Kogi State Government and key political stakeholders in the state have assured President Bola Tinubu and the governing All Progressives Congress of overwhelming votes at all levels in the 2027 elections to enable him consolidate on his reform programmes that have set the nation’s economy on the path of recovery, progress and prosperity.
This assurance came as the Renewed Hope Ambassadors and the Presidential Media Team rounded off the third day of its media tour of federal and state governments’ projects in the state.
Speaking on Monday at Gbede, Yagba West Local Government Area of the state, when the team inspected projects in the area, the state Commissioner for Information and Communications, Honourable Kingsley Fanwo, said the people of Kogi are happy with several ongoing federal projects in the state and also want more.
“Therefore, come January 2027, they will show their appreciation at the polls by voting for President Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) at all levels,” he said.
The commissioner said voting for the President in 2027 was to reciprocate his laudable reform programmes, which had freed resources to the sub-nationals, thereby enabling them to carry out unprecedented projects across the state.
At the end of the inspection of projects at Gbede, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communications who led the Renewed Hope Ambassadors/ Presidential Media Team tour of Kogi State, Chief Sunday Dare, said based on the development projects embarked upon across the country, “the hopes of Nigerians are being renewed.”
The team inspected a 15 Kilometre – asphalted internal road network, with drainage and a newly – built Primary Health Centre as well as the Kabba -Egbe – Omuaran – Ilorin Road being reconstructed by the Federal Government.
Other projects inspected were the rural road networks in Okene, the International Market in Lokoja being built on 16 hectares of land already at 50% completion and slated for completion in 18 months, as well as the Federal Teaching Hospital in Lokoja, Kogi’s capital.
Dare lauded the developmental strides of the state government in education, health, roads, security and human capital development, affirming its alignment with the Eight – Point Agenda of the President Tinubu administration.
He said what the team had seen during the inspection tour were testament to the positive developmental strides of Governor Usman Ododo, affirming that the projects aligned with the key elements of the Renewed Hope Agenda of the Tinubu administration.
“We have just driven through a 15 Kilometre internal road network in this town. So, the importance of roads, whether internal or federal roads, the development in this state is massive. When you look at the five legacy roads across this nation and the over 300 roads across the length and breadth of this country, these are very critical infrastructural developments,” he said.
The Special Adviser said President Tinubu has prioritised infrastructural development across the nation, noting that the Federal Executive Council approved the reconstruction of the Kabba – Ilorin road, which had been abandoned for over three decades now.
The goal, according to him, is to reconstruct and rehabilitate roads in strategic corridors to boost connectivity and movement of goods.
“We saw a lot of trucks. We saw two cement factories, that of BUA and Mangal as we were coming. Without good roads it would be almost impossible for us to thrive.
“We’ve also seen Primary Health Centres here under the Ministry of Health. Over 1,000 Primary Health Centres have been reinvigorated across this country. So, we can see that the Renewed Hope Agenda of the President is well and alive in health, education, infrastructure, agriculture, manufacturing and oil and gas.”
Welcoming the delegation to Egbe, the Chairman, Yagba West Local Government, Tosin Olokun, and the Commissioner for Environment and Ecological Management, Hon. Engr. Joseph Oluwasegun, an indigene of the community, commended Governor Usman Ododo for the unprecedented development in the local government and the appointment of two sons of the community as Commissioners.
In Okene, the state Commissioner for Works, Barrister Deedat, who took the team round the inner roads in the ancient town, most of which were constructed with concrete pavement, the major bridges constructed in the area as well as the erosion control project points, commended Governor Ododo for his commitment to grassroots development.
He also lauded President Tinubu for his reforms, stating that in 2027, Kogi would remain aligned with the President who had done a lot for the state.
Also speaking, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Engagement, Fredrick Nwabufo, said President Tinubu was prioritising road and infrastructural development because of their impact and multiplier effect across several sectors of the nation’s economy.
