Kogi Speaker Bags Outstanding Leadership Award of Excellence and Brevity

Speaker of the Kogi State Assembly, Honorable Umar Ahmed Imam has bagged outstanding leadership award for excellence and brevity.

The Coordinator of the Forum, Hon. M. D. Yusuf said they have been following his antecedents and legislative stewardship that has brought about prevalence of peace in the House.

He therefore, informed him of the decision of the Board of Directors of the Forum, under the leadership of Rt. Hon. Aduku Ojodale, former Deputy Speaker of the House and the Chairman of the Board of Directors to confer on him the award and to also nominate him as one of the Patrons of the Forum.

He added that the award is to encourage him to do more.

In his acceptance speech, the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Umar Ahmed Imam appreciated the Forum while assuring them of doing his best possible to justify the confidence reposed in him. He charged the Forum to remain potent and ensure that its objective of bringing together former legislators is sustained for the benefit of members and the larger society.

The National Forum of Former Legislators In Nigeria was formed in the year 2007 as an organized body of former legislators who have served in any of the three legislative arms (Local, State and Federal) with membership in the 36 States of the Federation.

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