Kogi Embarks On Media Tour to Showcase Achievements

From Joseph Amedu, Lokoja

The Kogi state government on Monday, commenced Media Tour of projects executed under Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo’s led administration.

The Media Tour which will be carried out across the three senatorial districts of the state according to the Kogi State’s Commissioner of Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, is aimed at showcasing Governor Ododo’s achievements since he came on board.

The commissioner told journalists at the commencement of the tour in Mopa/Amuro Local Government Area in Kogi West Senatorial District that the era of sitting down to tell the success story is gone hence the need to showcase directly what Governor Ododo have been able to do for the people especially in rural communities.

He said that the concentration of the projects being shown to Journalists are in rural areas where government’s presence are greatly inadequate.

“It is the Policy of the present administration to take development to rural communities to enable the people down to the grassroots feel the impacts of good governance” Fanwo said

He appealed to the people of the state to imbibe the spirit of maintenance culture of government facilities and protect them against vandalization.

While conducting journalists on the Ten-kilometres-road constructed and completed by the state government at Mopa/Amuro in Kogi West Senatorial District, Kogi State’s Commissioner of Works, Mohammed Yusuf said that the same kilometres of roads were built in 21 Local Government Areas of the state

According to the Works Commissioner the road projects were executed through direct labour by the Kogi Road Maintenance Agency under his Ministry.

The commissioner however, told journalists that the construction of the same kilometres of roads in Ijumu, Yagba West, and East Local Government Areas in Kogi West Senatorial District are ongoing but has reached 95% completion.

One of the residents of Mopa/Amuro, Bolale Adebosin who spoke to Newsmen during the facility tour in the area, expressed gratitude to Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo for his efforts to transform rural communities and promised continued support and loyalty to his administration.