Kogi LG Auditor General, Ododo joins race to succeed Yahaya Bello

By Musa Baba Adamu

The Auditor General of Kogi State Local Governments, Ahmed Usman Ododo has joined the race to succeed the incumbent Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, even as he said the governor made it possible for common people to become relevant today in the State.

Speaking with journàlists weekend after he obtained his fifty million naira expression of interest and nomination forms at the APC National Secretariat, Ododo said since Bello came into the leadership of the state in 2016, he has crashed the tribal division among the three tribes in the State, hence he wants to sustain such legacies.

“Before he came in 2016, an Igala man does not see an Ebira or Okun man as his brother, it was a case where we relate based on tribe, religion and social class but today we see ourselves as Kogites. And if I emerge as the candidate of the party, I will continue in the same manner.

“I’m going to consolidate the infrastructural development to ensure that I improve what he has put on the ground. On the issue of the blueprint, GYB has put in place a 32 years development plan that I am fully a part of, I will continue it and if I have any new ideas, I will add them to make sure we deliver development to the people of Kogi state.

He said as an auditor, he will continue on revenue drive and ensure he blocks the leakages, while exploring new avenues to increase the revenue of the state.

“I tried in 1999 to contest for councillor because I don’t know anybody, but today, GYB has made it possible for everyone. More than 90% of people here are cardcarrying members of our great party APC, which means that we are qualified to even contest the post of president.

Also speaking to journàlists after paying for his forms, another aspirant, Salami Momodu Ozigi Deedat, said “My vision is to sustain the giant strides of his Excellency and consolidate it. What is consolidation, to expand his achievements and having that, we would have provided leadership for our dear state.

“We have a house of assembly, representatives and senators and governors from our state, but we need a leader whom his excellency will provide. You will agree with me that this is lacking in Kogi state all this while.

“I’m a practical politician who believes in the will of God. Whoever emerges, whether by election or the decision of our leader, will be acceptable and we will work gladly, actively and assiduously with him to win. Our primary aim is to ensure that our governor chooses his successor. Whoever emerges will work to sustain his legacies and add to them.”

Meanwhile, he said Governor Bello is his godfather, because he appointed him to become a Commisioner in Kogi State, adding that Bello is more of a mentor than a godfather in Kogi politics.

From Abubakar Y Ojimaojo ABUJA

Nigeria’s fastest growing noninterest banking products and services provider, TAJBank Limited, has opened a new branch in Kano in furtherance of the management’s sustained drive to deepen the brand’s penetration across the geo-political zones of the country.

The opening of the flagship Zoo Road, Kano branch came barely a week after the opening of the bank’s Apapa-Lagos branch and two days after the listing of its N10 billion Sukuk bond issuance on the Nigerian Exchange, making

CAC asks business owners to comply with registration processes to avoid being ‘deleted’

By Abubakar Yunus Abuja

The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) says applications yet to be processed for more than 2 months will be tagged ‘abandoned’ and deleted.

In a statement on Friday, the commission many applications have been abandoned, creating a burden on its database.

It urged applicants who have their files abandoned to have them resolved or present queries on the registration portal.

“It has been observed that a sizeable number of applications have been filed and abandoned on the CRP (companies registration portal) as a result of queries that have not been resolved,” the statement reads.

“This is creating a burden on our database. Moreso, there is no certainty as to when applicants will comply to enable the process to continue.

“In view of the above, all applications that have stayed up to 2 months on the CRP without action from the presenter or applicant shall be deemed abandoned and would be deleted from the system.

“In the same vein, going forward, any application for registration that has been queried and is not attended to by the presenter will be deleted from the system at the expiration of 2 months from the date of the query.

“The general public and our esteemed customers are therefore advised to resolve all outstanding queries on applications that have been abandoned on the CRP on or before April 14, 2023.”