Yahaya Bello

Nigeria is a conglomerate of nations with different peoples, cultures, religions, tribes, perceptions and views with diverse expectations.

Governor Bello is the first in the history of the state to appoint a Chief of Staff from outside of his tribe. But there has been a befitting Mosque for Muslims to worship in the Government House for decades but over the years, the agitation by Christians to have a worthy chapel in the place has fallen on the deaf ears of successive governors until Bello came. In his trademark determination to give the Christians a sense of belonging, the governor awarded the contract and supervised the construction of a deserving chapel in the Government House to the delight of Kogites and the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). To bring an end to the needless, agelong, ethnic rivalry, disunity and religious tension the state was known for, Bello invented the EBIGO Policy, meaning Ebira, Igala and Okun. Governor Bello has not only united his people along the familiar fault lines of religion and ethnicity, he has also brought the state to the front burner of national discourse and made it a force to reckon with across the country. Nigeria is a conglomerate of nations with different peoples, cultures, religions, tribes, perceptions and views with diverse expectations.