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The legendary English writer, poet and dramatist of all time, Williams Shakespeare, in his classical comedy, ‘Twelfth Night’, said through Malvolio, “Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them.” True to the words of the writer of all times, Hon Umar Ahmed Imam  is a man who has a date with history. His astronomical rise to greatness is an eloquent testimony of God’s amazing grace and purpose. If it were man’s effort, there would have been little or no success at all, but one is convinced beyond any shadows of doubt that Imam is the chosen one called by God to remind the people of Lokoja that the constituency is going to be better if opportunity meet people like him to turn things around good. Hon. Imam is a crowd-puller who knows his onions. Many passionately love him because of his track-record, and few hate him because of his clout, honesty and integrity. Hon. Imam’s practical wealth of experience on legisla...

The Kogi House of Assembly has reversed its resolution declaring Lokoja I State Constituency seat vacant following the defection of its lawmaker, Umar Imam, from the APC to the SDP. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the reversal followed the adoption of a motion by Majority Leader, Hassan Bello, on the floor of the House at plenary in Lokoja on Wednesday. Bello, while raising the motion, had recalled that the seat was declared vacant through a resolution of the House on Tuesday, August 7, 2018, following the defection of Imam, a former Speaker of the House. He also recalled that the House had invoked Section 109 (1) (g) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 As Amended, to declare the seat vacant. “When we did that, we were of the opinion that it was wrong for Imam to have defected from the APC that sponsored his election into the House. “But since Imam has returned to the APC and corrected that mistake, he deserves to take back his seat,” he said. Sec...