The governorship candidate of the All Progressives
Congress in the December 5, 2015 supplementary governorship election in Kogi
State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, was inaugurated on Wednesday as the Kogi State
governor without a deputy.
Mr. James Faleke, who was the running mate to the
deceased APC Kogi State governorship candidate during the November 21
governorship election, Alhaji Abubakar Audu, did not show up at the ceremony at
the Confluence Stadium in Lokoja, the state capital.
Faleke had refused to be Bello’s deputy and had headed
for the tribunal asking the court to declare him the governor of the state
having been running mate to Audu who died on November 22, the day the election
was declared inconclusive.
Bello who shed tears during his inauguration while
recalling his mother’s contributions to his growth in life after his father’s
death, also paid a glowing tribute to Audu, saying he would work with other
stakeholders to immortalise him.
He promised to make health, security education and heavy
investment in solid minerals the focus of his administration.
He also declared zero tolerance for corruption and
impunity, adding that he would reform the civil service for efficient service
delivery.
The newly inaugurated governor, who is 40, said he would
also pay great attention to the provision of basic social amenities and
security of lives and property in the state.
Bello said he would meet with all the relevant
stakeholders with a view to ending the lingering strike embarked upon by
workers in the state over their unpaid salaries.
He promised to do his best to gradually pay the
four-month arrears as soon as possible.
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