Excellency, Governor Yahaya Bello to support the candidacy of the female Aspirant for Kogi west zone come 2023.

Eshanumi had overtime empowered thousands of vulnerable women especially widows across Kogi west senatorial district as well as youths in the zone.

One of the beneficiaries, Luke Babatunde Ezekiel, expressed his excitement for the gesture and thanked the female Aspirant for given him a future.

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By Stephen Adeleye

The only female Senatorial Aspirant in Kogi West, Chief Mrs. Adedoyin Ibikunle Eshanumi, has solicited the support of the executive members and stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Yagba Federal Constituency of Kogi State.

Adedoyin Eshanumi, a successful business woman and a well known philanthropist in Kogi west, is the Founder of a non Governmental Organisation (NGO), ”Doyin and Susan Foundation,” with vision to reaching out to the less privilege and the vulnerable especially women and widows in order to alleviate their suffering.

Her foundation has empowered many vulnerable women, widows, the less privilege children and youths across the Kogi west senatorial district.

Speaking with stakeholders at APC Secretariats in Yagba East and Mopamuro Local Government Areas (LGAs) on Monday, Eshanumi said her visit was to interface with them and formally declare her intention to represent Kogi west at the Red Chamber of the National Assembly.

She enjoined the delegates to support and encourage women’s participation in politics, noting that APC is bringing up a policy to fielding women candidates in various elective positions in the 2023 general elections.

She appealed to the people especially women folks to support themselves, and rally round women candidates in the 2023 general elections.

”I am here to appeal to you to give me your total support, and I will ensure I do the needful for me to emerge as the Senator representing Kogi west”, she said.

Eshanumi noted that she contested for the same position in 2019, saying she would not disappoint the people if given the opportunity to represent them.

Responding, the APC Chairman Yagba East, Hon. Kehinde Reuben Atteh, commended the aspirant for her courage to step out to contest in the 2019, and for her resilience to come out again in 2023.

Atteh stressed that Yagba people have been lagging behind, saying, ”this is the time to re-orientate ourselves and give women a chance”.

He assured Eshanumi of the full support of the delegates, while urging the people to summon courage and do needful.

”The senate position in Kogi west is Yagba’s turn, and we need to encourage ourselves; we will never accept imposition of any candidate,” Atteh said.

On his part, Hon Charles Omoyele, the Mopamuro APC Chairman, also commended Eshanumi for her courage, while advising her not to lose focus and never give up.

”We are lucky in Yagba to have a woman that is contesting for Kogi west senatorial seat; God will lead you by His grace. If it is God’s will you will get there,” he said.

Omoyele promised to reinforce the support given to her in 2019, urging her to do it differently as they would be given women a chance this time around, and prayed for God’s approval.

Also speaking, APC Mopamuro Women Leader, Mrs Fehintola Zaccheous; and the party’s Assistant Legal Adviser, Mr Sunday Elefiku, both assured the female aspirant of their total support.

Zaccheous commended Eshanumi for her efforts in 2019 and for the courage to come out again in 2023 in spite the stress and intimidation from male counterparts.

”I assure you that all Yagba women are solidly behind you to support you, because we know you are more than capable and you will make women proud,” Zaccheous said.

On his part, Elefiku encouraged Eshanumi to remained focus and not give up on her ambition, saying the men are ready to do everything to support her.

Eshanumi made some cash and foodstuff donations to the stakeholders at both APC Secretariats.

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