Governor Usman Ododo has promised to prioritize the welfare of the citizens of Kogi state
He made the promise on Wednesday when he returned to Lokoja after his victory at the Supreme Court.
While appreciating the immediate past governor of the state, Alhaji Yahaya Bello for laying a solid foundation for his lieutenants to serve the people better, Ododo stated that he was not trained to make noise, but to always feel the pulse of the people and attend to their needs.
A massive crowd of supporters and residents of the state gave the governor an rousing welcome to Lokoja from Abuja.
Addressing the crowd in Lokoja, Ododo said: “Now that the struggle in court over the governorship poll is over, I am calling all residents of Kogi, irrespective of political difference, to join hands with me to govern the state.
“I am in dire need of everyone’s support to move the state to another level of economic and infrastructural development.
“Kogi is blessed with enormous mineral deposits and such potential can only be harnessed if the people are united and support the current administration.
“As a political party, APC has the philosophy of development and as such, my doors are wide open for advice.
“I need your cooperation and support so that together we can take the state to the promise land and become a centre of attraction to other states in the country.”
He appealed to Nigerians to support President Bola Tinubu to enable him achieve his laudable programmes for the nation, stated that the President has put measures in place to ensure the country’s economy is revived to end hardship in the nation.
In his remarks, the APC Chairman Kogi chapter, Hon Abdullahi Bello, appealed to Ododo to be magnanimous in his victory at the Supreme Court by allowing some members who left the party to return.
Bello congratulated Ododo for the victory and reminded him that the people were expecting him to deliver more dividends of democracy.
