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Kogi is critical pillar of Nigeria Foundation –VP Shettima

Goodluck E. Adubazi, Abuja.

The Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Kashim Shettima, GCFR, has asserted that the convergence of rivers Niger and Benue in Kogi state is no accident, just as he maintained that Kogi State holds the critical pillars of Nigeria’s foundation.

Kogi is the livewire of the nation; he mentioned critical investment in Kogi state that holds the nation’s pillars, namely, Africa’s largest cement factory, Dangote cement, and the most industrial company in Africa, the Ajaokuta steel plant, among many others.

The Nigeria Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, stated this while speaking at the Muhammed Buhari’s Civic Centre, Lokoja, the Kogi state capital, venue of the celebration of Kogi State Governor, Ododo Usman’s one year in office.

The Vice President expressed gratitude to all Kogi politicians for embracing a peaceful democratic coexistence, reinforcing his assertion of the importance of Kogi State’s political peaceful co-existence to the nation.

You have earned an eternal respect for me, Senator Shettima, to Former Governor Yahaya Bello, his words: “For standing up while Gov. Ododo Usman was delivering his Speech, you have earned my eternal respect” ” she asserted.

The Nigeria Vice president, Senator Kashim Shettima, who took the time to recognize all the personalities presented, appreciated all for honoring the event.

There’s an axiom wisdom that lies behind influence heights, and Kogi state this great land, is about a powerful reminder of that wisdom”, VP states

When we reflect on the majestic confluence of the river Niger and river Benue, here in Lokoja, we are soaked by a profound truth – this convergence and powerful meeting of two mighty Rivers is not just an event in the geography of our nation, it is a divine lesson, a lesson in the physics and Mathematics of fame “, VP stressed 

Continuing, The Vice President resident said:” For two rivers to come together, they become more than the sum of their past; they form a force that shaped the land. 

Great opportunities give life to our generations, these are our lessons from our habitat, and I’m most delighted to share it, yes I am, in being here today. 

It is no accident that the confluence is in Kogi State; it is God’s direction and strength that resides in unity, just as puddles match upon streams, streams flow into lakes, lakes expand into rivers, rivers flow into seas, and seas finally meet in the blackness of the oceans. 

Each of these is a measure of strength; imagine that these waters represent the essence of preservation that ultimate power to continuity. 

And so, I am not surprised to see that my brother, His Excellency Governor Ododo Usman Ahmed, views inspiration from these three conferences. 

Just as nature teaches us the power of unity, we must heed lessons for the future of our kogi state. 

Indeed every progress humanity has made, every great achievement of civilization, has been a product of convergence. 

No society can reach its utmost potential, and no community can become its finest version unless its people come together to form a stronger united force. 

Any society that fails to do so will one day be awakened, abandoned by time, forgotten by history. 

We are here today because we are not going to wait for history to pass us by; we also know that we cannot take a step towards any preservation without understanding the reasons for our convergence. 

Dialogue, therefore, is the most practical status to the land of promise, and what better place to begin this journey than Kogi State, a critical pillar of the Nigeria federation? 

We are stronger together, just as the rivers are stronger when they meet. 

Now is the time to resolve and dissolve internal conflicts, reject divisions, and declare without caution that unity is the only formula that will work. 

Kogi State needs only the finest elements, whether season governance or petty traders meeting at the table of development.

This is the captain for the progress we think, more than ever, we must learn from the conference and recognize the power of our collective strength. 

Like water merging with water, we’re stronger together. We have all witnessed the then political inciting; some of us rose to leadership because we chose unity over self. 

We understand personal efforts; personal efforts should never stand in the way of a greater social order. 

One that serves and comes and goes, the self is merely a ladder for negative sorry. 

This is why we made a conscious decision to put the welfare of the people first, and in so doing we have seen progress. 

And so, I appeal to you today, where the cause of building to the sentiment and grievances that threatened to tear us apart, only through dialogue, only through engagement, only through unity can we stand to win together. 

Dialogue and engagement, as we are witnessing today, are not just an opportunity to hear grievances; it is a true path to justice. 

It serves as a broad room for strategy, a classroom for understanding one another, and a cold room for apologies and reconciliation. 

This is the only way we can build bridges, heal all wounds, and move forward 

This is why I urge you all to embrace this initiative, for this dialogue is not about us, the individuals; it is about the people of Kogi State and the future we are shaping for them. 

Each of you in this room is a face in the intriguing fabric that will determine the future of this great state; I thought that you would weave your constitutions with reasons, peace, and the prosperity of Kogi at heart. 

As the architect of this protest, it is your duty to ensure that personal ambitions will not overshadow the common blueprints for the people’s progress. 

When individuals desire to pull against the collective current, it is the cause of unity that must always be at fault.

What binds us together supersedes whatever divides us.

This is a great nation, and we can make this work. Kogi is the life wire of the nation, and Ajaokuta is important.

Dangote cement factory, one of the largest in the world, is in Kogi state; Mangal cement factory is in Kogi state.

And if money can be planted, if money can grow, Kogi is so rich that you can plant money and it will grow

We are all united by our formal heritage of poverty and institutional heritage, we have no business fighting one another.

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