KOGI State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has said that leadership at all levels has a much harder time finding money for governance due to the outbreak of COVid-19 which has wreaked havoc with the economic and overall welfare of nations.
Governor Bello made this known on Thursday in his speech to the people of the state to commemorate the 29th anniversary of the creation of the state.
According to him, his government has risen up to this challenge and will not relent in crafting new ways to respond effectively to this new normal, as socially, economically and politically disconcerting as it is.
He pointed out that his focus in government is to exemplify Kogi State as a microcosm of the Nigerian state, by showing in tangible terms how diversity can be a factor for success in governance and a booster for development.
“Our Blueprint remains targeted at accelerated development of Kogi State in all her constituencies
“Education, Health, Infrastructure and Utilities, Job Creation and Youth Engagement as well as Public Service and Pension Reforms remain our core thematic areas. Security, Agriculture, Tourism and Human Capital Development are special priority embedded throughout the core themes above,” he stated.
He stressed that they are in office today as a testament to the grand things which are possible when there is synergy between Kogites.
His words, “I and the Deputy Governor led a team of young Kogites across ethnic and religious lines who dared to dream that change is possible with synergy rather than division.
“Once in office, we took upon ourselves the critical duty of social re-engineering to further blur parochial lines which have done nothing but divide. We ha e since made a lot of progress in replacing the lip-service to unity once prevalent among our people with greater cooperation and integration.
“No Kogite today needs an introduction to the EBIGO philosophy by which the Ebira, Igala and Okun, as our majority tribes, have embraced a solemn responsibility to model functional oneness for every person and tribe in Kogi State.
