FOR THE ATTENTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF KOGI STATE OF NIGERIA, Saturday 3rd , May 2025, His ExcellencyAlhaji Ododo Ahmed Usman Executive, GovernorKogi State - Nigeria.

FOR THE ATTENTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF KOGI STATE OF NIGERIA

 Saturday 3rd , May 2025

His Excellency

Alhaji Ododo Ahmed Usman 

Executive Governor

Kogi State - Nigeria.

 Your Excellency Sir,

OPEN LETTER TO THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF KOGI STATE, H.E ALHAJI ODODO AHMED USMAN (#OAU) ON THE QUICK NEED TO STOP THE NEEDLESS DEATHS AND DESTRUCTIONS OF LIVES AND PROPERTIES ON FELELE ROAD LOKOJA. 

Your Excellency Sir, the Governor with listening ears, the one with resolve and determination to keep Kogi on track and ensure a worthy place in the committee of states, H.E Alhaji Ododo Ahmed Usman, we celebrate you.

We are a group of concerned voluntary individuals under the name of ENOUGH OF FELELE TRUCKS' ACCIDENTS INITIATIVE (EFTAI), who believes Government can not do it all and alone; and as such took upon ourselves the responsibilities of ensuring that the last horrible accident that claimed lives, of students (youths) on FELELE road, involving several students of Federal University Lokoja is indeed the last.

We are much aware that, several things are contesting for your attention and you are doing the best you can, and as such we have decided to bring this to "your consistent reminder" and call passionately on you for solutions, to avoid another tragic occurrence, as we are well aware too, that you care absolutely about every lives in this state, and even those passing bye!

Your Excellency Sir, we noticed the talk about the accidents are right now off the radar as usual, until another one happens, which we say NO to, and that is why we have decided to action the talks, by speaking and working on it, even when none is occuring, so that it won't occur again insha Allah!

Your Excellency sir, we have thus far, on daily basis being doing what we can handle at our level, by rolling out real time laws (practical dos and don'ts) to help guide users of the road, be it passengers, the pedestrians, the drivers and riders on what to do to keep safe, and we have also for twelve (12) days now, being trying to get your attention through the social media, this being one of it.

Your Excellency Sir, we are making the following suggestions as way out of these drums of agony:

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1. That you please call, sponsor and host an URGENT 1 Day WORKSHOP ON STOPPING FELELE ROAD ACCIDENTS, to hold in Glass House Government House to give it the seriousness and bites it needs. 

2. That the workshop should include the NURWT, RTEAN, TOAN, Motorcycle Riders Executives, VIO, Fire Services, FRSC, NPF, Ministry of Information, Ministry of Works, FUL, Kogi Polytechnic and other interested private sector members as we are ready to partner you on this and do the ground operations and facilitations.

3. That you harvest the suggestions and ideas from the Workshop with the view to take the best decision possible and commence immediate implementation, through the setting up of an Implementation Committee (IC) with terms of reference and deadline for their operations.

4. That you please, consider our suggested sketch drawings on Weight Control, Brake System Check, Repair, Diversion Park & Resource Center at Crusher before NNPC, which can also fetch the State nothing less than One Billion, Five Hundred Million Naira (N1.5 Billion naira) per annum and further, save lives tremendously, working with the Ministry of Works and Ministry of Finance in Kogi state.

5. That you please, approve the printing of Real Time Road Users Guide (materials we created) for our roads, particularly that axis, which we have crafted and completed the designs in seven (7) different languages, of which four (4) is basically a language in Kogi State, we are sure willing partners Sir.

6. That you please, support the production of the distribution of the materials and organization of orientations/ engagement and production of advocacy jingles and promos with interaction session' programmes for all stakeholders, particularly in the state.

Your Excellency Sir, we are confident of your ability and capabilities to get this done and beyond, adequately save the state of these needles cries and pains. 

Your Excellency Sir, we are particularly disturbed because we do not see the possibility of the construction of a new road or alternative road as a solution, not even achievable immediately, and not in this raining season gathering momentum daily or considering the economic situation in the country to embark on such gigantic project, without a direct budgetary provision,  yet people must continue to use the road and their lives must stop being cut short by God's grace..

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It is on this note, our dear Excellency Sir, that EFTAI, reassures you of our unflinching support and our esteem willingness to continue to identify with your leadership and pray that God Almighty in His infinite mercies will keep you, your family and cabinet members as well as Kogi residents safe in the hallow of His hands.

Yours Faithfully

Onibiyo E’Dayo Comrade

Convener

Hajia Aishat Muhammed

ED, Public Matters

 A Few Other Members: 

1.  Aro Temitope 

2. Azees Raheem                

3. A'Ganiyu Yunusa           

4. Oguntomoni Akinola     

5. Kayode Agbana       

6. Samson Elefiku.      

7. Sheu Mohammed   

8. Mamood Mo'med    

9. Stephen Omotayo   

10. Ajibola Babatunde 

11. Etswayo  Jacob

12. Abdul Ohuru

13. Saliu Ayuba

14. Togun Rtd.

15. Babatunde Teidi

cc: Honourable Commissioner for Finance, Budget and Economic Development

       Honourable Commi

FELELE ACCIDENTS : Group Move To Get Governor Ododo To Lead Stopping These Accidents...

A group called _Enough of Felele Trucks Accidents Initiative_ (EFTAI) has launched out to ensure that the accidents are stopped, referring to the last one that claimed lives, worrisome more, is that of the youths and students of the Federal University Lokoja.

The group is calling on His Excellency, Governor Ododo Ahmed Usman (*#OAU*) to lead the effort by convoking among others, an urgent Stakeholders' Workshop that, will bring people together to brainstorm on the way out of these unfortunate needless crashes, which are causing untold pains and agony.

The group also stated that, it has started compiling and publishing simple daily industrial laws from the roads, using occurrences to help road users to avoid these crashes, in addition to the rules guiding general traffic. It added that, thus far, it has formulated about fifteen (15) from which it has released four (4) to the public in seven (7) languages of Okun, Igala, Ebira, Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba and Igala.

"The only propitiation we know for this accidents is to educate, enlighten and engage the users of the road, be it riders, _climbers_ , drivers, passengers, onlookers, road service agencies and continue to call on the Government to fix a design to remove the pressure from descending trucks/trailers cum consistent carrying out of orientation as reminders", the group submits.

In the statement signed by its Initiator, Comrade Onibiyo Dayo, It noted that, the group is not ruling out spiritual angles, but desire to leave that to religious heads to handle in their prayers and communion with God Almighty, reminding the public however,  that, there is always a place for prayers in our daily existence, noting that, even some people who chose to seat their house gets killed at times, citing examples of people whom vehicles knocked off in front of their houses or crushed in their houses.

EFTAI hinted that it has a design in sketch-form, drawn in scale that will help eliminate this accidents and even generate funds for the state, as it appeals to the state to adopt it among others. EFTAI insisted that, most of these accidents are due to break failures from careless owners of the truck, overzealous drivers of these trucks, overloading leading to weight distrust, drunkenness on the side of the driver (jokingly drunk trucks using alcohol as hydraulic or other purposes), handling of trucks by motor-boy to practice within town by their bosses or and tiredness by the drivers thus igniting sudden sleep while driving, pouring out that nature can not be cheated.

The Governor is our leader and progressive light bearer, who so far has being up and doing, and only needs to be brought to constant reminder of this, amongst several other contesting matters needing his attention, as we can't afford another accident. 

The campaign today, Sunday 27th day of April, 2025 hit day five (5) of drawing the Governor's  attention for needed action, and also educating members of the public, which  the group claimed is long over due.

It revealed that, it's membership rank is swelling by the day as more people are joining through the whatsap link of the group created as initial mobilization plan, as it makes passionate appeal to those with pending application to respond to the questions they are asked to ensure that hackers don't join the group, but people with genuie intentions.

The group also called on authorities of the State Polytechnic, the Federal University Lokoja, private investors, individuals, Government Agencies and other well wishers to identify with the missions and make them deliverable.

The Enough of Felele Trucks Accidents Initiative (EFTAI) enjoins members of the public to join this mission by sharing these laws with other road users and engage those they can reach one on one to help depeen the task and stop the accidents, which should not happen again.

"Please, let us share this messages, because we would have being saving our own lives unknown to us" the statement concluded.

THE 2027 WARNING*: Don't Be Boastful, No Matter Who You Think You Are...

 By Dayo ONIBIYO_ 

Sorry, you don't like this, too bad, lol (sic) and I don't expect you to like it as a peacock heart, or a pretending-supporter of he or she who you wan't to "unknowingly" destroy, unknown to you, the consequences on you, this which is reminiscence of the devil, who has come for nothing, but to kill, steal and destroy.

Several politicians in Nigeria are right now boasting of victory in 2027, as if they created the years and will create the coming years! and they are rather than being confident (which should not even be overconfident) and working their ways round it, they are spitting fire of how they can't be defeated, calling where possible the likes of GEJ a weak President or other sitting Governors in the past, like Ambode, Mallam Kachalla, etc and even some powers that be, calling themselves *politicians and describing others as those, who don't know politics, _hmmm_ ....

I must appreciate and make reference to the Executive Governor of Kogi State, His Excellency, Alhaji Usman Ahmed Ododo (OAU), who despite doing good things and making differences thus far,  can't be qouted anywhere as saying *come what may, I will win in 2027*, even when so far, all major indicators are pointing the way of victory for him, this radiating confidence is never of boast, as he goes about in humility and bridge buildings.

The miracles of Dammam town in Saudi Arabia between the Russian team and the Flying Eagles of Nigeria coming up from being down by 0 to 4 to draw a 4 - 4 with the Russians and eventually defeating them, (Russian)! may not be another night in Nigeria to say hurray, for this boastful minds as the nation stood still the whole tight connected to Dammam, courtesy NTA.

Let me tell you that, the 2027 you PROUD on, may not be your year of VICTORY as you have boxed yourselves to be Biblical foolish rich man parable, who said to his soul *NOW, MY SOUL, I HAVE MADE A BARN, ALL YOU NEED IS EAT, DRINK and MERRY,  which anger God Almighty and that very night, very minute, he was called home (died) same day as the Lord said- *TODAY, YOU MAD MAN (fool), YOU ARE CALLED HOME.

A look at, Luke 12 17 I will tear down my barns and I will build bigger ones and there I will store my surprlus grains, and I will say to myself, you have plenty grains lay up for many years, eat drink and be merry and at the earlier verse of LUKE 12.13, said, You Fool, this very night, your life will be taken from you, says the Lord of host. 

In this case, while you remain a MAD MAN BOASTING FOOLISHLY, the penalty will be the LOSS at the poll not as it is with the foolish rich proud man's DEATH.

I know you will disagree with this and tactically retrace a recall, retreating to call it CONFIDENCE, unfortunately, they are twins, though, with different colouration, tenacity and temprament, mine is to bring you to reminder and refreshing, so you can recall your state of  mind and mentality towards the fact, that only God has a final say over all issues, inclusive your life.

The worst set of people you can have around you in politics are people who urge you on, no matter what you do, bad or good and will even go ahead to tell you that God said...,  or some reassures you of the CHARMS/ FETISH POWERS, SEERS AND WHAT HAVE YOU FROM INDIA, etc, because may be they remember the Biblical word that says who has spoken, when God did not!,  Sadly, they will be the first to bolt to the other side and abandon you, when the unexpected of the boast happens.

Here, I will stop, for he or she, that have EAR, not even ears, (even just *1 ear* should hear.) Boast not for it's not REALISTIC to, don't challenge God, it is foolish and mad to.

We have seen those who boasted and didn't get it to happen, we have seen several who boasted of victory and yet lost, we have seen those who boasted, won and died before they could even be declared winner, we have seen those who boasted and didn't even make the election, we have seen those who boasted, made it but died before swear in, we have seen those who boasted, made it, were sworn in and didn't stay in that office for a day....

 God is ultimate, people only counts

*You Are Warned