The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Get together (PDP) in Kogi State, Dino Melaye, has mentioned the North Central state has no enterprise with poverty given its richness in pure assets.
Naija Information stories that Melaye acknowledged this on Sunday throughout a go to to the normal rulers and the Council of Chiefs of Mopa-Amuro, Yagba-East, and Yagba-West Native Authorities Areas.
Melaye alleged that the financial system of the state is in shambles as a result of staff and pensioners are being paid ridiculous salaries by the Yahaya Bello administration.
The previous Kogi West Senator, nonetheless, promised to open up the state and generate revenues that can allow the individuals to feed themselves and meet different existential wants.
He additionally promised to place an finish to proportion wage funds, which he claimed has ravaged the lives of the employees and the financial system of the state within the final eight years.
He mentioned: “Kogi, our state, has no enterprise with poverty given the quite a few assets we now have. As governor, we will open up the state and generate revenues that can allow us as a individuals to feed ourselves and meet different existential wants.
“We additionally promised to rescue Kogi residents from starvation and hunger, and we’ll suppose outdoors of the field to harness assets wanted to develop the state.
“Our royal fathers, your highnesses, and majesties will now not be by mouth alone. We are going to create the setting that can allow you to take part extra robustly within the affairs of the state in befitting workplaces.”
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