By Abah Benjamin Eneojoh
The National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has granted permission to Kogi State to manage electricity generation and distribution, paving the way for efficient power supply to boost businesses in the state.
The state Commissioner for Rural and Energy Development, Engineer Abdulmutalib Muhammed, disclosed this to newsmen in Lokoja on Wednesday.
Muhammed spoke shortly after the weekly meeting of the state Executive Council.
He said the council will take further action on this development in its subsequent meetings.
The Commissioner said the council also directed that all the IDP Camps in the state should be electrified within one week.
Also speaking, the Commissioner for Information and Communication, Hon Kingsley Fanwo praised Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo for all round performance.
He emphasised the need for an aggressive investment drive to improve the state’s economy and create job opportunities for youth.
Fanwo also stressed that the state government remains committed to the security and wellbeing of its people.
Also speaking, Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Hon Timothy Ojoma, revealed that the state government has invested over nine billion naira in food security.
He said the investment was the reason Kogi State is now having the lowest food inflation rate in the country.
This achievement, he said is on the heels of Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo’s wet season farming initiative.
Under the initiative, he said the state invested over seven billion naira in farm inputs and deployed over 100 tractors across 7,324 hectares of farmland.
Ojoma also disclosed that preparations are underway for the Kogi International Carnival, scheduled for December 1 to 7.
(vitalnewsngr.com)
