‘Why I Declared Public Holiday On Buhari’s Return’- Governor Bello

Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has revealed why he declared a public holiday on the return of President Muhammadu Buhari from his medical vacation in the United Kingdom.

Bello explained the decision in a chat with Channels TV.

He said, “This is a man, a president, who came and inherited a country that was nose-diving. Security wise he is doing greatly.

“Fighting corruption, he is doing wonderfully well and reviving the economy. He was ill and went on medical vacation. Within that period, the country was under serious heat despite the fact he had a lieutenant in the person of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.

“Kogi state is a confluence state between the North and South. The only state that has 10 states bordering it.

“On June 12th, 1993 during the infamous June 12, a whole lot of vehicular and human beings transversed the country and they all passed through Kogi state.

“The pressure on Kogi state was high if anything had happened to him other than him returning back healthy and alive.

“As a governor, I know how much I am managing the security and safety of that state. I know exactly what it could have posed on the resources of the state.

“For him returning back alive, I think there is no better way I could have celebrated his life and health.

“If otherwise had happened, and Nigeria gets up in flames, and Kogi state is facing the heat, we would have known how much of productivity we would have lost. We needed to appreciate God or life.”