Daily Post Nigeria Kogi at 33: Stakeholders push for rotational governorship Home News Politics Metro Entertainment Sport News Kogi at 33: Stakeholders push for rotational governorship Published on August 27, 2024 By John Akinfehinwa In a bid to put an end to the ethnic divisions that characterised the 2023 governorship election, prominent stakeholders in Kogi State politics are canvassing for a rotational governorship across the three senatorial districts in the state. They made their positions known in Lokoja during the 2024 Nigeria Post newspaper lecture and awards, marking 33 years since the creation of Kogi State, with the theme “Sustaining Kogi’s Unbroken Unity: Prospects and Possibilities; This House Must Not Fall.” The immediate past Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Hon.
Mathew Kolawole, opined that a rotational governorship in Kogi would help solve the ethnic tensions among the various tribes during elections. According to the two-time lawmaker, “God has made Kogites to be one, and we have no place to run to or away from ourselves. As long as we are all under the umbrella of Kogi State, whether you are Igala, Ebira, Okun, Kakanda or Hausa, our main focus should be the development of our state.
“Kogi State must be united with a common purpose. It has been recorded that during elections, the state is usually divided along ethnic lines, which has stagnated the development of Kogi State 33 years after its creation. “All stakeholders should come ou.