File photo: Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo
The Kogi State Government has proposed a social investment package estimated at about ₦8.55bn, targeting 281,750 beneficiaries across the state’s 21 Local Government Areas.
The state Commissioner for, Finance Budget and Economic Planning and Chairman of the Kogi State Commissioners’ Forum, Asiwaju Idris, disclosed this on Thursday in an interview on the sidelines of a meeting of the state Commissioners’ Forum.
The meeting was aimed at intensifying grassroots mobilisation and public engagement in support of the development agenda of President Bola Tinubu and Governor Usman Ododo ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The commissioner said the proposal, contained in a summary of proposed beneficiaries and cost estimates for various disbursement-linked Indicators, covered social transfers, livelihood support, climate-smart public works, community infrastructure, agricultural inputs and the expansion of the State Social Register.
