March 29, 2024

How did Echocho Deliver All These in Less than a Term?

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From the villages of Olufofo, Ejegbo, ofugo down to Inye in Ankpa Local government lighten in electrified stead as the taciturn senator ensured the installation of four 500KVA transformers – a feat considered novel given the painful reality that these villages have been perpetually in darkness following years of total collapse of power supply.

In the same enclave of Ankpa, one of the ancient towns in Nigeria and cradle of Islamic civilisation, the media-shy senator made real water improvised initiatives that have today ameliorated the acute water scarcity in Ankpa. Doting the villages of Emere, Emekutu, Mission Street, Erane and environs are solar powered borehole facilities that now serves the people – a palliative that now addresses the total neglect of water situation in the local government.

Having settled the burden of power and water, the technocrat politician ingrained with boardroom acumen shifted his interventions to human resource development by investing heavily in education and other complementary skills acquisition programs. Chiefly amongst them the supply of farming machineries, domesticated skills empowering trainings particularly in cassava processing technology.
The people of Ankpa will certainly have the senator walled in appreciation by the time the Bill to convert the College of Education Ankpa to University of Education Ankpa, comes to fruition.

Guided by a strategic roadmap, the senator steered his legislative impact voyage to Ibaji Local Government Area of the state – a place dotted for its agrarian fortunes. In helping to make realities the potentials inherent in Ibaji, Senator Jubrin Isab Echocho manifested responsiveness by constructing an ultra modern Rice Mill factory in Ejule Ojebe, fully powered with a 500KVA transformer. Harnessed the human resources of the people by having them trained sufficiently in the modern rice processing technologies – of course, not without equipping the healthcare facilities in that place with medical equipment and consumables.

Echocho impact-driven legislative vehicle touched down the ancient land of Dekina, one of the largest local settlements in Nigeria. The Acharu Oil Mill, the Skills Acquisition Center at Anyigba, the Alokoli township road, the solar powered borehole in Anyigba, Dekina, Okete, Odu Anana, the Okete and Ajiolo Ajikpome Health Centers, the Ogbaloto solar powered borehole, and the Lamina bypass road Anyigba and the passage of the Bill for Establishment of Orthopedic Hospital in Dekina, Dekina LGA amongst other impact driven projects would no doubt make Echocho a revered scion of Dekina.

OFU local Government , another ancient entity in Kogi state draws reference in the catalogue of senator Echocho’s three years of legislative expedition. Integrated Cashew Processing factory in Ofagolo made possible by the senator has become a thriving hub for cashew business in Kogi east. Women and youth in this locale have been exposed to training and empowerment opportunities, especially in agriculture.

A replication of the mentioned legislative interventions of Senator Jibrin Isah Echocho is domiciled in the remaining local government areas of Omala, Bassa, Olamaboro, Igalamela Odolu and Idah where real-time interventions are recorded in pleasant times. The traces of the senator are fascinating, impacting and represents the essence of democratic representation. As he marks yet another legislative mile in office, we write in celebrations and appreciation of Distinguished Senator Jibrin Isah Echocho.

After just 32 months In the Red Chambers Senator Echocho’s impact is evident all over Kogi East a clear deviation from the past and a pointer to even a better future as far the Senatorial office is concerned. Distinguished Senator Jibril Isah has raised the bar.

Impressively musing
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