The Senator representing Kogi West, Senatorial district , in the upper house Senator Sunday Karimi has began the construction of 75 New Number Solar powered boreholes and the rehabilitation of another 60 Number Moribund Water Schemes across various villages in Kogi West .
FCNN gathered that the project valued at N1.24 billion was awarded to two various companies and are already at various locations across the Kogi West Senatorial district.
Senator Karimi, who spoke with newsmen Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, disclosed that the projects cut across the seven local government areas in the Senatorial District of the state adding that the aim is to cushion the challenges faced by constituents in accessing clean water,” he said.
The lawmaker added that the contractors are now at various locations in their respective sites working tirelessly and they have assured him of a timely completion of the project within four months’ duration. Senator Karimi stressed that the project, which is domiciled in the Federal Ministry of Water Resources, was awarded to two companies that have a verifiable working experience.
Hon Suleiman Babadoko, a two-time member, Kogi State House of Assembly and Chieftain of APC in Lokoja Local Government Area while commenting on the project, stated that what Senator Karimi has brought into Kogi West in terms of impact on his constituents is unprecedented.
Baba Domo added that 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 further stated that Sen. Karimi, is 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.
