Nigeria: Examining Issue of Marginalisation in Kogi

Lagos — One problem that has been rearing its ugly head in Kogi State since its creation in 1991 is the alleged marginalization of some ethnic groups by one section of the state. Based on the 2006 population census, the state has a figure of about 3.3 million people. The breakdown of the figures showed that the people of the East Senatorial District are about 1.4 million people, while the people of Central and West made up the remaining figure of about 1.9 million people.

But the people of both central and west senatorial districts could not believe why the governorship position does not rotate among the three senatorial districts 23 years after the creation of the state on August 27, 1991. Since the creation of the state it is only the Igala's who are majorly in east senatorial districts that has been governors of the state. Prince Abubakar Audu, the first executive governor of the state elected in 1991 hails from Ofu local government area of east senatorial zone Ibrahim Idris that took over from Audu in 2003 is an indigene of Omala local government of the same zone.

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