NG-CARES Programmes in Kogi State: Communities, Group in Lokoja /Kogi Federal Constituency Hails Governor Ododo

—Over 18,000 persons set to benefit from Micro-projects

By Obansa Ibrahim, Lokoja

The People of Aseni community in Kogi LGA has commended the Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Usman Ahmed Ododo, for ensuring equitable distribution of dividends of democracy to rural communities in the sate.

This is part of the Nigeria Community Action for Resilience and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES programme),

The Ona of Aseni and the paramount Chief in the area, HRH, Muhammed Yakubu made this declaration at the flag of the implementation of rural micro-projects in Aseni Community (Kogi LGA), Emu Community (Lokoja LGA) and Tuturu community in Girinya area of Kogi LGA).

The Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Usman Ahmed Ododo in a message at the flag off ceremony for the implementation of micro community and group micro projects urged rural communities and vulnerable group to always support the policy and programmes of his administration in reducing shock as a result of the economic challenges of the country.

The Governor represented by Hon. Asiwaju Asiru Idris, the Chairman of the State Cares Steering Committee and Honourable Commissioner of Finance, Budget and Economic Planning, assured the rural communities in Kogi state of the commitment of the Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Usman Ahmed Ododo to the development of both urban and rural areas of Kogi state towards economic resilience and poverty reduction.

The General Manager of Kogi State Community and Social Development Agency, (KGCSDA), Chief Dauda O. Momoh, the Basic Services implementating unit in the NG-CARES Programmes in Kogi state, in his welcome address pride the Governor as ‘God Sent’ to Kogi state to further ensure rapid development particularly, the rural population.

He stated the over 18,000 people are programme to benefit in the two (2) and one (1) group whose project are being flag off namely, Clinic renovation, Well Construction and Science Laboratory for Aseni Community; Clinic Renovation and Motorised Borehole and Clinic Upgrade and Water Reticulation for Ihigeba Onro Bihu in Tuturu community in Girinya area of Kogi State.

According to the General Manager, over 18,000 persons area proposed to benefit from micro-projects in the six (6) location of the micro projects in the two (2) communities and one (1) group.

The projects are part of the Nigeria Community Action for Resilience and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES programme) recently flagged off by the government of Kogi state.

Similarly in Emu-Oworo community in Lokoja LGA, one of the community leaders Pa. Ade Alenmi and also the Obaro of Emu-Oworo, HRH Jeremiah Ajinde Meseru commended that Governor Usman Ahmed Ododo for creating a platform for all the community to benefit from his government which they described as peoples government.