The All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, has vowed to tackle the perennial flooding in Kogi State once and for all if elected as the president of the country come 2023.
Tinubu stated this on Thursday in a message delivered by the state Governor Yahaya Bello to supporters of the party at a rally held at the ultramodern Muhammadu Buhari Civic centre, Lokoja.
“Let me assure you that one of the very first things we will tackle is the perennial flooding in Kogi State. Flooding is a big problem in Kogi perhaps because of its strategic location as the confluence between Rivers Niger and Benue.
“This state has particularly been ravaged this year by flooding. You have lost precious lives, you have lost properties. You have lost farmlands. Part of the reasons we have put together this special walk for Tinubu/Shettima is to draw attention to this flooding problem.
“I want to tell you today that flooding will be a thing of the past when we get to the office. We will work with the Kogi State Government to devise a permanent solution to this problem. The blessings of God exemplified in torrential rain should not be a curse on us” he noted.
“Secondly and more importantly, as I have stated clearly in our Action Plan tagged “Renewed Hope”, we will work assiduously to confront security, revamp the economy, target double-digit GDP, increase megawatts of electricity to power the industries, businesses, and homes, and empower our people through the creation of jobs for our people, affordable loans to our people and mortgages to help those who desire to acquire their own homes.
“With improved and increased megawatts of electricity, we will generally work towards the industrialisation of the country.
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