- Praised Kogi for setting pace to be educational hub of Nigeria.
The Nigeria Guild of Editors has commended the Kogi State Government for it remarkable achievements in the educational sector across the State.
A member of the Nigeria Guild of Editor, Adebayo Bodurin gave the commendations in Lokoja when members of the association were on a media tour to GYB Model Secondary School Adankolo on Saturday.
The NGE at the weekend held it NEC meeting in Lokoja.
Bodurin, who was highly elated with structure build by the Government in providing an enabling environment for learning disclosed that Kogi State Government is setting a pace to be the educational hub of the Country.
The veteran journalists asserted that, with the laudable educational structure which spread across the three Senatorial district, the future of Nigeria is in a safe hands of producing competent, reliable and knowledgeable leaders for a better tomorrow.
“I believe in education, that is where the future of the Country is. When we have educated people, we will have knowledge to solve our problem. This is a good initiative. I am happy the Government said they have four of this in other Senatorial District.
“I do hope that each Local Government in Kogi State will have structures of this nature and Kogi will be in the forefront of producing future scientist, technologist that will help of Country to be less dependent on other nation,” he stated.
He, however, commended the remarkable transformation of Kogi State under former Governor Yahaya Bello, urged his predecessor, Alhaji Usman Ododo, to sustain and continue with the tempo of development seen by the NGE.
Earlier, the Kogi State Commissioner for Information and Communication, Kingsley Fanwo, who took the Guild of Editors round Muhammadu Buhari Civic Centre, GYB Model Secondary School Adankolo, alongside top government officials noted that, the immediate past administration has achieved a lot in the state with little resources, assured that the administration of Governor Usman Ododo is set to consolidate and continue with the good works of the previous administration.
