In a bid towards addressing the challenges confronting Kogi State, businessmen and women under the auspices of Kogi Business Community Abuja (KBCA), has concluded plans to engage the Kogi state governor Alhaji Yahaya Bello on how his administration will address some of these developmental issues.
The forum also stated that plans were underway to organise an interactive dinner where the governor of Kogi State, Alh. Yahaya Bello is expected to address some of the challenges confronting the state and his administration’s policies and strategies to confront these challenges, just as the forum further reiterated its resolve to mobilize resources to support the state towards development.
A statement signed on Monday, in Abuja by the forums’ convener, Alhaji Abdulmalik Onoruoiza Obadaki, said the group is concerned about the various issues affecting Kogi state, “hence the need to hear from the governor and see how we can partner to contribute our quota to move the state forward. ”
While commending Governor Bello’s effort to ensure the security of citizens and their property, the forum said: “The issue of insecurity in Kogi State is of serious concern to us, as businesses and means of livelihood are threatened and Kogi has been in the news perpetually for the wrong reason. We must join hands together with government to make our land a save heaven.”
On economy, the businessmen and women decried the high level of youth unemployment in the state and the urgent need to revive all the moribund industries in the state.
On education, the group said in the statement that “there is need to embark on massive provision of educational infrastructure in our public schools and ensure that schools in the hands of private individual live up to expectations so as to prepare future for our children.
“Declaration of emergency in the state educational sector by introduction of free basic education at primary and secondary level is advocated by the forum”
The forum also observed that because of long time neglect by the previous administration in the state, the health sector is in near total collapse which requires urgent attention.
Calling on all political leaders in the state to put first the interest of the state at hearts, the forum added that various ongoing crisis among political leaders need to be reconciled and work together to ensure friendly political atmosphere so as to allow implementations of various developmental strides by the government and the various groups.
Credit: Leadership
