Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi,
says his administration has made the state safe for residents, investors and
tourists.
Mohammed Onogwu, chief press
secretary to the governor, quoted Bello as saying this while speaking at a
colloquium at the University of Abuja.
The colloquium was organised by
The Sultan Maccido Institute for Peace, Leadership and Developments Studies
(SMIPLDS).
Represented by Jerry Omodara, his
security adviser, the governor said Kogi was the epicenter of insecurity in the
past.
“[This] administration has made
the confluence state safe for citizens, residents, travelers, investors and
tourists in the state,” he said.
The governor said under his watch
Kogi was ranked as the second most peaceful state in the country after Osun and
the most peaceful in the north by the Nigerian Peace Index.
Bello said some law enforcement agencies
have made Kogi their case study on how to achieve rapid progress in checkmating
concerns on insecurity.
According to him, his government
is “doing excellently well” in achieving its policy statement.
He said the peaceful co-existence
among different communities in the state remains priority under his leadership
adding that citizens.
However, there have been concerns
over kidnappings and killings in the state.
Last week, the UK authorities
listed it among the states British citizens were advised not to travel to as a
result of insecurity.
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