By Noah Ocheni, Lokoja
The Kogi state Governor, Alhaji Usman Ododo on Tuesday in Kabba promised to invest substantially in the education sector to give quality education to the youth who are leaders of tomorrow.
The governor made the pledge while visiting to inspect library, Senate building , lecture theatres and road networks that are on-going in the Kogi State University, Kabba.
“Just like the immediate past government, my administration will continue to invest heavily on education sector to give quality education to the youth that are leaders of tomorrow.
“Any government that believe in development will invest in education that is why President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in his renew hope agenda prioritize education and our leader the immediate past governor of Kogi state Alhaji Yahaya Bello through out his tenure invested heavily in education.
“My administration will follow suit in order to give quality education to the younger ones who are leaders of tomorrow. We are holding people’s mandate and trust , and as servant leaders we are to give and not to take,” he said.
The governor who expressed satisfaction with the level of projects execution, commended the contractor, CCECC, for complying with contract specifications in terms of quality and time.
While promising prompt release of funds to enable the contractor complete the ongoing projects in the next three months, Governor Ododo assured that he would not leave any stone unturn in his effort to make Kogi State University Kabba (KSUK) one of the best universities in the country.
Earlier, the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Kehinde Eniola, described the inspection tour as apt and appealed to the governor that the new university is in dare need of accommodation and lecture halls and perimeter fencing of the institution.
Governor Ododo after the university’s project inspection proceeded to Okehi local government area where he inspected Obangede – Okaito – Ihima road under construction.
