By Juliana Uche-Okobi
A governorship aspirant in the forthcoming gubernatorial election in Kogi State, Dr. Idris Omede, has promised to make education his priority if voted into power.
Omede, a former commissioner of health in the state, who is seeking the ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party to contest in the elections, made this known during the formal launch of his election campaign tagged: “Omede Idris Believe 2019 Project.”
The governorship aspirant, who is also a former president of the Nigeria Medical Association, equally said that he would harness the untapped opportunities in the agricultural sector to improve the lives of Kogi people.
He further said that he would invest in security to ensure that the problem of kidnapping in the state was reduced to the barest minimum.
According to the governorship aspirant, Kogi people have no reason to be poor.
He noted that as a gateway to many states of the federation, the state should capitalise on that opportunity to grow the economy rather than overtax the people to generate funds, a development he said had further impoverished the citizens.
“Our plan is to explore all the areas of possible economic development without exploiting anybody. Kogi is supposed to be a crops processing zone. When you process, you create jobs and generate enormous revenue through the various chains, but we have not taken full advantage of that,” he said.
However, to effectively execute his plans, Omede said that his government would involve the Bank of Agriculture and the Dangote Group, if voted into power.
