Friday, 10 October 2014

Vision Of KTA

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The Kogi Transformation Alliance (KTA) (2016 Forward Wada Initiative) is set up and structured to

advocate for societal transformation in all ramifications by building a critical mass at the grassroots level to

actively engage in the political space and significantly influence the direction of discourse.

        KTA is indeed, conscious of the fact that the Wada administration has made good its promises to use

the plethora of projects and programmes conceived under its Transformation Blueprint to significantly set the

stage for a buoyant economy and improve the living standard of the citizens.



 MISSION:

• promoting good governance and fostering the continuation and re-election of the Wada administration for sustainable transformation

• Improving the human condition through active engagement with policy makers.

 VISION:

Peoples collective to bridge the disconnect between public office holders, government policies/programmes and the intended beneficiaries.

SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES:

• Mobilizing for zone to zone advocacy

•Hosting house meetings/parties with core groups within communities, LGAs and Senatorial Zones.

• Mobilizing for house to house advocacy.

• Advocacy and mobilization at ward, district, LGA, federal constituency and senatorial basis leveraging on existing structure.

• Saturating the media with well designed and strategically placed messages about advocacy objectives.

• Actively engage youths and professionals in the social media/new media space to counter negative placements.

• Design and implementation of appropriate communication tools to reach out to all groups/segments of society.

• Present viable alternatives

• Identification of avenues or access and exploitation of identified avenues for transformation. 

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PROFILE OF HIS EXCELLENCY, CAPT. IDRIS I. WADA, GOVERNOR OF KOGI STATE His Excellency, Capt. Idris I. Wada was born on August 26, 1950 in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State. He was a successful businessman and an accomplished pilot with over 35 years in the aviation industry before going into politics. He became a first-class flying instructor at the young age of twenty-three (23) and has been credited with training some of the best pilots produced in Nigeria. At the age of 29, Capt. Idris Wada joined the then national carrier, Nigerian Airways as a line pilot where he rose to the rank of “Pilot in Command’’. In 1983, he joined the United Air Services (UAS) where he rose to the position of Chief Pilot and General Manager, within a very short period. In 1985, Capt. Wada founded the Executive Aviation Service (EAS) with some other pilots making him one of the pioneer indigenous airline operators in Nigeria. He attended several simulator conversion/recurrent flight training programmes at Varig Airlines, Lufthansa Airlines, Frankfurt, Sabena Airlines, Pan-am Flight Academy Miami, and many other high quality facilities. His other professional qualifications include Aviation Diploma, Commercial Pilot Certificate, and Flying Instructor Certificate. He possesses the Nigerian Airline Transport License No. 992, British Airline Transport Pilot License No. 104990, USA/FAA Air Transport Rating No. 2223411 and qualified Flight Instructor rating (QFI) UK. He also has Certified Flight Instructor Rating UK, and Certified Flight Examiner, UK and Nigeria. In 2006 he completed his MBA Programme at the University of Abuja, where he had earlier obtained his B.Sc. degree in Business Administration. His varied working experience include being a flight instructor at the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, Zaria, from 1973-1978 and Nigerian Airways Pilot from 1978-1982. He also worked at the United Air Services as Chief Pilot and General Manager from 1982-1985. At the Executive Aviation Services Nigeria Limited, he was the Chief Executive from 1985-1988 and also served at Nicon Airways Ltd as Executive Vice Chairman, a position he held until he was elected Governor of Kogi State in December 2011. Capt. Idris Wada has also held several national and public appointments including the following: Chairman Ministerial Committee on Airline operations, 2006; Chairman, NACAA Operations for ICAO Audit, 2006 and Chairman, Governing council, Federal College of Education Technical, Potiskum, Yobe State 2009 to 2011. Capt. Wada has delivered several lectures and presentations at seminars and workshops in Nigeria and abroad over the last 20years. He has distinguished himself both in the public and private sectors of Nigerian economy as a humble, trustworthy and effective leader. He is happily married with children and grand children.