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KOGI State Governor Yahaya Bello on Thursday unveiled his administration’s welfare package for the people.
The governor reeled out some of the welfare packages put in place for the people in his Independence Day broadcast to commemorate Nigeria’s 60th anniversary of freedom from British colonial rule.
“Our first term in office ended on a high note on 27th January 2020 when our second term began. In-between, we saw an initial misunderstanding of our methodologies, followed by grudging acceptance of our reforms and finally some open admiration for our accomplishments.
“A foundational philosophy of our leadership is that once we do what we perceive to be right for you, we are content to take the accolades or the attacks which follow with a clear conscience. After all, good governance becomes its reward when it meets the target of improving life for the present or posterity or both. Nothing else matters.
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“To improve the resilience of our people into the aftermath of this pandemic, we have developed the Bello COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (BELLO-CARES) as a homegrown programme of palliatives through which we shall assist Kogites across the three Senatorial Districts with various forms of succour.
“I am particularly excited by the Bello-Kogi Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (BELLO-KEEP), a sub-programme of BELLO-CARE through which we will help MSMEs in particular.
“As the rains intensify around this time every year, we experience heavy flooding of communities in nine local governments by the Rivers Niger and Benue. As usual, the Government is prepared to give succour to affected citizens and residents.”
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