Engr. Bashir Gegu unveils Musa Abdulmalik as Kogi LGC APC Chairmanship aspirant
By Yahaya Idris, Kogi
Engineer Abubakar Mohammed Bashir Gegu, Kogi State Commissioner for Solid Minerals and Natural Resources has unveiled the Hon Musa Abdulmalik, the Caretaker Committee Chairman of Kogi Local Government as the All Progressives Congress, APC, aspirant for the October 19 councils election in the State.
This, the endorsement came after an expanded APC stakeholders meeting held at Millennium Hotel, Gegu Beki, Zone C area of Kogi LGA, wherein stakeholders from across the 11 wards unanimously zone the chairmanship to the Zone C to produced the next council Chairman.
Making the endorsement known, Kogi State Commissioner for Solid Minerals and Natural Resources, Engineer Abubakar Mohammed Bashir Gegu, said the Zone C stakeholders have collectively agreed and endorsed the Caretaker Chairman of the council, Hon Musa Abdulmalik.
Our correspondent revealed that past Chairman of Kogi LGA, Hon Musa Abdulmalik is an origin of Chikara North in Zone C area of Kogi LG
According to Commissioner, the former caretaker committee chairman has served diligently and had spread dividends of democracy across the 11 electoral wards in the area.
He said on security, he performed excellently, this is one of the reasons my people are championing his cause to continue with his good work.
“I endorsed Abdulmalik MUSA as he aspires for Kogi LGA chairman”. Commissioner Gegu added.
The caretaker committee chairman was endorsed today in Gegu Beki, the ancestral home of the Commissioner before departing for Abuja for an investment meeting at early hours of today.
Following the endorsement of Musa Abdulmalik, the APC group in Zone C commended the Commissioner and stakeholders for making it easier for APC to win in the slated council poll.
The group vowed to rally round to ensure the potential APC candidate is delivered in the upcoming election.
Yahaya Idris report that Kogi State Independent Electoral Commission (KSIEC), had fixed October 19 for the Kogi State local government election.
In a similar development, the supreme court had also ruled in favoured of local government autonomy and stating that a state without elected council officials should not be allowed to use federal allocation.
