The Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Ododo, has called on the Federal Government to assist the state to tackle the menace of insecurity and incessant flooding in some parts of the state.
The governor, according to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Ismaila Isah on Saturday, made the call on Saturday when he received a delegation of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission at the Government House in Lokoja.
Ododo said, “As a transit state that borders 10 other states, Kogi is in dire need of improved financial intervention from the federal government to address challenges of insecurity and flooding which could impact other states around Kogi if left unaddressed.”
He, therefore, sought consideration for improved funding from the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission under the Stabilisation Fund to address emerging challenges in the state as part of ongoing special intervention by the Federal Government.
In his remarks, the leader of the delegation from the RMAFC, Bako Shettima, explained that the team was in the state to verify the justification for the disbursement of the Stabilisation Fund given the state government’s request.
Shettima stated, “We are in the state to assess what has been presented to us and see the justification for the disbursement of the stabilisation find requested by the state government.”
Ododo was also accompanied by the RMAFC delegation on a tour of some ongoing projects in the state including the 9 Kilometre Zone 8-Zango-GYB Road, 5.5 Kilometre Zone 8-Crusher Road, and the refurbishment workshop at the Kogi State Agricultural Development Project complex in Felele, among others.