Kogi Senator spends N1.4bn on 140 boreholes

The Senator representing Kogi West, Sunday Karimi has commenced the construction of 75 New Number Solar powered boreholes and the rehabilitation of another 60 Number Moribund Water Schemes across communities in Kogi West .

The project valued at N1.24 billion was awarded to two companies and are already at various locations across the Kogi West Senatorial district.

Karimi, who spoke with Arewa PUNCH on Sunday, in  Lokoja, disclosed that the projects cut across the seven local government areas in the Senatorial District of the state.

“The aim is to cushion the challenges faced by  constituents in accessing clean water,” he said.

The Red Chamber lawmaker added that the contractors who are now at various locations in their respective sites have assured of timely completion of the project within four months’ duration.

Karimi stressef that the project, which is domiciled in the Federal Ministry of Water Resources, was awarded to two companies that have a verifiable working experience with the ministry.

Commenting on the development, Hon Suleiman Babadoko, a two-time member, Kogi State House of Assembly and Chieftain of APC in Lokoja Local Government Area noted that what Senator Karimi has brought into Kogi West in terms of impact on his constituents is unprecedented.

“The senator has within the shortest possible time, created and funded cooperative societies for women in the seven local governments with over N160 million. He has also given out the bursary award of N100,000 to 1000 students yearly at a total sum of N100m.”

Babadoko further commended Karimi for building a Forward Operating Base for the military, costing several hundreds of millions of naira.

He equally hailed the senator for facilitating the award of contract for the upgrade of the Government Secondary School, Koton Karfi, worth over a billion naira, even as lauded his intervention in the provision of transformers and solar street lights to various communities.

Babadoko praised his periodic provision of trailer loads of rice and Semovita towards alleviating poverty, provision of fertilisers to farmers, and several other interventions that have positively impacted the lives of his people.

The Honourable described Sen. Karimi, as a leader who loves his people dearly and, as such, Babadoko, prayed God to grant him good health to take him to greater heights in his service to the people.