Kogi Central Elders Laud Natasha Over Developmental Projects

A forum of elders from Kogi Central Senatorial District has commended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for executing developmental projects and offering transformational leadership within her two years of representing them in the National Assembly.

The elders, led by a former deputy governor of Kogi State, Phillips Salawu, spoke at a stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja.

He described  Akpoti-Uduaghan as “a stitch in time” whose emergence rescued the district from a period of declining public image and reversed the fortunes of its people through people-focused interventions in education, healthcare, human capital development and forward-looking legislative initiatives.

“Within two years, we have seen a level of visibility, seriousness and development-driven representation that has restored pride to Kogi Central,” Salawu said.

“Senator Natasha has proven that leadership is about service, not slogans. We urge her to remain focused and be assured of our continued guidance and support,” he added.

The elders highlighted the economic and social impact of the senator’s second-anniversary projects, including the construction of modern markets in Okene and Okehi local government areas, modern primary and secondary schools in Osara, Adavi local government area, as well as the provision of solar-powered street lights and water reticulation systems in communities across Ajaokuta and Ogori-Magongo local government areas.

Other interventions are the establishment of a maternity centre, upgraded police facilities and large-scale empowerment programmes targeted at youths, women and small-scale entrepreneurs across the district.

Also, Sir S. S. Lawal, a former permanent secretary and former chief of staff to a military governor in the old Kwara State, praised the senator’s approach to governance, saying her projects had addressed both immediate needs and long-term development.

Dr Joshua Ozigi Omuya, a former director at the Central Bank of Nigeria, described the senator’s interventions as strategic and development-oriented. “These projects show an understanding of economic planning and human capital investment. Kogi Central is clearly benefitting from purposeful representation,” he noted.

In her response, Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan expressed appreciation to the elders for the invitation and for what she described as a people-centered interactive engagement. She reaffirmed her commitment to effective representation and sustained development across the district.

Other notable personalities at the meeting included Alhaji Aziz Suberu Ogun, a chartered accountant, Alhaji Muhammed Aliyu, Hajiya Hadiza Omolori-Abiola and Hon. Abdulrahman Badamsuiy, among others.