NUJ: Gov Bello receives Best Governor on Security
In recognition of improving security across Kogi State, the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) has recognised and awarded the State Governor, Yahaya Bello, the Torchbearer of Security, Award
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja council of NUJ, the body that recognized his immense contribution to security, said that the decision to honour the governor was to boost his morale towards doing more for the public particularly residents of Kogi.
At the presentation of award ceremony held over the weekend at Kogi State Liaison House, Asokoro Abuja, the Chairman of the NUJ, FCT Council, Emmanuel Ogbeche, noted that it was important to reward diligence to duty as a means of encouraging good works, motivate and to spur the recipient into doing even more.
Ogbeche, who stressed that Governor Bello was well deserving of the award bestowed upon him by his union, noted that Bello has been singled out in the past, by various bodies, for his good works in the area of security and by non the less the Nigerian Police Force.
In his address, he said: “It will be recalled that on February 7, 2017, that the Nigerian Police Force, recognised your impressive performance and bestowed on you the best performing governor in security, 2016.
“Since then you have not looked back, you have remained consistent, forward looking, resilient and coherent in your security strategy.
“At a time like this when Police Stations, INEC offices are being set ablaze, when cultists, kidnappers, murderers, rapists are on the prowl, Kogi State and its borders have remained largely untouched.” Ogbeche added.
Explaining the rationale behind the move, the chairman stated that the award of Torchbearer of Security by the NUJ, FCT Council, “is to say loudly and with clarity that because you have performed and because we want you to do better, to continue to ensure Kogi State and its boundaries are safe not just for Kogi citizens, but for all of us that happen to pass through that way, to be confident that a state that was once ravaged by insecurity, is now secure.
