Beautiful words aren't enough to be used exhaustively for a man that has been described by many as "a Game Changer, a courageous and goal oriented political strategic thinker". Who is this man? He is no other person than Hon. Joseph Omuya Salami, the Administrator of Adavi LG Council. “You all can testify that this Political Icon took over the mantle of Leadership of the Local Government when all seems not working well for the ruling All progressives Congress (APC) in Adavi LGA which made the Zone to be tagged then as "Five minus One LG in Kogi Central".
It was mind boggling as many wish to know the meaning of the acronym "5 minus 1". Not far fetched, it simply means that since the inception of democratic settings, Adavi LG historically has always been in the opposition which makes the opposition to triumph whenever elections were being held especially gubernatorials.
Having an eagle view of the precarious political quagmire in Adavi LGA coupled with the fact that the New Direction Government led by Governor Yahaya Adoza Bello want the best for Adavi, he strategically brought on board in 2018 the articulate, energetic and politically sagacious Hon. Joseph Omuya Salami to neutralize the negative political insinuations about the Local Government and her people. Saddled with the enormous task of disabusing the insinuations, keeping Adavi LGA within the Progressives enclave and translating to the last letter the policies and programmes of Governor Bello led New Direction Government, the vibrant Council Administrator sets to perform his tasks that today makes Adavi LGA the envy of her contemporaries.
Upon assumption of office, Hon. Joseph quickly embarked on a total strategic political restructuring as he engaged Party Stalwarts, Critical Stakeholders, Traditional Rulers, Religious Heads, Youth Leaders and Women into serious deliberations, drew up a template to change the scenario.
Going down the memory lane of this politically vast and political tactician, one need not ponder how Hon. Joseph Omuya Salami was able to achieve the feat of repositioning Adavi LGA to greatness.
Haven served mang political leaders in Adavi LGA at various time and in different capacities, it was the experience he has garnered overtime that made him instrumental to the victory of APC in all the elections; *Presidential, National Assembly, State House of Assembly, and the recently held Kogi State
Gubernatorial elections* where Adavi LG recoded unprecedented figures, coming 2nd among the 21 LGAs in the State. This feat couldn't have been achieved however, without the inputs of the master of New Direction success; the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Engr. (Dr) Abubakar Sadiq Ohere and the countless supports of Hon. (Alh) Kabiru Aliyu (Onyene), the SA on Domestic Matters to His Excellency, Governor Yahaya Bello.
The entire progressives in Adavi LGA are grateful to Governor Yahaya Adoza Bello in whose wisdom lays the perfect choice of a leader for Adavi that has brought comforts, peace and progress in the LGA through Hon. Joseph Omuya Salami.
As we beat chest to reveal that Hon. Joseph Omuya Salami has more in store to unveil in terms of integrity, administrative prowess and commitments towards the success of Governor Bello led New Direction Government viz a viz the peace and progress of Adavi LGA, we are fully optimistic that Adavi would no doubt continue to record tremendous development under continued Stewardship of Hon. Joseph Omuya Salami.
Signed:
Yusuf O. Ademoh
Verifiable Article From The Media Department Of Adavi LG Council.