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Son of Late Former Governor Audu in Kogi Promises to Continue Father’s Legacies

As Youth Organizations demands his participation in 2023 governorship election
Ahead of 2023 governorship election in Kogi state, son of late former Governor Abubakar Audu, Shaibu Audu has promised to continue the legacies laid by his father if given the opportunity to rule the state. com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js">
Shaibu Audu in a telephone conversation with Our Correspondent, said his promise followed the clarion call on him by Various Youth Organisations across the three Senatorial District of Kogi State to participate in the next gubernatorial election come 2023.
The Youth groups had at their enlarged gathering in Lokoja, the state capital on Wednesday, unanimously declared their solidarity for Shuaibu Audu whom they described as a Youth ambassador based on his passion to restore the dignity of the youths.
Speaking at the venue of the event, the president for the Movement of Youths Emancipation, Comrade Aliu Obaje said the dynasty of Late Prince Abubarkar Audu must be preserved, hence the need to consider his lineage particularly the one who had understudied his leadership qualities.
He described Shuaibu Audu as a technocrat with uncommon passion to uplift people irrespective of tribe and primordial sentiments. Comrade Obaje called on youths to support Shuaibu and described his father as the architect of Kogi infrastructural development.
Also speaking at the occasion, the State Chairman of Okun Youths Forum, Mr Makanjuola Ayoriy said the state needs a leader that will link up with global communities to facilitate development. Similarly, the Chairperson of Kogi Women Forum, Mrs Rukayat Ahmed who explained that she had been an ardent supporter of Late Audu urged politicians to reflect on the sacrifice he made as the leader of major opposition party since the inception of democracy in the state.
Reacting further in a telephone chart with Our Correspondent, Mr Shuaibu Audu expressed appreciation to the various Youth groups saying he was grateful that the people noticed his modest contribution to the society.
On the request to partake in the next election, Mr Shuaibu Audu said he has learnt a lot from his father who was also a banker like him. He said his foundational assistance to the people, particularly the underprivileged is to continue the legacies laid by his father.
He advised youths to remain focused, law abiding and be committed to the progress of the society saying the negative news of killings, kidnapping and harm robbery in the state is undesirable.
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NLM Mobilization Director charges members to take structural formation serious

By AbdulRahman Obaje
Alhaji Suleiman Yunusa, the National Director, Mobilization and Contact, Nigeria Liberty Movement, NLM has charges NLM members nation-wide to be more serious with the mobilization and the structural formation.
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He made this statement during a stakeholders meeting of the Kogi State chapter of NLM Saturday March 1st, 2025, Lokoja.
Yunusa said Nigeria Liberty Movement is a pure political movement that has come to establish an emergency national intervention for a new breed of leadership, saying that, “for emergency national intervention, we expect that everybody that is here has a burning desire”
Yunusa further revealed that you will reap your effort according to what you put in.
“You are not going to work for Nigeria Liberty Movement, you are going to work for yourself”
“If you want to see the Nigeria of your dream, it is not all about going to the street to protest, it is not all about telling the Nigeria Labour Congress to go on strike”
“Nigeria Liberty Movement has come for self-actualisation of the citizen”
Yunusa said, “If you are a local government coordinator, all we want you to do is create your structure and even to take an elective position, NLM will sponsor your election”
“Nigeria Liberty Movement is telling you to go and create your structure, showcase your structure and you will be empowered”, he continued.
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NLM say power will come to son of nobody; as Kuje residents embrace it will high enthusiasm

By AbdulRahman Obaje
Honourable Alhaji Suleiman Yunusa, National Director, Mobilization and Contact, Nigeria Liberty Movement, NLM says that NLM would take a son of nobody to become somebody without knowing anybody.
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He reiterates this while addressing aspiring NLM members Saturday, February 8th, 2025 in the Kuje Area Council, Abuja.
Hon Yunusa said, “It is a national intervention for emerging new breed of leadership. NLM has come to foster the spirit of unity, prosperity and accountability. That is what NLM has come to do”
“Nigeria Liberty Movement is going to show you what is called politics unusual. It is going to change the entire political platform into what you have not seen before”
“I want to explain again that Nigeria Liberty Movement has come to express and change the political platform of the entire Nigeria into what Nigerians has never imagine it would happen before”
“What I want to let you know now is that begin to have ambition that yes you are going to take leadership.”
“Nigeria Liberty movement is a movement that would take a son of nobody to become somebody without knowing anybody”
Kuje residents and indigene welcomes NLM with great enthusiasm.
A community leader, Elder Nyiekaa Williams said that NLM is a welcoming development.
Elder Williams said, “I am happy as I have always advocate for this kind of thing in Nigeria, in kuje here, we are not going to query anybody, and we are not going to fight anybody.
But our actions and project on ground will make you believe that these are serious people”
“So, like you said, we are going to call you back here, so that you will know that this assignment you are given us we did or not.”
“We are still going to call you and when you come next time you will know whether this movement have really started”
“and so I was going through some materials by the virtue of a student of Peace and Conflict Resolution, I was able to go through so many borrowed courses where you saw movement that started with a less than 10 person, but they became a political parties, they became movement that were able to even grab Nigeria independence from the British”.
“So, thank you for coming, God will take you home safely and we are going to deliver Kuje for you. You will be surprised”
Mrs Iwuagwu Prisca , The women leader, NLM, Kuje Rea Council also lend a supportive voice while calling for caution.
She said that, “you make sure that you carry the women along, because it is only women that vote”.
“We vote, at the end you keep us aside, but we can never leave to vote because we are doing it for our children. We are doing to it to make sure that our nation, our country is okay, because any country that is okay, the women will enjoy, the children will also enjoy”, he continued.
The enthusiasm and expectations expressed by the Kuje Area Council members of NLM shows that NLM will be a formidable force there to reckon with in the nearest future.
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NLM National Director, Mobilization and Contact douses mounting tension as Bwari NLM holds maiden meeting

By AbdulRahman Obaje
The National Director, Mobilization and Contact, Honourable Alhaji Suleiman Yunusa says every members including the executive members of Bwari Area Council should remain calm and focused as every matter of concerns will be settled
This is contained in a statement released in Abuja by Prince Comrade Abdulrahman Obaje, Special Assistant, Communication and Public Relation, Office of the National Director, Mobilization and Contact, Sunday, February 2nd, 2025.
There are several complaints maladministration coming from disgruntled members of the Bwari Area Council NLM Excos stemming from the just concluded maiden meeting of the NLM, Bwari Chapter, Saturday, January 1st, 2025.
While others said that nobody should take the credit of the Bwari area council meeting held yesterday except the Bwari chairman that did the magic and Madam, Mrs Gladys Azokor, and the Excos of Bwari NLM
An Exco that wants to remain anonymity voiced his concerns in a telephone chat, saying that, “Some of us were even stranded as they came from far places to join the meeting and even a high ranking officer that was present went away with the attendance list which he promised to snap and return to us.
Honourable Yunusa while commending the efforts of the executives and members of the Bwari Area Council, and the success of the meeting said that he would have been at the Bwari meeting along with his entourage, however we have to also be at Nasarawa State, to settle the structural formation of Nasarawa State, NLM which was on the list of non-powering state.
The capacity leader which was given the mandate of monitoring all the activities of State, Local Government and ward chapters of NLM promises to closely monitor the activities of Bwari Area Council to ensure that every stakeholder is treated with fairness and justice. He particularly said that their concerns will be addressed within two weeks
He further revealed that if we want to build a strong society that would stand the test of time, we must not build it on unfairness as every stakeholders must be treated with fairness. And more so, that the Mission and Vision of NLM include fostering freedom, justice and prosperity, we shall always strive to uphold same.
He further call on the Bwari and all other chapters’ executives to continue with the good work of grassroots mobilization and awareness campaign as their activities will not go unnoticed.
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