RE: COMMUNIQUE OF ALL THE PROGRESSIVES CONGRESS (APC), KABBA/BUNU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA CHAPTER AND THE 15 WARDS OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE ON SENATOR SUNDAY STEVE KARIMI
The attention of the Media Team of Distinguished Senator Sunday Steve Karimi has been drawn to the Communique purportedly released by the leaders, stakeholders, executives and Party Faithfuls of the All Progressives Congress in Kabba-Bunnu Local Government, including the 15-Wards of the Local Government, wherein they purportedly expressed a collective position to pass a vote of no confidence on Senator Karimi Sunday Steve.
The Media Team wishes to state categorically at the outset that the promoters of this Communique were paid to distract Distinguished Senator Karimi Sunday Steve, who is a Strong and Respected Member of the All Progressive Congress at the Local, State, and National Levels and who is committed to delivering Mr. President’s Renewed Hope Agenda to the grassroots. To this end, Distinguished Senator Karimi has in addition to Sponsoring Bills and Legislative Instruments that have direct impact on the lives of the Constituents, including these *‘APC KABBA STAKEHOLDERS’* and their Sponsors, some of which are:
1. Donated handsomely towards the election of all the serving LGA chairmen and councillors in the state during the last LGA election.
2. The Senator also donated generously to the Kabba-Bunu LG chairman’s pet project (construction of a local security base) about a year ago as the Senator’s synergy with the local government apparatus within the state. A cash donation of N5,000,000 and a solar-powered Motorised borehole with fetching pump which is currently in use.
3. Constructed Three Classroom Blocks each in; St Barnabas College Kabba; Community Secondary School, Odo Ape; A Block of Classroom comprising 3 classes, principal’s office, and a separate rest rooms for students in Government Secondary School Iluke-Bunu, Kabba Bunu Local Government.
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The above displays the Senator’s commitment to even distribution of amenities and projects across the major subdivisions of the Kabba-Bunu Local Government.These Projects were evenly distributed and met the yearnings of the Community because the Senator consulted party stalwarts and Traditional Rulers in the Local Government, before siting the Projects. Interestingly, one of these Projects was handled by an APC party chieftain from the Local Government.
4. In 2024, Distinguished Senator Karimi disbursed N 15,000,000 that is, N100,000.00 each to 150 Students from Kabba-Bunu Local Government. The Bursary that was spread across with a local government sub-committee which included APC Stalwarts in the local government including Hon. Bode Adeyemi who took active part in the local government screening, selection, and recommendation to the central committee. The committee was later disbanded when it was discovered that some Members of that sub-committee, some of whom were fingered in attempting to frustrate the program for selfish end by collections of bribes and kickbacks from beneficiaries. Despite the activities of some of these detractors, the program ended as a huge success.
5. In the year 2025 edition, which was disbursed in early 2026 in order to ensure a more prudent scrutiny, at least 200 Student of Kabba-Bunu have already received N100,000.00 as Bursary from Senator Karimi Foundation working with Mr. President’s Renewed Hope (Tinubu Support Organization). These Students are spread across all the 15 wards of Kabba-Bunnu LG, yet the proponents of the ill-fated communique who doubles as apostles of bad governance, alleged that the Senator’s representation is devoid of inclusion, just to satisfy their paymasters, even when the truth is obvious.
6. In this same Kabba-Bunu, Distinguished Senator Karimi single handedly self-financed the construction of the Pakuta Bridge. This bridge links Kiri and other Bunnu communities that was hitherto an eyesore, but the Senator after listening to the yearnings of the people, spent over N23,000,000 to construct it, using the skill and labour of the constituents from the beneficiary communities. One would recall that this bridge had long been awarded to SETRACO Limited, but had been long abandoned due to improper and adequate funding.
7. Passionate about accelerated development of Kogi West Senatorial District in general and Kabba-Bunu in particular, Senator Karimi Sunday Steve reintroduced the Bill to establish the Federal University of Agriculture in Kabba. On the day of the consideration of this all important Bill, major Traditional Rulers and Stakeholders of Kabba-Bunu local government were in attendance at the bequest of the Senator. Today the Bill has progressed all the stages of Legislative Work and now awaits the assent of Mr. President. This Bill when assented, would improve the economic output of Kabba-Bunu LG amd bring unimaginable prosperity to all indigenes of the local government including the proponents of this ill-fated and naira motivated vote of no confidence.
8. Also, Senator Karimi donated transformers to Kabba-Bunu Communites, many of which are currently with the traditional rulers of the beneficiary communities in the local government, awaiting installation. When the transformer was donated by the Senator, it was received by and in the presence of the current chairman of the local government, Barrister Zacchaeus Dare, the State Security Adviser, Commodore Jerry Omodara (rtd), and Commissioner for Education, Hon. Wemi Jones, and other APC party stakeholders innthe LG, who unanimously decided the locations for siting the transformers in Kabba-Bunnu LG. One then wonder the level of ignorance and penchant for falsehood by the crooners of the infamous vote of no confidence.
9. Within the first year in office, Senator Karimi Sunday Steve has successfully, sank and installed not less than 15 Solar-powered Motorised Boreholes for the general use of constituents in Kabba-Bunu LG, these boreholes are located in each of the 15 Wards across the Local Government and were sited with inputs from Party Stakeholders and community leaders within the LG. as was the case in all the 7LGs.
10. Senator Karimi Sunday Steve has also installed Solar Street Lights in various communities and wards in the Local Government, all with input of the Local Government Party Structure, stakeholders, and the Executive Chairman.
11. Despite the fact that a Senator is entitled to only Five Statutory Legislative Aides (whereas he represents Seven Local Governments), in his quest for equal opportunity representation, he influenced the appointment of one additional Legislative Aide, Hon. Tunde Akanmidu who hails from Kabba-Bunu LG. into the office of the Deputy Senate President. Today, an indigene of Kabba-Bunnu local government is an Aide to Senator Barau Jibrin, Deputy Senate President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, due to the influence of Distinguished Senator Sunday Steve Karimi and there is no local government in Kogi West without such an appointment, either directly with Sen. Sunday Karimi or with presiding officers of the senate, yet, the ignorant proponents of the paid ’vote of no confidence’ alleged falsely in their cooked propaganda that Senator Karimi Sunday Steve has no Legislative Aide from Kabba Bunu LG. In fact, before the decision on who is to be appointed either as an aide to Sen. Sunday Karimi or anyone in the national assembly is taken, there is always a wide consultation and in the case of Kabba-Bunu, the Obaro of Kabba was given the honor to nominate Hon. Tunde Akanmidu.
From the forgoing, the Media Team now ask, what is the iniquity of Sen. Sunday Karimi? We are very much aware that his public pronouncement in Kabba on the Kabba Day 2025, where he only reechoed the voice of the average Kogi West citizens that it is high time the senatorial district occupies the Lugard House, haven been left out in the power sharing in the state for decades. Yet, slaves who loves their chains more than freedom have become disposable instruments in the hands of their paymasters to silence the golden voice of the average Kogi West indigenes echoed on the altar of quality representation.
Despite the Challenges of Public Finance in Nigeria, a Senator who has done the above for a single local government, ultimately deserves a re-election. The senator is unperturbed by the paid Publication and Planed ‘’Vote of No Confidence’’ of a few disgruntled politicians who are desperate to earn a living at the detriment of the vast majority of the constituents.
Howbeit, we are admonishing the genuine supporters and faithful partymen who are the majority, to remain steadfast and committed to our quest of a more prosperous Senatorial District.
DSSK MEDIA TEAM
13.03.26.
(DEMOCRACY NEWSLINE NEWSPAPER, MARCH 13TH 2026)
