Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo.
,,,Says CPMC trains 40 members under NG- CARES programme.
By correspondent in Lokoja.
The Kogi State Community and Social Development Agency says that the administration of Governor Usman Ahmed Ododo is irrevocably committed to the development of rural communities.
Towards this end, the governor will commission 100 micro projects to mark his 100 days in office in four months to come, according to the General Manager of the Agency,Mall.Dauda Momoh.
The General Manager, KG-CSDA, Mall. Dauda Momoh said this while declaring open the last batch of training for Community Project Management Committees on Community Project Implementation and Financial Management Sustainability held at Gkas Hotel, Okene.
Mall. Dauda said the importance the present administration attached to rural communities, informed reason why he is making rural dwellers his major focus through the provision of micro projects across the State.
The General Manager said towards ensuring that the Agency delivers on the Governor’s mandate for developed communities, the Agency had been given all the necessary supports to deliver on its promise for the Governor to commission 100 Micro projects in his 100 days in office.
He reiterated the Agency’s resolve on delivering quality projects and in ensuring standards assured that with the cooperation of the CPMCs members, the Agency cannot afford to fail.
Dauda said:” We are not leaving any stone unturned on our promise to deliver on a 100 projects for commissioning in 100 days in office”.
” The administration of Gov. Ododo is people and community-centered. The Governor’s focus is geared towards improving on the well-being of the lives of the rural dwellers”.
“The governor, during his campaign, promised to improve on the lives of rural dwellers. Majority of our people are rural dwellers with high voting population. His Excellency is concerned about their well-being”.
” Let me place on record that, the Governor has given us all the necessary supports we need to deliver the 100 projects we promised for his commissioning, reason why as CPMCs members, we have decided to organize this training for you, reason why you cannot afford to fail”.
The General Manager, who said that the projects for inaugurated would be flagged off in March, expressed optimism that the 100 Micro projects will be ready for commissioning in May by Gov. Ododo.
The Reporters recalls that Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, who won his election on the platform of All Progressives Congress,APC, November 11,2023,was sworn in by the Chief of the state,Justice J.Majebi on January 27,2024 at Muhammadu Buhari Civic Centre Lokoja.
Ododo succeeded ALhaji Yahay Bell of the same party ,who governed the state from 2016 to 2023 in two term basis.
Mall. Dauda urged the CPMC members to be selfless in service to their communities, charged the CPMCs members to justify their election to represent their communities.
The General Manager,who assured the CPMCs that more projects await their communities, if they are outstanding in their project execution, described the present administration as one resolved to create the enabling environment for citizens living in communities.
Our Correspondent gathered that the training programme for the CPMCs, which is under the Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (NG- CARES), brings to 40 CPMCs trained by the KGCSDA.
Edited by Dawud Ahmed.
