Yahaya Bello with Elder from Kogi West. |
Kogi
State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has affirmed that the news about the
relocation of a Bio Ethanol plant from Alape area in Kogi west to the central
was totally false.
The
governor further noted that instead of the circulated falsehood of the relocation,
the Okun people would house four of such plants in different part of the
senatorial area.
He
made this known today at the state government house in lokoja, while receiving
delegation of traditional rulers and other stakeholders from the seven Local
Government Areas of Kogi West Senatorial District.
They
all in their goodwill messages endorsed the governor’s second term re election
into office, while they declared their support to work towards the achievement
of the November 2nd goal.
He
stated that his government seeks to change the narrative of the state from a
civil servants dominated state to an economically viable State, where the State
could feed itself and generate wealth.
Governor
Bello opined that such narration should be done through vast investment in the
Agricultural sector, which the Federal Government under the leadership of
President Muhamadu Buhari has revolutionized.
Governor
Bello in his address pointed out that the Government with its focus on human
capital development majorly through the agricultural sector was proposing
500,000 hectares of cassava plantation which would be divided into ten colonies
of 50,000 hectares that would be spread across the three senatorial district of
the State.
He
noted that each of the colony would have bio-ethanol plant, starch
manufacturing plant, garri processing plant, Cassava pellet plant and cassava
leave plant which he stated would exist in not less than fifteen Local
Government Areas of the State.
Governor
Bello revealed that these plants would base on conservative estimates generate
$80 million annually per colony and engage about 200,000 unemployed youths
across the State.
He
said the State government was making the move to effectively utilize their
ancestral lands to create wealth for the state, the children and generations to
come.
The
State Governor mentioned that his government being practical and determined
remained focused and would not be distracted by noise peddled on the social
media.
Governor
Bello said that as the people has urged him to further soldier the affairs of
the state through their endorsement of his re election bid, he would not
disappoint them.
He
pledged to look into all request put forward to him, promising that he has
given an express order that the water project in Kotokarfe should be completed
before the Salah celebration.
The
State Governor also expressed that his administration would as the leader of
the All Progressives Congress in the State, would make a case for the interest
of women to hold key positions at the Local Government Areas, when the election
are conducted.
Also
speaking, the Obaro of Kabba, Oba Solomon Dele Owoniyi said the governor has
done a lot in his first term and there was no need to change horse in the
midstream.
While
listing some of achievements of Governor Yahaya Bello in the West under four
years which included the establishment of the multi billion naira Omi Rice
Processing Mills, Isanlu Water Project, on-going expansion of Isalu general
hospital and provision of Drugs to all hospitals/clinics in the area, the
Monarch said Governor Bello has also done well in the civil service
reform.
Recounting
the menace of ghost workers in the state civil service system in the past, the
Monarch said the College of Education Technical, Kabba in 2014 had more Staff
on the payroll than the total number of students in the school.
He
also lauded the Governor for accommodating youths and children of nobody in his
government while thanking him for being a detrabilised leader.
He
said the wonder the Okun performed in the last assembly election will be
repeated 10 times during governorship election to re-elect Yahaya Bello.
The
Ohimege Igu of Koto Karfe, Alhaji Abdulrazaq Isah Koto lauded the Governor for
his achievements and urged support for his re-election.
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