By Ogalla Daniel
The Speaker of Kogi State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Aliyu Umar Yusuf, has called for unity and patriotism among citizens of the state , emphasising the importance of supporting policies and programmes of government for sustained development.
The call was contained in his New Year message issued in a Press statement signed and made available to journalists in Lokoja by the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Yabagi Mohammed.
The Speaker further used the medium to charge citizens on the need to continue to be good representatives of their communities by being patriotic and supportive of policies and programmes of government.
Rt Hon Umar noted that it was only through collective efforts that the state and the country could move forward, stressing that government was the responsibility of all.
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He equally assured that the State House of Assembly under him shall continue to evolve legislations that would improve the lives of every Kogi citizen, as it is the vision of members of the current Assembly across the 25 Kogi State constituencies.
Rt Hon Aliyu Umar Yusuf congratulated the people of the State, Nigerians and the global community for witnessing the New Year, 2025.
He noted that the past year brought some peculiarities with it and prayed that year 2025 would bring success and many reasons for the people of the State and the country to smile.
While wishing the State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo a spectacular and Happy New Year, he prayed Almighty God to grant the Governor the necessary wisdom and resources to continue to bring progress and development to the entire state.
He also used the occasion to wish the Deputy Governor, Comrade Joel Salifu, Deputy Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Comfort Nwuchiola Egwaba, principal officers and other members of the executive, legislative and the judicial arms of Kogi State government a fulfilling new year.
