The lawmaker representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Senator Sunday Steve Karimi has declared that the preoccupation of the people of Kogi State is re-election of President Bola Tinubu for second term in 2027
Karimi, in a statement on Thursday in Lokoja, said the re-election of President Tinubu is State’s sole option, saying, “There are no two ways about it”.
While reeling out the dividends of democracy so far benefited by the state to warrant Tinubu’s re-election, Senator Karimi mentioned significant infrastructure development and human capital investment.
He noted that road networks traversing Kogi State from the North, South, East, and West were receiving attention, commensurate with the resources available to the federal government.
He noted that the 614-kilometre Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano gas pipeline project, initiated during the administration of the late President Muhammadu Buhari in 2020 to drive national socio-economic development, has reached 75% completion under President Tinubu.
“Kogi State stands to be a major beneficiary of this project when completed and operational.
“Long-standing requests for the establishment of additional federal universities to expand access to higher education are now receiving accelerated attention from the Tinubu government.
“Furthermore, our people are being recognised and appointed to various departments and agencies, allowing them to contribute meaningfully to national development.
“Kogi State has suffered in the past from policy inconsistencies and the discontinuation of well-meaning developmental projects, which have set us back by decades. Examples include the stalled dualisation of the Abuja-Lokoja-Okene and Okene–Auchi-Benin roads, as well as the rehabilitation of the Kabba–Isanlu-Egbe-Ilorin road.
“The Tinubu administration has resumed work on these critical projects, aimed at improving the lives of Kogi State residents and road users nationwide.
“As things stand, the people of Kogi State are not interested in political experimentation or in seeking an alternative president and national leader,” the lawmaker said.
He added, “We have no Plan B — despite such suggestions being floated in some quarters. We will stand firmly with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR — the leader we know and trust. There will be no wavering, no second-guessing in this commitment. To the doubters: it’s time to smell the coffee,” Karimi stated.
