Ododo credits improved federal allocation for Kogi projects

Gov. Ahmed Ododo of Kogi has attributed the timely payment of workers’ salaries and the execution of infrastructure projects in the state to improved revenue allocation from President Bola Tinubu’s administration.

Ododo stated this on Thursday when he received the executive members of Arewa for Asiwaju (A4A), Kogi Chapter, in Lokoja.

The governor said increased financial resources accruing to the state had enabled his administration to meet its obligations to workers while sustaining investments in infrastructure and other development projects.

“We are paying salaries and still doing projects. Tinubu made it possible,” he said, acknowledging the Federal Government’s support for the state.

The meeting provided an opportunity for the group to present its organisational structure and grassroots mobilisation strategy ahead of the 2027 general elections.

The State Coordinator of A4A, Mr. Abdulkareem Mohammed (Asuku), said the group is targeting 200 votes from each polling unit across the state, projecting a total of 701,600 votes from the 3,508 polling units in Kogi.

He explained that the group had established a mobilisation structure extending from the state level to individual polling units, with 10 representatives and 10 women representatives assigned to each polling unit.

Mohammed said the group would embark on extensive grassroots mobilisation across the 21 local government areas, spending days in different communities to showcase the achievements of the Tinubu and Ododo administrations.

According to him, the infrastructure and other development projects executed by the state government, with support from the Federal Government, would serve as major points of engagement with voters.

He expressed confidence that the projects and interventions recorded by the two administrations would strengthen the group’s campaign message and enhance its acceptance at the grassroots.