Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo, has called on the Federal Government to assist his administration in tackling insecurity and incessant flooding in some parts of the state.
The governor’s Special Adviser on Media, Ismaila Isah, disclosed this in a statement on Friday.
According to the statement, Ododo made the call when he received a delegation of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, at the Government House, Lokoja on Thursday.
“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 noted.
Ododo 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 remark, the leader of the delegation, Bako Shettima, explained that members of the team were in the state to verify the justification for the disbursement of the Stabilisation Fund in view of the state government’s request.
“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,” he said.
He stated that the issues presented to the commission would be evaluated, adding that proactive steps would be taken to meet the demand by the Kogi State government.
Ododo was later accompanied by the RMAFC delegation on a tour of some ongoing projects in the state including the 9km Zone 8-Zango-GYB Road, 5.5km Zone 8-Crusher Road, and the refurbishment workshop at the Kogi State Agricultural Development Project complex in Felele, among others.
