The executive members and other stakeholders of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Yagba East Local Government Area, have declared support for Kingsley Femi Fanwo’s (KFF) 2023 House of Representives’ ambition.

The APC members made the declaration on Sunday when KFF and his team paid a Consultation visit to the party Excos in Yagba East Local Government Area of the State.

It would be recalled that KFF had on Saturday took his Consultation visit to Mopamuro and Yagba West LGAs, where the APC executive members and councilors endorsed his candidacy for House of Representives in 2023 elections.

In his remarks, KFF said the consultation visit was to interact with the APC stakeholders in Yagba and to formally declare his intention to represent them at the Green Chambers of the National Assembly; seeking their support.

Fanwo stressed that he has the capacity, experience and capability to deliver a better legislative representation and surpass the achievements of the current lawmaker representing Yagba people at the lower chamber of the National Assembly.

”Though, in terms of human capacity development, the current lawmaker has tried his best, but we will do better.

”When we get the APC ticket, we will defeat him by God’s grace at the general elections,” he said.

KFF, who is the Kogi Commissioner for Information and Communications, restated: ”By the grace of God, 2023 will be different; APC will win and win massively.

He appealed to the people to forgive in whatsoever way he might have offended them, saying, ”our party must be on the path of truth and fairness, so that it can be stronger and better.

”If we get there, we will do it better. Let us unite ourselves and our party; it has to be somebody among us who has been with us”.

Responding, the APC Chairman, Yagba East, Hon. Kehinde Reuben Atteh, welcome KFF and his team for their consultation visit to Yagba East.

He noted that Yagba people had been lagging behind in everything for several years, saying, ”APC is a good party but some of the people there are too greedy”!

He, however assured KFF and his team of the total support of APC Yagba East, while calling for more unity and proper engagement with people at the grassroots.

Earlier, the APC Mopamuro LGA Chairman, Hon. Charles Omoyele; and the Executive Chairman of Mopamuro LGA, Hon. Sunday Moses , in their separate comments, commended the Yagba East APC leaders and executives for the warm reception.

They stressed the need for the party members to forgive one another and unite together to emerge victorious in the 2023 general elections, especially in Yagba land.

According to Omoyele, APC in Yagba needs someone that will be a rallying point that can stand for the people of Yagba anytime anyday.

”Let us look for a House of Representives member that can best represent the interest of our people and KFF is the best person that can fill that vacuum,” Omoyele said.

On his part, Moses appealed to the people to join hands together to support KFF’s ambition, while urging them to forgive any shortcoming noticed.

He re-emphasised that though the incumbent lawmaker representing Yagba, Elder Leke Abejide has tried his best, but insisted that KFF would perform far better.

He, therefore passionately appealed to the people to support KFF, stressing that he is the only APC House of Representives aspirant that is best fit for the job.

Other party executives in their separate comments, assured KFF of their total support and to stand solidly behind him.

They, however urged him not to disappoint Yagba people when he gets there.

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A statement by Eseyin on Saturday in Lokoja, described the sudden death of the late royal father as a rude shock and devastating to him and his entire family.

According to Eseyin, the late Okagi Monarch’s demise was a personal loss to me and my family.

Eseyin, who is the National President of the National body for former and serving Public Office Holders Association of Nigeria (POHAN), said the late Traditional Ruler, taught him how to be strong in the face of daunting challenges.

”He stood by my family always as a father and counselor especially during the period of my late wife’s health challenges.

”The late monarch’s very last visit to our Lokoja home in respect of such uncommon kindness was on May 28, 2020, proffering solutions in the face of challenges.

”The only confidant of my Beloved Mum is gone, as most times he abandoned his personal assignments to attend to my mother’s needs.

”I know you’re in a better place with my late wife. Away from all forms of evils”, Eseyin said.

He added that the late royal father, had so much trust in him in such a way that his council (Okagi-Amuro Traditional Council) coronated him with the traditional title of Bashorun of Okagi Land.

”My heartfelt condolences to the great people of Okagi community and Amuro in general, the children and the immediate family he left behind.

”May his soul rest in peace, and may the Almighty God grant the immediate family and the entire people of Okagi the fortitude to bear this irreplaceable loss”.

Rest on your Royal Highness!

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The Mopa Rising Star Football Club also knocked out Ere Stars in an enduring match played at Ejiba, Yagba West LGA and won with a lone goal to qualify for the finals to be played with Kabba united on the 30th of December 2020 at the St Augustine Field, Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area.

This tournament has featured over 45 Teams across Okun Land and leaving Kabba FC and Mopa Rising Star to battle through all stages to arrive at the finals.

Who then is going to win the Maiden Trophy of the Okun Unity Cup between Kabba FC and Mopa Rising Star FC? This is a big question waiting to he answered on the 30th of December where the final of the tournament will be played.

Signed:
Okun Unity Cup Media

Engr. Folorunsho Olafemi, the Founder of FOF, disclosed this at the end of a two-day training and empowerment programme, tagged: ”Yagba Opportunities Unlimited (YOUPreneur) Challenge”, held in Mopa, Mopamuro Local Government Area of Kogi State.

In his remarks, Olafemi noted that the programme would provide the participants and beneficiaries the opportunities to interface with different experts and professionals in their respective chosen businesses for mentorship.

The selected beneficiaries among the participants at the grand finale of the event were give opportunity to defend on how they would utilize the grants when given them.

It would be recalled that open advertisement was made, requesting entry for the YOUPreneur Essay Competition from the Youths Of Yagba Federal Constituency.

After several entries, about 12 Youths made it to Grand Finale of the empowerment opportunity.

The proposals presented ranges from livestock farming, tailoring/fashion designing, aluminum construction, graphic design among others.

The partners who are co-sponsors unanimously expressed their readiness to partner with the businesses, mentor the youths and make sure their businesses grow.

The partners also assured that the empowerment programme would be annual, and expanded subsequently, adding that Engr. Olafemi’s was worthy of their continous support.

The beneficiaries expressed their gratitude to the founder of the foundation, Engr. Folorunsho Olafemi and his friends for the opportunity given to them to learn new skills.

The co-sponsors: Mr. Keji Giwa, Mr. Oluseyi Daniels, and Mr. Tayo Fida who are also friends of Olafemi, expressed their satisfactions with the selection processes and the presentation of the beneficiaries at the final stage.

The 12 beneficiaries were awarded with business grant prizes ranging from ₦100,000.00 to ₦300,000.00 depending on the nature of their various businesses.

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By Stephen Adeleye

An NGO, Hallelujah Medical Mission (HMM) on Monday, conducted basic medical health awareness and promotion program for over 200 children in Mopa community, Mopamuro Local Government Areas (LGA) of Kogi State.

The children were also dewormed and given free drugs such as Vit. A, multivitamins, paracetamol tablets, antimalarial drugs, including biscuits and soft drinks.

Dr Muyiwa Komolafe, a Medical Practitioner, University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, who led the medical team, spoke to newsmen at the venue at First ECWA Church Mopa, on behalf of the Leader of Hallelujah Medical Mission, Evangelist Kayode Komolafe.

Komolafe noted that the medical outreach in Mopa community, was targeted at children especially between the ages of one to seven years, which was hope to be done annually.

He stressed the need to inculcate proper hygiene habits into the children and for them to be properly sensitised, saying basic hygiene could prevent more than 80 per cent of cases of infectious diseases.

He said the gesture would not only be for the children but would also be extended to the entire population in the community and spread across the LGA in the subsequent years ahead.

”Today, we have taught the children basic personal hygienes such as proper hand washing, bathing, teeth brushing, covering of food, cutting of hair and nails, among others.

”We have also given the children deworming tablets, multivatmins, paracetamol and antimalarial drugs so as to complement government’s efforts in having healthy children in the society.

”We prepared for 200 children but the turnout was more. we are happy that people responded, and we are able to reach out to all of them and put smile on their faces today.

”We are also hoping to have free surgery for people in the future, and make the program much bigger, better and properly organised”, he said.

Komolafe added that they had also examined the testes of some male children to know if they descended, noting that an operation must be done to correct the testes if they did not come down.

He noted that they had so far examined about 86 children, and detected three children whose testes did not properly come down, and would require surgery.

Also speaking, Mr Gbotemi Komolafe, a Co-Team Leader, explained that Hallelujah Medical Mission was an arm of Hallelujah Fire On Mountain Mission Ministry, established to specifically attend to the basic health needs of the rural populace to ensure that they live a healthy lifestyle.

He noted that the Ministry is principally stationed in Niger Republic, but also registered in Nigeria.

According to him, the Hallelujah Medical Mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and reachout to the people especially the less privilege in the rural areas; Christ is the healer but we need to do our part.

”We, thank God that this is the inaugural edition and we look forward to a bigger one”, he said.

Some parents whose children benefitted from the medical outreach, thanked the Mission for the gesture and for remembering their children at the grassroots.

Mrs Folashade Ayodele, and Mrs Oluwaseyi Mofobi, whose their two and three children respectively benefited, said they were so happy for the gesture to their children at the grassroots.

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