By BOLUWAJI OBAHOPO

Governor Idris Wada of Kogi State has said that opponents would soon find nothing to complain about as efforts of the administration were beginning to yield results.

Wada spoke at the Government House, Lokoja during a courtesy call on him by  the Good Governance Committee of the Federal and State Governments’ Projects-led by the Minister for Information, Mr Labaran Maku.

Wada who enumerated some of the projects and efforts of his administration so far said that sooner than envisaged, those projects and efforts would begin to  yield positive results that would silence critics.

His words, “as is evident in some of the projects already inspected, we have also embarked upon the principle of continuity to complete all on-going projects inherited from my predecessor.

‘’These include the Confluence Stadium, Phase II of the Secretariat Complex and the Confluence Beach Hotel.
“My administration has also implemented the Youth Empowerment Programme to create jobs for, and creatively engage all our youths who daily roam the streets for employment opportunities.

“The YAD4KOGI Programme has to date trained about 4,000 youths in various entrepreneurial skills that engage all of them and make them potentially able to also employ labour.

“In addition, Kogi State in recent times, is witnessing an influx of foreign and domestic investors due to the enabling environment we have created and fundamental to socio-economic transformation of Kogi State.

“Let me single out our Agricultural Transformation Agenda that underscores my belief in the use of agriculture to transform the state; provide thousands of employment and create wealth for our people. Your team has visited and seen our value -chain- investments in rice, soya bean and cassava at our Staple Crop Processing Zone at Alape.

“We have intentionally decided not to make noise but to allow the projects to speak for themselves. My Administration has placed great premium on enabling laws, setting up administrative structures including public procurement laws, fiscal responsibility laws, and public sector governance projects as the software to manage all the hardware/infrastructural development in the state.”