By Abah Benjamin Eneojoh
Government House, Lokoja
October 30, 2026
In a serious welfare increase for federal civil servants serving in Kogi State, Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo has ordered the instant allocation of land to them to construct their very own houses.
The Governor gave the directive on Friday when he acquired members of the Association of Heads of Federal Establishments in Kogi State at Government House, Lokoja.
Governor Ododo, who described the over 25,000 federal employees within the state as essential companions in improvement, stated his administration is dedicated to bettering their dwelling and dealing situations.
Beyond land allocation, the Governor pledged to help the Association’s plan to construct a non-public hostel for college students of the Federal University Lokoja (FUL), with a transparent instruction that the power be reserved completely for feminine college students.
He recommended the Association for its Corporate Social Responsibility drive, which incorporates establishing a main college and buying land for the coed hostel undertaking.
According to the Governor, his administration is not going to abandon the first college earlier demolished to make approach for the brand new International Market. He has directed the Commissioner for Education to make sure its continued operation in a brand new location.
He additionally promised to help in finishing the hostel undertaking, which the Association stated can have two blocks and accommodate 68 college students, to ease the lodging disaster dealing with FUL college students.
Governor Ododo additional promised to offer Hajj and Jerusalem pilgrimage slots for members and urged them to all the time assess management by efficiency and monitor data.
Earlier, the Chairman of the Association and Kogi State Coordinator of the Federal Character Commission, Mr. Gabriel Usman, disclosed that Kogi hosts 114 federal businesses.
Usman stated the Association’s interventions in schooling have been deliberate efforts to enrich the state authorities’s improvement agenda.
He listed their requests to incorporate help for the hostel undertaking, a bus for the Association’s actions, extra land for members, pilgrimage alternatives, and the appointment of a Special Adviser on Federal Establishments from amongst their members.
