Yagba Action Group (YAG)
4 Sep
Second term member of the House of Representatives and Chairman, House Committee on Customs and Excise, Leke Joseph Abejide, on Sunday, in Abuja, met with the Yagba Action Group (YAG). The body consists of professionals and technocrats from his home, Yagba federal constituency in Kogi State. During the interaction, the group tabled issues of pressing…
1 Sep
Senator Sunday Karimi (Kogi West) met recently with Yagba Action Group (YAG), a converge of professionals and technocrats from the three Yagba local council areas in Kogi State. During the parley, the group engaged with the legislator on sundry developmental issues affecting the constituency, such as agriculture, road, water, electricity, empowerment, job opportunities and more…
26 Aug
● Body Seeks Constituents' Participation in Bills Processing Yagba Action Group (YAG), a body of professionals and technocrats from the three Yagba local council areas in Kogi State on Sunday met with the Senator representing Kogi West, Sunday Karimi. Delegates were selected from Yagba West, Yagba East and Mopamuro Councils, respectively. Led by former presidential…
19 May 2024
A socio-political organisation, Yagba Action Group (YAG), has made a passionate appeal to President Bola Tinubu, to urgently intervene in the incessant attacks, killings and kidnappings that have become the order of the day in Yagba area of Okunland of Kogi State. The pressure group of professionals based in Kogi State, made the appeal on…
15 Feb 2024
A notable socio-political group in Kogi State, Yagba Action Group (YAG), has described the emergence of Leke Abejide as the leader of the Kogi State Caucus members of the House of Representatives as a perfect choice devoid of bias and sentiments. The organization made this known in a congratulatory message to Abejide, a member representing…
6 Feb 2024
A socio-political organisation, Yagba Action Group (YAG), has made a passionate and urgent appeal to the Federal Government for the outright reconstruction of the collapsed Kabba-Egbe-Ilorin federal road, which has become a haven for bandits, who are unleashing terror on those who live and travel along the road. YAG, a pressure group based in Kogi…
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