The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has assured the people of Kogi State that he will ensure the state gets all that is due to the people if elected as president in the 2023 general election.
Tinubu promised that the voice and demands of the people of Kogi State would be heard, not only in the campaign council but also in his administration if elected in 2023.
The APC presidential flag-bearer, who said this in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital on Thursday, also donated N100 million to flood victims in the state.
Tinubu, who spoke via a speech delivered on his behalf by Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, pledged that building on the success of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration, his administration would work assiduously to confront security, revamp the economy, target double-digit GDP, increase megawatts of electricity to power the industries, businesses, and homes, and empower the people through creation of jobs, affordable loans, and mortgages, among others.
He said: “Let me assure you that Kogi State will occupy a right of place in our administration. You are the Confluence State. You are important to us in the APC and the country.
“Apart from the presence of your Governor, Yahaya Bello, in the Presidential Campaign Council, one of your sons, Hon. James Abiodun Faleke, is also the Secretary of our Campaign Council. So you are ably and adequately represented.
“Your voice, your demands will be heard loud and clear not only in the Campaign Council but also in the proposed administration when we are elected by the Special Grace of God.
“Let me assure you that one of the very first things we will tackle is the perennial flooding in Kogi State. Flooding is a big problem in Kogi perhaps because of its strategic location as the confluence between Rivers Niger and Benue.
“This state has particularly been ravaged this year by flooding. You have lost precious lives, you have lost properties. You have lost farmlands. Part of the reasons we have put together this special walk for Tinubu/Shettima is to draw attention to this flooding problem.
“I want to tell you today that flooding will be a thing of the past when we get to office. We will work with the Kogi State Government to devise a permanent solution to this problem. The blessings of God exemplified in torrential rain should not be a curse on us.
“Secondly and more importantly, as I have stated clearly in our Action Plan tagged Renewed Hope, we will work assiduously to confront security, revamp the economy, target double-digit GDP, increase megawatts of electricity to power the industries, businesses, and homes, and empower our people through creation of jobs for our people, affordable loans to our people and mortgages to help those who desire to acquire their own homes.
“With improved and increased megawatts of electricity, we will generally work towards the industrialisation of the country. In the area of agriculture and infrastructure delivery, particularly railways and road networks, we will continue the successes recorded by President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration and also move to improve on them.
“We will do even more. The details of our agenda are contained in our Action Plan. I make bold to restate that we will tap and develop the abundant resources available in Kogi State in conjunction with the Kogi State Government for the benefit of the people of Kogi and Nigeria.
“I assure you, this state will not be shortchanged in the scheme of things. With me as your president, you will get what is due to you,” Tinubu stated.
