{"id":3074,"date":"2022-05-04T08:45:11","date_gmt":"2022-05-04T08:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/?p=3074"},"modified":"2023-06-10T11:19:59","modified_gmt":"2023-06-10T10:19:59","slug":"why-i-wont-be-able-to-contest-for-senate-kogi-finance-commissioner-speaks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/why-i-wont-be-able-to-contest-for-senate-kogi-finance-commissioner-speaks\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I Won&#8217;t Be Able to Contest for Senate &#8211; Kogi Finance Commissioner Speaks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">The Kogi State Commissioner of Finance, Budget and Economic Planning, Asiwaju Asiru Idris has told his supporters he will not yield to the calls on him to represent Kogi West Senatorial District at the red chamber.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><!--more--><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Idris in a public statement detailing his position on the calls made on him, stated that his involvement in the presidential aspiration of Governor Yahaya Bello has hindered him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">The Commissioner, however, declared his support for \u201ca Yagba person to assume the upper legislative seat.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">&#8220;Going forward, despite my inability to contest as an aborigine of Yagba land, let me state it clearly, that I am in full support of a Yagba person to assume the upper legislative seat in the next coming general election.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">While appreciating the people for considering him to aspire, he pledged to sustain the confidence reposed in him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/2022\/05\/02\/gov-bellos-security-adviser-jerry-omodara-joins-reps-race\/\">the K<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">ogi State security adviser, Comdr Jerry Omodara ( Retd) has joined the race to contest for the Kabba Bunu\/ Ijumu federal constituency.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Omodara regarded as an asset to the state who performed wonderfully as state security adviser said if elected , he will bring his wealth of experience to bear in reducing poverty and providing employment opportunities for members of his constituency.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">The state adviser who said he consulted widely before throwing in the hat said if elected, his representation at the national assembly will be people- focused and geared towards promoting all components that make up his constituency.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Kogi State Commissioner of Finance, Budget and Economic Planning, Asiwaju Asiru Idris has told his supporters he&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[110,34],"class_list":{"0":"post-3074","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-news","7":"tag-asiwaju-idris","8":"tag-kogi"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Why I Won&#039;t Be Able to Contest for Senate - Kogi Finance Commissioner Speaks - Ebira Reporters<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Kogi State Commissioner of Finance, Budget and Economic Planning, Asiwaju Asiru Idris has told his supporters he will not yield to the\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/why-i-wont-be-able-to-contest-for-senate-kogi-finance-commissioner-speaks\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Why I Won&#039;t Be Able to Contest for Senate - Kogi Finance Commissioner Speaks - Ebira Reporters\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Kogi State Commissioner of Finance, Budget and Economic Planning, Asiwaju Asiru Idris has told his supporters he will not yield to the\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/why-i-wont-be-able-to-contest-for-senate-kogi-finance-commissioner-speaks\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Ebira Reporters\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ebirareporters\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"www.facebook.com\/ebirareporters\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-05-04T08:45:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-06-10T10:19:59+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@ebirareporters\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@ebirareporters\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/why-i-wont-be-able-to-contest-for-senate-kogi-finance-commissioner-speaks\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/why-i-wont-be-able-to-contest-for-senate-kogi-finance-commissioner-speaks\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/#\/schema\/person\/e7e2919de185342f413c196898786669\"},\"headline\":\"Why I Won&#8217;t Be Able to Contest for Senate &#8211; 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