Adankolo's Historic Visit to Governor Ododo: And The Raging Storm
Don't envy the glory without asking for the story. For 35 years, my people — the Bassa Nge/Nupe natives of Adankolo and Lokongoma Communities— who donated their land for the creation of Kogi State in 1991 to built (Lugard House), have been the host community to Government House, Lokoja. The seat of power. Where people come to get the largesse and goodies of every government. Yet for 35 years, we could not even approach the gate of Government House, let alone sit with a sitting Governor. Not under Military Administrators, not under civilian Governors. Sadly, other communities — even those who are not indigenes of Lokoja or Kogi State — have enjoyed this privilege: Tiv, Idoma, Igbo, Yoruba, Ebira, Edo, South South (Niger Delta) Fulani (MACBAN), Hausa, Igala communities and more, especially in previous administrations. But Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo has broken the yoke and removed the barrier — through his loyal, resourceful and result-oriented aide, Hon. Nda Aaron, Specia...