There is an innate strength in Yahaya Bello that defies notions of valour applicable to his peer. Even though he is just 42, the executive governor of Kogi state grapples with the challenges of his new office and demands of running a home with three ravishing wives.
Very few men of his age and class can handle the onerous tasks of running a state and catering to the needs and desires of a large family. But Yahaya unfurls into the task without a crease in his brow or the oft dreaded fear of exhaustion.
Governor Yahaya does not crumble in fear or anticipation of failure because he believes that even the greatest challenges and darkest days were made to sharpen a man’s wit and burnish his shine.
While older men struggle to keep pace with the demands of less tasking jobs and smaller number of wives, Yahaya internalizes strength in his sinewy frame. He epitomises the strength and compassion of the proverbial guardian carrying the fate of the people and land in his heart.
Last year, he celebrated the birth of twin sons to him by one of his wives, Hajia Amina Bello. The latter delivered the bundles of joy on March 4, 2016 thus attesting to his competence at fulfilling his duties at home despite the demands of the governorship.
However, yesterday, his 3rd wife, Hajia Hafiza, took to her official Facebook page to announce the birth of their son. She just gave birth to a bouncing baby boy.
