The Kogi State gubernatorial aspirant and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Sunday Umoru officially undrape his ten (10) major point agenda in a press release through his media team.
The aspirant had previously told the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) executives in Lokoja during his official declaration in May, of 2018 that he was seeking the governorship mandate on the party’s platform to enable him rescue the state from its current state of underdevelopment and hardships which he claimed were severely inflicted on the people by the APC-led government.
The PDP chieftain express his dissatisfaction over the quandary shape of the economy of the State which is currently running on life support going by the low internally generated revenue (IGR) by the previous administration and the current administration.
According to Chief Umoru, the Capt. Idris Wada’s administration claimed it was generating between N500 million Naira to N600 million Naira monthly in IGR, that could not be corroborated by Bello’s administration, while the Yahaya Bello administration claimed to be generating about N1.1 billion Naira monthly in IGR.
“This is laughable! because this amount of revenue is still not enough to turn around the economy of the State positively as expected”, since Gov. Yahaya Bello’s administration has further plunged Kogi State into indebtedness and currently spends N840 million Naira monthly to service debts from loans.
Chief Umoru, emphasized on the serious need to create viable sources of income to sustain the state forthwith, and in view of Umoru’s plans to rescue Kogi State from shackles, the chieftain has gone ahead of other gubernatorial aspirants to unveil his ten (10) point agenda. A major blueprint he will adopt if elected as governor of the State, are the followings;
CONSTRUCTION OF INTER-STATE TOLL-ROADS
Benefits: *To generate N20billion/month *To create Employment *Attract tourist/investors to boom the economy of the state.
Funding: Public Private Partnership (PPP).
TOURISM DEVELOPMENT/INVESTMENT:
Benefits: *To generate N2billion/month *To create Employment *Attract tourist/investors to boom the economy of the state.
Funding: Public Private Partnership (PPP).
CONSTRUCTION OF A DOMESTIC AIRPORT:
Benefits: *To generate N20billion/month *To create Employment *Attract tourist/investors to boom the economy of the state.
Funding: Public Private Partnership (PPP).
PROMPT SALARY/PENSION PAYMENT:
Benefits: *To alleviate poverty *To boost purchasing power
Funding: Internally generated income
HEALTHCARE REFORM:
Benefits: *To provide free medical treatment for the elderly and pregnant women * To provide international standard medical centers *To create Employment *To promote medical tourism.
Funding: Public Private Partnership (PPP) / Internally generated income
SECURITY REFORM:
Benefits: *Effective measures to protect lives/properties *To create Employment *Attract tourist/investors to boom the economy of the state.
Funding: Security Votes
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION:
Benefits: *To bring about development in rural areas *To create Employment
Funding: Internally generated income
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT:
Benefits: *To generate N3billion/month through export of Agricultural products *To end extreme poverty *To grow the economy of the state *To create Employment
Funding: Internally generated income.
EDUCATIONAL REFORM:
Benefits: *Information and Communication Technology base educational reform *Free education(primary/secondary) schools *To increase literacy *To create Employment
Funding: Foreign financial Aide / Internally generated income.
TAX REFORM:
Benefits: *To generate N5billion/month *Tax cuts to Small or Medium Enterprises (SME) *To also broaden the tax base to lower tax rates *To address the inequities, complexities, and inefficiencies of the entire tax system using contemporary tax technology base system that will eliminate corruption and increase the revenue.
Chief Umoru project that Kogi State will start generating N50 billion Naira with potentials of generating more in IGR by the third quarter of 2021, if elected as the governor of Kogi State.
