The All Progressives Congress (APC)
candidate in the Kogi state governorship
election, Prince Abubakar Audu, was one of
the main players in the upcoming election
scheduled for Saturday, November 21. Sadly,
just as the news started to trickle in of his
victory, Nigerians were shocked to hear that
Audu has passed away.
Below are the top-ten facts about Abubakar
Audu that Nigeria will remember about him.
1. Prince Abubakar Audu, 68, had been the
governor of Kogi state twice. His first tenure
was from January 1992 until November 1998
and the second from 29 May 1999 to 29 May
2003.
2. Born on 27 October 1947, Prince Audu
was the son of his Royal Highness, the late
Pa Audu Oyidi, Orego Atta of Igala Land and
the paramount ruler of Ogbonicha-Alloma in
Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi state.
3. He studied banking and personnel
management in London for three years and
worked for 25 years in various capacities at
management level at First Bank – formerly
known and Standard Bank.
4. After Kogi state was created from parts of
the old Benue and Kwara states in 1991,
Audu as a notable son of the soil was invited
to contest for governorship. He won the
election in November 1991 under the
platform of the National Republican
Convention (NRC) and was sworn in in
Jenuary 1992.
5. In 1998, Audu was elected again, now with
the All Nigeria People’s Party (ANPP).
6. He also contested in the 2003, 2007 and
2012 Kogi state gubernatorial elections but
lost.
7. After he left office in 2003, he was
charged by the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission (EFCC) with corruption.
His case has been on for 12 years.
8. One of his major achievements is a
complete transformation of Lokoja
infrastructure: he established three different
housing schemes for public
officers, established television and radio
stations, pioneered the construction an ultra
modern stadium and a five star hotel, apart
from other things.
9. In 1993, he and the member of his family
were special guests of the British Prime
Minister, John Major, at No 10, Downing
Street where he hosted them to a State
Banquet.
10. Audu has promised the people of the
state that he will revive the moribund
Ajaokuta Steel Rolling company and solve
the problem of youth unemployment if he
wins the election.
The main rival of Prince Audu in the
upcoming governorship election was Kogi
is Captain Idris Ichalla Wada, the incumbent
governor representing the PDP. A total
of 22 candidates were registered by the
Independent National Electoral Commission.
Source: Naij
candidate in the Kogi state governorship
election, Prince Abubakar Audu, was one of
the main players in the upcoming election
scheduled for Saturday, November 21. Sadly,
just as the news started to trickle in of his
victory, Nigerians were shocked to hear that
Audu has passed away.
Below are the top-ten facts about Abubakar
Audu that Nigeria will remember about him.
1. Prince Abubakar Audu, 68, had been the
governor of Kogi state twice. His first tenure
was from January 1992 until November 1998
and the second from 29 May 1999 to 29 May
2003.
2. Born on 27 October 1947, Prince Audu
was the son of his Royal Highness, the late
Pa Audu Oyidi, Orego Atta of Igala Land and
the paramount ruler of Ogbonicha-Alloma in
Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi state.
3. He studied banking and personnel
management in London for three years and
worked for 25 years in various capacities at
management level at First Bank – formerly
known and Standard Bank.
4. After Kogi state was created from parts of
the old Benue and Kwara states in 1991,
Audu as a notable son of the soil was invited
to contest for governorship. He won the
election in November 1991 under the
platform of the National Republican
Convention (NRC) and was sworn in in
Jenuary 1992.
5. In 1998, Audu was elected again, now with
the All Nigeria People’s Party (ANPP).
6. He also contested in the 2003, 2007 and
2012 Kogi state gubernatorial elections but
lost.
7. After he left office in 2003, he was
charged by the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission (EFCC) with corruption.
His case has been on for 12 years.
8. One of his major achievements is a
complete transformation of Lokoja
infrastructure: he established three different
housing schemes for public
officers, established television and radio
stations, pioneered the construction an ultra
modern stadium and a five star hotel, apart
from other things.
9. In 1993, he and the member of his family
were special guests of the British Prime
Minister, John Major, at No 10, Downing
Street where he hosted them to a State
Banquet.
10. Audu has promised the people of the
state that he will revive the moribund
Ajaokuta Steel Rolling company and solve
the problem of youth unemployment if he
wins the election.
The main rival of Prince Audu in the
upcoming governorship election was Kogi
is Captain Idris Ichalla Wada, the incumbent
governor representing the PDP. A total
of 22 candidates were registered by the
Independent National Electoral Commission.
Source: Naij
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