- urge citizens to remain united
Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello has called on all faithfuls to pray for a smooth and peaceful electioneering and transition process in the forth coming November gubernatorial polls while he charged citizens to maintain peace and remain united as a people.
The governor who made it known that this year’s prayer at the Muhammadu Buhari Civic Center, Lokoja was his last Ramadan Eid as the Executive Governor of the state assured that for all that his New Direction Administration had achieved, his successor and flag bearer of the All Progressive Congress, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo would definitely achieve more.
The governor urged every citizen to support, pray and vote for the APC flag bearer, ensuring that he emerged victorious in the next gubernatorial election.
Governor Bello admonished each and every one to offer prayers for leaders cutting across traditional, religious, local, state and the national leaders. The Governor specifically asked for Prayer for president Muhammadu Buhari, the President-Elect, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his Vice, Kasheem Shetima.
In his felicitations he said ‘’I wish all of my brothers and sisters, Barka De Salah, may all of our prayers, supplications and act of Ibadah be accepted by God and all that we have prayed for granted by Almighty Allah’’
“Let us continue to be law abiding citizens and ensure that we play by the rules of the game and success is guaranteed,” he concluded.