In what they described as a celebration of “eight years of unprecedented strides”, indigenes and residents of Okene in Kogi State, on Sunday, trooped out in their thousands to welcome the immediate past governor, Yahaya Bello, back home after two impactful tenures.
They treated the ‘White Lion’, as he is fondly called, to a heroic homecoming at the ancient town of Okene, where Bello hails from.
With pomp and ceremony, the jubilant crowd heaped praises on the immediate past governor over his sterling performance in office, as different clans displayed their masquerades amid the thick crowd that thronged the streets.
Before Bello arrived at Okene, Lokoja residents had assembled on the highway linking the former governor’s hometown to bid him farewell after successfully handing over to Governor Usman Ododo. They lined up at the roadside and expressed gratitude to Bello, saying he had successfully…
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