Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo of Kogi State on Monday sworn in the newly elected chairmen and vice chairmen of the 21 local government areas in Kogi State with a charge to be dedicated in serving the people they represent.
A statement by the governor’s spokesperson Ismaila Isah, said Governor Ododo presided over the swearing-in ceremony which took place at the Banquet Hall of the Government House, in Lokoja, and urged the new chairmen to sustain the tempo of development at the grassroots level by embarking on projects and programmes that will improve the lives of the people.
The statement said the governor further charged them to ensure security of lives and property and key into signature programmes of the administration in the areas of health, agriculture, social welfare and empowerment initiatives to transform the lives of the people in their respective local government areas.
In response, the chairman of Yagba West local government area, Tosin Olokun, who spoke on behalf of the 21 local government chairmen, assured of their commitment to complement the efforts of the state government by embarking on projects and programmes that will transform the lives of the people at the grassroots.