The 36 Political Elevation Group ’36 PEG notes the purchase of the nomination form by His Excellency, Former Governor Yahaya Adoza Bello, to contest the Kogi Central Senatorial seat.
For 36 PEG, this development is not merely about one man’s ambition. It is about the trajectory of representation in Kogi Central and the role executive experience should play in legislative advocacy at the national level.
1. A Record of Disruption and Delivery.
Between 2016 and 2024, Yahaya Adoza Bello governed Kogi State at a time when the political system demanded either caution or continuity of the old order. He chose neither.
His administration shifted governance from inertia to execution. The Ganaja Flyover in Lokoja, the state’s first, stands as a physical marker. Hundreds of kilometers of roads across the three senatorial districts, the ultramodern Reference Hospital in Okene, and a coordinated security architecture that restored relative calm in previously volatile corridors are part of the same record.
These are not rhetorical claims. They are measurable interventions that altered Kogi’s infrastructure and service delivery landscape.
2. Youth, Women and Political Engineering.
Perhaps the most consequential legacy of the Bello era is its effect on political participation.
F-GYB dismantled the “godfather” structure and replaced it with a pipeline for young professionals: commissioners, special advisers, local government chairmen who had never been considered before. He made history with the appointment of Kogi’s first female Secretary to the State Government and ensured women became Vice Chairmen across all 21 LGAs.
This was not tokenism. It was political engineering with the objective of broadening the base, creating loyalty through inclusion, and securing continuity beyond personality.
3. Why the Senate Needs Executive Experience.
The Senate is not a training ground. It is where federal policy, appropriations and oversight meet the realities of the constituencies they affect.
A former governor who has built hospitals, managed security, negotiated federal projects and governed a complex state brings a different quality to legislative representation.
For Kogi Central, Yahaya Adoza Bello’s presence in the Senate would mean:
– Stronger federal engagement: direct knowledge of how to move projects from Abuja to the grassroots.
– Informed policymaking: legislation shaped by someone who has implemented policy at state level.
– Strategic advocacy: the ability to build alliances that accelerate developmental priorities for Kogi Central and Kogi State at large.
36 PEG’s Position.
36 PEG is not an electoral body. We are an institution committed to documenting governance, protecting institutional memory, and promoting continuity where it delivers results.
On this basis, we affirm that Kogi Central stands to gain from representation anchored in executive experience, youth inclusion and a proven capacity to convert vision into infrastructure.
Conclusion:
Yahaya Adoza Bello’s journey from the youngest governor in Nigeria to a contender for the Senate reflects a political career defined by risk-taking, disruption of old patterns, and a readiness to challenge convention.
For Kogi Central, the choice before the electorate is straightforward: return to the old model of representation, or send to Abuja a voice that has already governed, delivered, and mobilized a new generation of leaders.
36 PEG wishes His Excellency well in this contest.
Kogi Central deserves representation that understands both the street and the statehouse.
Together we elevate Nigeria.
36 PEG.
The Institutional Memory of Nigerian Democracy.
Leadership:
Prince Dan. Olaitan Dada, President.
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Comrade Sanmi Isola Oluleye, Director General.
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Email: 36politicalgroup@gmail.com
