Yahaya Adoza Bello To Be Sworn-in As Governor Of Kogi State

The inauguration and swearing-in ceremony of the next
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, will take place
at the Confluence Stadium, Lokoja on Wednesday
January 27 2016 at 10am.
A statement by Alh Isiaq Ajibola, Chairman, Media/ Publicity
Committee, said that President Muhammadu Buhari, the
Vice President, Senate President, Members of the National
and State Assemblies, State Governors, Federal Ministers
and Captains of Industry are expected at the occasion.
He recalled that as part of the handing-over preparations,
the Kogi State government led by the outgoing Governor,
Capt Idris Wada, recently set up a Transition Committee
which has been meeting with a similar committee set up by
the incoming governor, to ensure a smooth transition.
Alhaji Bello, who hails from Agassa in the Okene Local
Government Area, will be sworn in by the Chief Justice of the
State.
“We seize this opportunity to advise the general public to be
orderly, peaceful and to co-operate with law enforcement
agents who have been directed to take strategic positions in
Lokoja township and environs to ensure a hitch-free event,”
the statement said.
It advised motorists in and out of Lokoja are equally advised
to comply with the speed limit on the roads and obey traffic
rules in order to avoid traffic problems.