Kogi Seeks FG’s Support For Exploration Of Petroleum, Other Resources

ABUJA – Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, on Thursday, called on the Feder­al Government for support in exploring petroleum and other natural resources in the state.

The Governor made the ap­peal when he paid a courtesy visit to the Minister of State, Pe­troleum Resources (Oil), Sena­tor Heineken Lokpobiri in com­pany of his Commissioners and top government functionaries, assuring that issues of security and infrastructure have been adequately addressed making the state ready for investments.

Ododo emphasized Kogi’s strategic location and abun­dant resources, which positions it as a potential hub for energy development among being oil producing states in the country.

The Governor highlighted the need for partnerships to at­tract investments in oil explora­tion, aiming to boost the state’s economy and create jobs and assuredthathisteamisworking towards harnessing the state’s resources for sustainable devel­opment for the people of Kogi State and Nigeria as a whole.