Senator representing Kogi West District, Sunday Karimi, has committed over N2Billion to critical projects across a broad range of sectors, philanthropic imperatives in his first two years in the Senate.
Karimi disclosed that his interventions have spanned security infrastructure, education, healthcare, and road appurtenances across the seven local government areas under his senatorial district-Kotonkarfe; Lokoja; Kabba-Bunu, Ijumu, Mopamuro, Yagba East, and Yagba West.
Speaking to reporters, Karimi noted that his recent appropriation of the sum of N300million for a statewide students’ bursary scheme has raised his expenditure on the subhead to N400million, over two academic sessions.
According to the senator, the inaugural edition of the scheme in 2024, availed 100 students from across Kogi West with N100,000 support per student, while the goodwill has been extended the goodwill to the other two senatorial zones.
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The senator explained that the gesture was in response to the statewide thirst of Kogi youths for education, as well as his way of supporting the good works of President Bola Tinubu.
Karimi, in collaboration with alumni of his alma mater, Titcombe College, Egbe, Yagba West council, is equally supporting a N200million exercise for the improvement of moribund facilities in the institution. These include the total coverage of the school hectarage with concrete perimeter fencing, construction of boreholes and water reticulation facilities, procurement of a diesel-powered generator, and general makeover for buildings and structures in the school. He has singlehandedly built and equipped a 285-capacity hall for the conduct of computer-based tests (CBT) for students in the college.
“We’ve equipped the facility with laptops, 30kw solar solar-powered panels and an inverter, and also installed a 25 kVA diesel engine generator. Air-conditioning is in place, and CCTV cameras have also been put in place. The facility is complete with its bathrooms. We are hoping that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), will inspect the effort before the end of August, so that it can be opened for use by the next JAMB exercise,” he added.