Through Abah Benjamin Eneojoh
Executive Area, Lokoja
October 21, 2026
Kogi State Governor, His Excellency Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, has charged the newly sworn-in chairmen of the twenty one Native Executive Spaces of the State to give a boost to rural safety, make certain duty within the control of public budget and prioritise grassroots construction.
Governor Ododo gave the rate on Wednesday thru his Deputy, His Excellency Comrade Joel Salifu, all through the swearing-in rite of the council chairmen on the Glass Area, Executive Area, Lokoja.
The Governor steered the council chairmen to paintings intently with safety businesses, conventional rulers and neighborhood leaders to give protection to lives and assets, stressing that no neighborhood within the state could be deserted to legal actions.
He often known as on them to prioritise rural roads, number one healthcare, elementary schooling, environmental sanitation and programmes that create alternatives for teenagers and ladies.
Congratulating the chairmen on their election, Ododo thanked the folks of Kogi State for his or her give a boost to for the All Progressives Congress (APC), which received all chairmanship and councillorship seats around the twenty one native executive spaces and 2 hundred and thirty-nine wards.
He described the victory as a choice to larger carrier and steered the elected officers to justify the arrogance reposed in them via turning in on their marketing campaign guarantees.
The Governor expressed self assurance within the state’s persisted give a boost to for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, and APC applicants forward of the 2027 normal and state Meeting elections, whilst commending the President for his management and dedication to construction thru his Renewed Hope Time table.
Ododo additional charged the chairmen to control public budget transparently and responsibly, stay humble, obtainable to the folks and govern slightly with out discrimination in line with political variations.
The Governor wanted the chairmen good fortune of their tenure, whilst assuring them of the state’s executive give a boost to for extra construction on the grassroots.
The swearing-in in line with stakeholders is certainly the beginning of a brand new bankruptcy in Native Executive management in Kogi state, with a choice at the chairmen to toughen safety, use public budget correctly and make sure executive presence is felt on the grassroots.