Kogi State’s Commissioner for Information, Kingsley Fanwo, said the state government created three universities because they care deeply about education. They want Kogi to become a center of learning and produce professionals who are respected across Nigeria and beyond.
Fanwo said this while speaking at the newly established university in Kabba. He explained that even though the state already had six higher institutions, the government still went ahead to build two more universities in Osara and Kabba within just two years.
He named the three universities: Prince Abubakar University in Anyigba, Confluence University of Science and Technology in Osara, and Kogi State University in Kabba. These schools were built in the three different zones of the state to bring higher education closer to the people and make Kogi known for knowledge.
Fanwo showed journalists around the Kabba university, which is less than two years old. He was impressed by the progress and said Governor Usman Ododo’s focus on education is clearly making a difference. He pointed to the good roads and quality buildings being constructed at the university.
Fanwo encouraged young people in the state to take advantage of these new schools. He praised Governor Ododo for investing heavily in education and said the success of building three universities at once has proved doubters wrong.
The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Temitope Eniola, also took journalists around the university. He said the area was once a thick forest, but now it’s a fast-developing campus. He called it one of the fastest-growing universities in the country.
During the visit, journalists saw a completed administrative building, an ongoing Senate building, male and female hostels, and renovated departments for Mass Communication and Theatre Arts.
Earlier in Mopa, Fanwo said the government is working hard to connect rural areas to the rest of the state. This includes building feeder roads and bringing development to rural communities.
While inspecting one of the roads in Mopa-Muro Local Government Area, Fanwo said the Governor has instructed the Kogi Road Maintenance Agency (KOGROMA) to build feeder roads in all 21 local governments.
He told journalists that instead of just talking about progress, the government is now showing real results. Most of the projects being shown are in rural areas, where government help is needed the most.
Fanwo said the government’s goal is to bring development to the grassroots, so people in rural areas can also feel the benefits of good leadership.
He asked the people to take care of government facilities and protect them from being damaged.
In the health sector, the state has started upgrading 256 primary healthcare centers. At the Iletu-Mopa clinic, Fanwo said the Governor is giving health a top priority.
Fanwo explained that the clinic used to be in very bad shape, but now it has improved a lot. He said this kind of renovation is happening in all 21 local governments, and it will help reduce the number of mothers dying during childbirth and improve healthcare for everyone.
Journalists were also shown more projects in Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area. These included a renovated secondary school in Okebukun, upgraded health centers, and a repaired erosion site in Amukodo, Kabba.
