Ododo requests FG assistance to tackle insecurity

Governor Ahmed Ododo of Kogi State, has called upon the Federal Government to assist the state to tackle the menace of insecurity and ceaseless flooding in some parts of the state.

According to a statement by Ismaila Isah, the Governor’s Special Adviser on Media, on Saturday, made the call when he received a delegation of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission at the Government House in Lokoja.

Ododo said, “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, 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.

Baking Shettima, the leader of the delegation in his remarks, explained that the team was in the state to verify the rational behind the disbursement of the Stabilisation Fund given to 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,” Shettima said.

The RMAFC delegation also tour with Ododo in ongoing projects in the state, which including the 9 Kilometre Zone 8-Zango-GYB Road, 5.5 Kilometre Zone 8-Crusher Road, and the renovation workshop at the Kogi State Agricultural Development Project complex in Felele, among others.