Kogi To Start Generation, Distribution Of Electricity

Kogi State Government may soon commence generation and distribution of electricity for its citizens.

This is coming as the National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) granted the state permission to manage power.

This was made known by the state Commissioner for Rural and Energy Development, Engineer Abdulmutalib Muhammed.

Addresing journalists in Lokoja immediately after the State Executive Council meeting, Muhammed hinted that the State Executive Council has directed that the State Internally Displaced Camp should be electrified within one week.

In his remarks, the Commissioner for Information and Communication, Kingsley Fanwo, hailed Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo for his round performance.

Bringing to bear the need for an aggressive investment drive to improve the state’s economy and create job opportunities for youth, Fanwo said Kogi government is ever committed to the security and wellbeing of its people.

In his submission, Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Timothy Ojona, indicated that the state government has invested over nine billion naira in food security, resulting in Kogi State having the lowest food inflation rate in the country.

He mentioned that Governor Ododo was able to achieve the feat because of his wet season farming initiative, which he said invested over seven billion naira in farm inputs and deployed over 100 tractors across 7,324 hectares of farmland.