The Chairman of the Association of Local of Nigeria, (ALGON), Kogi State Chapter, Alh. Taufiq Isa has debunked reports credited to him and in one of the national dailies that he said Governor Yahaya Bello ordered the payment of 100% salaries to local govt worker.

Alhaji. Taofiq denied the rumour, describing it as false and handiwork of mischief makers, noting that he only said the Governor directed the Administrators to comply with the local government autonomy.

The Chairman noted that the content of the press statement he issued was to debunk the purported invitation or arrest of the Administrators, DLGs, Treasurers by the EFCC as earlier rumoured.

According to him” I did not say the governor ordered for payment of full salaries,the story was taken in an unfair and cruel manner with the intention to smear his reputation and also targeted to cause crisis within the new direction appointees”.

“The statement credited to me are baseless,cruel,deceptive,unfair and impregnated with fallacies,and mere story telling intended to please their political masters,those behind the fake story did not reason well,i asked,how can i issued statement announcing full salaries on behalf of a sitting governor,when other state principal officers around the governor are there?.

The Chairman has always assure workers on prompt payment of their salaries and did not pronounce on what to pay local government workers yet,as we all know,the present governor is rated as one of the best among his contemporaries,not even those failed politicians can objectively dispute this fact,Gov. Bello is responsive to the welfare of the entire workers of Kogi State,he has demonstrated ‘responsible and proper’ leadership in the state.

Signed
Hon.Taufiq Isa,
Administrator Ijumu Local Government and Chairman ALGON,Kogi State
July 18th,2019.

A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress APC in Kogi state, Dr. Toyin Akanle has rejected the adoption of indirect primaries for the November governorship election in the state.

Dr. Akanle stated this during the Yagba Federal Constituency APC stakeholders meeting held at Ilorin, Kwara state.

The National Working Committee of the party had adopted indirect primaries for the November 16 gubernatorial polls in Kogi state.

But, the APC Chieftain stated that the direct primaries was the the only tool that will ensure free, fair and transparent electoral process.

According to him, “indirect primaries was used during the last general elections and it resulted in the poor performance of the party especially in Kogi West “.

He pointed out that direct primaries will not be manipulated by the power that be, saying the party cannot afford to loose the state to the opposition.

Dr. Akanle also stated that the people of Kogi state who have suffered insecurity, poor infrastructural facilities and non payment of salaries in the last 3 and half years will determine who will govern them.

He charged the people of Kogi state to be mindful in their choice of who will lead them as the present hardship must not continue.

Dr. Akanle charged them to play politics of development and avoid that of bitterness.

He noted that with the number of Aspirants contesting under the platform of the party, only God knows who will win the election.

Dr. Sunday Tolorunleke, Kogi State Commissioner of Commerce and Industry

Our Reporter

The Administrator of Ijumu Local Government and Chairman of ALGON Kogi State, Hon.Taufiq Isa has felicitated with the Commissioner of Commerce and Industry, Dr. Sunday Tolorunleke on the occasion of his birthday.

The Local Government Boss in a statement made available to TheDrumReporters said Dr. Tolorunleke has every cause to celebrate and thank God Almighty for His benevolence on the joyful as he adds another year.

The Administrator praised the sterling contributions of Dr. Tolorunleke to the development of the state and enjoined him not to relent.

“On behalf of my family, the Government and people of Ijumu,
I congratulate you and pray that Almighty God continues to strengthen, guide and prosper you, it is my prayer that Almighty God continues to bless you with robust health.”

The Administrator of Ijumu Local Government Area and the Chairman of ALGON, Kogi state Chapter, Alhaji Taufiq Isa has felicitated with Muslim Ummah on the occasion of Eid-El-Fitr celebration.
In his Sallah message to the Muslim community, the Chairman enjoined all Muslim faithfuls to sustain the lessons of Ramadan and replicate same in their daily lives for a better society.

He also called on the Ummah not to be carried away by the celebration, but use the occasion for sober reflection and extend hands of support to the needy and the less privilege ones in the society as well as to pray for the continuous unity and progress of the country.

Othman Hamidu,
S.A Media Ijumu Local Government Administrator
June 4th,2019

The Olujumu of Ijumu Kingdom, Oba Williams Olusegun Ayeni has congratulated Muslims on the Eid-el Fitr celebration.

The Paramount ruler in a statement of felicitation today congratulated Muslims on the successful end of Ramadan.

Oba Ayeni also felicitated with the Logic State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, other members of the state executive council, Ohinoyi of Ebira land, Alhaji Ado Ibrahim, Ohimege Igu of Koton-Karfe, Alhaji Abdulrazak Isah-Koto and other Muslim traditional rulers in Ijumu and the entire state.
He particularly congratulated the Special Adviser to the Governor on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq Ohere and the State ALGON Chairman, Alhaji Taofiq Isa on the Sallah celebration and wished him and the Governor good health and Allah’s blessings and protection.

The Traditional Ruler enjoined Muslims to use the celebration to pray for the peace and development of the state and the country at large.

Oba Ayeni told them to imbibe the lessons of Ramadan in their daily lives.

The ALGON Chairman in Kogi State, Alhaji Taofiq Isa says Governor Yahaya Bello is the Landlord of the All Progressives Congress in Kogi State.

Alhaji Taufiq said this in an interview with The Drum Newspaper in his office at Iyara-Ijumu Local Government Area.

The ALGON Chairman who is also the Administrator of Ijumu Local Government said the Governor has been a financier of the APC in the last three and the half years in the state.

According to him, the Governor led the party in the last general elections by delivering the State to the Party in the Presidential election, won 2 out of 3 Senatorial Districts, 7 out of 9 House of Representatives and 25 over 25 House of Assembly Seats.

He maintained that the Governor has given the party all support needed to in the past years and must be supported in his reelection bid to enable him Consolidate on his eventful achievements.

The Ijumu Administrator promised that stakeholders of the APC in Ijumu and Kogi West are ready to canvas for support for the reelection of the Governor.

22/05/19

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Algeria and Argentina malaria-free.

In a statement in Geneva on Wednesday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus praised “the unwavering commitment and perseverance of the people and leaders of both countries” in fighting the often deadly tropical disease.

In Algeria, where French doctor Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran first discovered malaria parasites in 1880, there have been no indigenous cases since 2013.

Argentina has seen no cases of the disease since 2010. Malaria is caused by mosquito-borne parasites and causes fever, bleeding and neurological problems.

22/05/19

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Algeria and Argentina malaria-free.

In a statement in Geneva on Wednesday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus praised “the unwavering commitment and perseverance of the people and leaders of both countries” in fighting the often deadly tropical disease.

In Algeria, where French doctor Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran first discovered malaria parasites in 1880, there have been no indigenous cases since 2013.

Argentina has seen no cases of the disease since 2010. Malaria is caused by mosquito-borne parasites and causes fever, bleeding and neurological problems.

19th May 2019

Our Reporter

A Kogi West Aspirant under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the last primary elections of the Party, Dr. Toyin Akanle says Team Akanle Campaign Organization remains a force to recon with in the senatorial district.

Dr. Akanle stated this while speaking with Newsmen at Isanlu, Yagba East Local Government Area during the 70th Birthday of Brigadier General Paul Okuntimo.

“…Team Akanle cannot be wished away, we remain a force to recon with in Kogi West Politics. Let me tell you, I remain one of the pillars of APC in Kogi West and the entire state.” He said.

He maintained that despite the way he was treated by the party in the last primary elections, “I didn’t work against the party in the general elections. For me, am a member of the APC. For me, whatever we can do to revamp our great party in Kogi West, I will do it.”

According to him, the refusal of the power that be to yield to his advice caused the loss of the party in the National Assembly election.

“…Everybody from Oko-Loke in Yagba West Local Government and Chikara in Kogi Local Government Areas wanted me. The defeat would have been avoided. The rejected stone has now become the Chief Corner Stone.” Dr. Akanle stressed

According to him, “what happened to APC in the National Assembly election may be repeated in the forthcoming Governorship election in the state if those on the other side fail to bury their pride towards moving the party forward.”

He expressed sadness over the current economic hardship faced by the people of the state.
“I feel sad seeing people begging me for as little as #1000, #500. They are genuinely in need.”

Dr. Akanle emphasized the need for internal party politics, honesty and sincerity of purpose.

Chief APS Arogundade is an illustrious son of Ogidi in Ijumu LGA.

He is the Chief Executive officer of *SIDMACH TECH, an ICT company based in Lagos and he is the Chairman of APC ELDER ADVISORY COUNCIL OF IJUMU LGA.
Chief APS Arogundade who is a successful business man has taken giving back to the society his Avid and this he does without sentiment across the nooks and crannies of okunland and the state at large.
Of recent Chief APS Arogundade in his usual magnanimity gave out scholarship to over 100 students across okunland. The scholarship which was rolled out through his *APS YOUTHS FOUNDATION* whose headquarters is in Kabba. The foundation gives out #50,000 each to at least 150 students. The beneficiaries which cut across tertiary institutions in the state and beyond.
While presenting the scholarship to them,he said he is doing this to give back to the society that has invested in him and has made him who he is today. He also made it known the program which he is doing to add value to the Government of His Excellency Governor Yahaya Adoza Bello the Executive Governor of Kogi state. He urge the beneficiaries to go home and preach about the continuity of *GYB* beyond 2019 adding that he has done so well in the Area of Education.
In the same way the foundation reeled out 2.5million naira to settle the school fee of 60 indigent students of Kogi State College of Education Technical(Kabba). The students has been on full scholarship since inception and Chief APS AROGUNDADE has been paying 2.5million for them every session with monthly stipends for their upkeep.
He further urge the beneficiaries to support the continuity bid of His Excellency Governor Yahaya Bello for more dividends of democracy and he promise to sustain the initiative that he has been running for several years.

God bless Chief APS AROGUNDADE
God bless Okunland.
God bless Kogi State.