Yahaya Bello takes oath of office without deputy

The fourth executive Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Adoza Bello, was inaugurated on Wednesday without a deputy Governor.

The inauguration of the 40 year-old Bello took place at the Confluence Stadium, Lokoja in the presence of huge crowd.

The chief Judge of the State, Justice Nasiru Ajana, administered the oath of office on Governor Bello.

With the ascendancy of Bello to the office of Governor, history was made being the first time a minority in the State was taking the mantle of leadership in the State.

This may have explained the enthusiasm that brought the unprecedented crowd to the Stadium.

Governor Yahaya Bello in his inaugural address quoted copiously from the Quran giving all the credit of his becoming Governor to God, adding that the same God gives power to whom he desired.

He vowed to take after the model of President Muhammadu Buhari style of leadership adding that it will be zero tolerance for corruption and impunity.

He eulogized Prince Abubakar Audu who he described as their great leader that paved the way for the victory of the party at the polls.

According to him, just like Buhari he said ‘belongs to everybody and belongs to nobody’.

Bello indicated that he was going to ensure equity and justice in his style of governance saying that, ‘Though tribe and tongues may differ but in brotherhood we stand.’

The Governor became emotional when he paid tribute to his own father wept who died while he was still very young.

Bello promised to Work hand in hand with the judiciary and the legislature to deliver dividends of democracy to the people of the State.

He said his emergence as Governor was not the making of any man especially coming after the death of Audu which remains a mystery.

He said he is ready to take positive action to rescue the State.

Bello promised to face the task of developing the State with all the seriousness the task required even as he said reformation of the civil service and changing the orientation of the civil servants would be inevitable.