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Dear President Muhammadu Buhari. I join Millions of Nigerians to congratulate you as you begin another journey as President of Federal Republic of Nigeria. Your re-election is a testimony to the level of confidence that you enjoy among the people of Nigeria, attributable to your wisdom, experience in politics, sense of engagement and devotion to the service and the protection of the interests of the country especially as they relate to the prosperity, wellbeing and security of our people. Nigerians believe in you and have resolved to be taken to the Next Level. It was a keenly contested election, but i am glad that we attained virtually non violent solution that has been applauded by many. I have no iota of doubt that, as you begin another fresh journey in our democracy, this will afford you the opportunity to consolidate on the socio-economic progress you have commenced in the past four years. I am confident that the peace and the on going development in the Niger Delta in ...

Igala Students Association - ISA, University of Jos, Yesterday Wednesday 8th May, 2019 honors the Deputy Majority Leader of Kogi State House of Assembly and Member Representing Ankpa 1 State Constituency, Hon. Ahmed Mohammed for his selfless service to the course of humanity, effective representation, and for his contribution to the development of Igala Students within and outside Kogi State. The award which was presented by the ISA president, Comr. Shaibu Anthony and other executives eugloise him as an Igala son and as a representative who has done well in providing dividends of democracy to his people. He was also appreciatedfor flagging off the biggest water project tagged "Operation Water for all", which most communities has benefited in his constituency. Hon. Ahmed in his response thank the students for finding him worthy of an award. He advised them to be of good conduct both in character and learning, to live peacefully and charged them to give the State governme...

Monday 6th May, 2019 The Chief Administrator of Ankpa LGA, Hon. John Aduga urged Muslims to extend love to others and imbibe the act of selfless service to humanity during Ramadan period. John Aduga, in his Ramadan message said the Muslim faithfuls should use the Ramadan period to extend love to one another and maintain unity and peace. In his words; “Ramadan is a period that calls for sober reflection. Therefore, it is a time for us to share love among ourselves, maintain peace and continue to pray for the unity of Kogi State and its peaceful co-existence,” What is in the 30 days of Ramadan is to show love to ourselves and also show love to our neighbours. When we have in excess, we must give to others because somebody else has provided for us,” He said. The Administrator said since assuming office, the guiding philosophy of his administration which is inline with the New Direction agenda of His Excellency, Alhaji Yahaya Adoza Bello has been about inclusion and to positively ...

The Deputy Majority Leader and Member representing Ankpa 1 Constituency, Hon. Ahmed Mohammed, has appealed to muslim faithfuls in the state to adhere to the spirit of Ramadan. In a message he sent to muslims at the beginning of the holy month, he urged them to allow the lessons of Ramadan to reflect in their everyday lives. The DML also advised muslim faithfuls to discharge all the tasks associated with Ramadan fasting faithfully, pointing that the period be deployed to praying for the continued unity of the State. He noted that the virtues such as piety, kindness, self restraint and continuous prayer are necessary for the progress of the society. He also called on preachers to channel more energy to preaching and educating Muslims during the fasting period, urging them to concentrate on the true teachings of Islam. “Muslim scholars should instead educate their audience of what is expected of Muslims during the holy month of Ramadan to earn Allah’s blessings,” the statement sa...

The National Council of Muslim Youth Organization - NACOMYO presented an award of excellence to Hon. Ahmed Mohammed of Ankpa 1 Constituency, yesterday Sunday April 25th, 2019 in recognition of his services to Islam and Humanity. He was represented by Alh Yusuf Mohammed. Those recognized and presented with an outstanding award also include the state Governor Alh. Yahaya Bello, the Chief of Staff to Kogi State Governor Chief Edward Onoja, AIG Alh Abdulsalam Iyaji and others. Congratulations to Hon. Ahmed Mohammed

The Deputy Majority Leader and member representing Ankpa 1 State Constituency, Hon. Ahmed Mohammed has received the declaration of the Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Adoza Bello to run for a second tenure with excitement, describing it as "A timely call to serve the people of Kogi State better". According to him, it was an opportunity for Kogites and people of Kogi East to re-align with the APC and the government of GYB to achieve their expectations as far as Kogi project is concerned. He said, “The decision of the Governor to declare his ambition for second term has been long expected, and we are happy he has finally let the cat out of the bag. We would give more support now than ever before, without sentiment considering what he has done and what he will still do to show he cares for the people. He listed some of the projects executed by the administration of Yahaya Bello which includes; Rehabilitation of Ankpa Township Road, Rehabilitation of Kabba Township ...

Kogi State Government, committed to tackle the ecological challenges in the state. Member Representing Ankpa 1 State Constituency and Deputy Majority Leader KGHA, Hon. Ahmed Mohammed, with the Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources Kogi State, Hon. Sanusi Usman Yahaya yesterday Tuesday April 16th, 2019 witness the contract signing for the Engineering Design and Supervision of five (5) erosion sites; Olubo-Ojo in Ankpa LGA, Ogane-Aji in Dekina LGA, Etahi in Okene LGA, Omigbo in Kabba-Bunu LGA, and Ugwolawo in Ofu LGA and three (3) emergency sites; Afor Gam-Gam in Ankpa LGA, Federal University, Lokoja, and Greater Lokoja Water Works in Lokoja, as well as the Supervision of its Sites. The Project Coordinator Nigerian Erosion and Watershed Management Project - NEWMAP, Barr. Ladi Ahmed Jatto in her brief remarks to the Consultant, Loraj Consortium, said she expects the assignment to be completed on schedule. According to her, “The consortium has to be on top of its game ...

Member representing Ankpa 1 State Constituency and the Deputy Majority Leader of Kogi State House of Assembly, Hon. Ahmed Mohammed while responding to questions from journalist who visited him said they are done with the first phase of the elections and now, the second phase is to ensure the Governor of Kogi State, Alh. Yahaya Adoza Bello is returned elected in November 2019. He said the Governor within the last three years has laid solid foundations and only his continuity will guarantee putting super structures on the face of a new Kogi State. "Power defines many things, we know many projects ongoing in Kogi East, Central and West,  and we don’t want them to stop. Ankpa Township road which was abandoned for so many years by previous government is a typical example. The people of Ankpa LGA will go for GYB. We have to choose between options; One is to go back to Egypt and other option is to go ahead to Canaan land.” Why some persons cannot see it is because his admi...

The Deputy Majority Leader and Member-Elect, to represent Ankpa 1 State Constituency, Hon. Ahmed Mohammed says he is determined to empower many youths in Ankpa LGA. Speaking to newsmen after collection of his Certificate of Return from the Independent National Electoral Commission, he said the focus on youth empowerment was a decision aimed at making many restless and unemployed youths self-reliant thereby enhancing the socio-economic activities in the state. In his words; " I am a strong advocate of the youths and I believe the youths are the backbone of every society because without them, nothing meaningful can be achieved in any society. I know most of their challenges and  that is why I have made youth empowerment an important priority. We have done this in the last three years in office and even before I was elected to represent my people and by the grace of God, I will hit the ground running again as promised during the electioneering. Hon. Ahmed Mohammed also spoke...

The Deputy Majority Leader of Kogi State House of Assembly, Honourable Ahmed Mohammed has been given an Honorary award for Political Brand Personality of the Year by the National Association of Political Science Students - NAPSS, Afe Babalola UNIVERSITY ADO EKITI, for his “exemplary performance in governance. The provost of the Department, Dr. Ademola Azeez who announced the Deputy Majority Leader and member representing Ankpa I State Constituency as the winner of the category, said selecting him for the award was easy as his track record of exemplary performance in his constituency towered above his peers. The award was received by the recipient who was a guest speaker in the Department. He lectured on a paper titled; "The role of Youths in political participation and economic development in Nigeria". He commended the Department for finding him worthy of the opportunity to prepare the minds of younger ones. He also advised the students to consistently demonstrate...

Report: Mon. 11th March, 2019 By: Prince Tijani Dauda Basking in the euphoria of a historic re-election, the winner of Saturday KGHA to represent Ankpa I State Constituency, Hon. Ahmed Mohammed vowed, yesterday, to bequeath a legacy of good works across his constituency after he was declared winner. The popular Ankpa Township road where activities including cars, Motocycles,  and horse riding began as early as 7. 30 a.m. after INEC declared Hon. Ahmed Ahmed  winner of the elections. Some of the residents who expressed their joy are optimistic that the current Deputy Majority Leader would complete the developmental projects he started, describing his re-election as an “act of God”. Paying a visit to the Onu-Ankpa, HRH Alh. Abdulmalik Umar, he said: ”We are happy. The re-election of Ahmed Ahmed is as an act of God and clear manifestation of the will of the majority. The next four years of this administration, will be for consolidation, youth empowerment, and I can...

Members of the Kogi State House of Assembly Standing Committee on Public Account, On Monday 7th January, 2019 begin one of its constitutional/legislative duties by carrying out oversight to Ministries, Parastatals and MDAs in Kogi State. The Committee which begin it's visit to Office of the Accountant General on Monday, also visited the Kogi State Ministry of Finance and Board of Internal Revenue. On Wednesday, the committee visited Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy affairs, Kogi State Universal Basic Education Board, Sustainable Development Goal - SDG office, Ministry of Agriculture and Natual Resources, Ministry of Works, and Ministry of Rural Development. On Thursday 10th January, 2019 the committee visited the Kogi State Ministry of Education. The Chairman of the Committee, Hon. Ahmed Mohammed of Ankpa I State Constituency in his opening remarks to the Ministries said that there are not here to witch hunt anyone, rather, the committee is carrying out it's leg...

Credit: InsideStoryNg - 2018-12-31 Akadiri Ademola The Kogi State Government on Monday have announced the redeployment of some of its appointees to other sector of its administration while it also appointed new Local Government Administrators  to replace those who were redeployed. The news of the shake ups and appointments was made public  in a press release signed by the Director General Media and Publicity to the Governor of Kogi State, Honourable Kingsley Fanwo Under the directives of the Secretary to the State Government, Mrs. Folashede Arike Ayooade. The directive which was to take immediate effect, was expected to impact on good governance at all levels Former Local Government Administrators of Idah, Honourable Suleiman Amodu,  Ofu, Honourable sule egbiti, and Ankpa Hon. Mohammed Ibrahim (Ayuba Nana) were redeployed as Senior Special Assistants to His Excellency on Boundary and Delineation Matters, Social Investment Programs and Gas and Petroleum resources res...

Monday 7th January, 2019 From the office of the Kogi State Accountant General, Lokoja House committee on Public Account on oversight function to as part of its constitutional duties as legislators. The committee seek to verify the following; - indictments and complaints by public account technical sub-committee against MDAs - Records of capital projects carried out in 2018 and level of completion. - Location of sites of the capital projects, amongst others. The Committee was headed by the it's Chairman, Hon. Ahmed Mohammed , Deputy Majority Leader and member representing Ankpa I State Constituency, KGHA and Hon. Bello Hassan Abdullahi Balogun from Ajaokuta State Constituency, as member of the committee and Hon. Alh. Musa Ahmed Ododo who is a member of the technical sub committee, KGHA

Public Notice: The Honorable Member Representing Ankpa 1 State Constituency, Hon. Ahmed Mohammed wishes to invite Sons and Daughters of Ankpa District to the Commissioning of water projects for the following Communities; - Acharané  Community in Ankpa Sub 2 -  Ojuwo Community in Ankpa Sub 2 - Amoke Community in Ankpa Ward 2 - Emeré Community in Ankpa Ward 1 - Ikanekpo Community in Ankpa Ward 1 - Ojogogi Community in Ankpa Sub 1 ------------------------------------- Schedule of activities: Day 1 Date: 1st January, 2019 (1. Acharané Community 10:00am (2.  Ojuwo  Community 12:00pm (3.  Amoke Community 2:00pm Day 2 2nd January, 2019 (1. Emere Community 10:00am (2. Ikanekpo Community 12:00pm (3. Ojogobi Community 2:00pm Be part of this historic event. #OperationWaterForAll

The elders and stakeholders of Ankpa LGA under the umbrella of Ankpa District Elders Forum unanimously threw its weight behind the honourable member representing Ankpa 1 state constituency for the good work he is doing. They highlighted some of the key achievements of Hon. Ahmed Mohammed which include; flag-off of one of the most biggest water project so far in the history of Kogi State being embark upon by a legislator, which is tagged "Operation Water for all, that has provided water to many communities in Ankpa district, award of scholarship to students, rehabilitation of schools, his skill acquisition and entrepreneurship scheme that is taking the  youths off the streets, among others. Speaking at the event, an elder statesman, Chief Dr. Egene Adah acknowledged the selfless service and invaluable contributions of the Deputy Majority Leader, describing him as a wonderful servant to the  people. He scored him high on performance. "He is doing a spectacular job. We must c...

The Hon. member representing Ankpa I State Constituency and Deputy majority leader of Kogi State house of Assembly, along with his campaign team attends the yearly get-together/Community meeting of Okenyi Development Association in Okenyi, Ankpa LGA. The Honorable who Started his speech by appreciating the elders, women and Youths of ODA home and abroad, who has always thrown their weight behind him, gave a breakdown of his constituency projects, Motions and bills sponsored in the house and how it has postively affect the people directly, highlights of his Infrastructural development projects, Supply of Equipment to our health centres, Rehablitation of Schools across Ankpa I constituency, and his projections for 2019 when elected for Second term. The National Chairman of Okenyi Development Association - ODA, Mr. Alhassan Godwin describes the Deputy majority leader as a true leader with esteem leadership experience, who if given the opportunity and voted again to represent Ankpa I Sta...

Honorable Ahmed Mohammed of Ankpa 1 constituency has felicitated with Nigerians, Kogites and particularly the people of his constituency as they celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. He called on the Christian brothers and Sisters to rededicate themselves to the service of humanity in line with the true teachings of Jesus Christ which emphasises tolerance, patience, brotherly kindness, care for the needy and love for one another, among other virtues. In a brief goodwill message posted on his Facebook page, He urged residents and travellers to be safety and security conscious, especially during the festive period and refrain from habits that could endanger their lives. He said: "The season of Christmas is one that exemplifies the virtues of love and peaceful co-existence and we must continue to extend hand of love, benevolence and live as one family irrespective of our creed or colour. Let us cultivate the habit of giving to those who need our help at this time; it would go a lo...

You could feel the excitement in the air, see the smiles on their faces and hear their laughter as the women and children their buckets with clean water from the tap. For the women, household chores like cooking was a huge problem due to water scarcity. With both hands covering her shy face, Jamila Suleiman, a 16-year-old secondary schoolgirl, said, “I no longer have to wake up at 5 a.m. to fetch water from the stream because God has blessed us with a borehole.” Well, God did; through a charismatic, Honest, intelligent political leader, a man who understand the plight of his people - Hon. Ahmed Mohammed of Ankpa I State Constituency. This is Ojuwò-Acharanè in Ankpa LGA of Kogi State - (Ankpa Suburb II) If you have once lived in the rural settings, you will know one of the major challenges is access to potable drinking water. With rural dwellers suffering the most. Many walk several kilometres in search of water while others depend on polluted water from ponds, ...

Award of excellence presented to Hon. Ahmed Mohammed  by Female Student Vanguard for girl child education in Africa, as FSV exemplary leader and also a certificate of honor as best legislator in humanity. Congratulations sir. More winnings i pray