Ibrahim Oyewale in Lokoja
Anxious by the resurgence of kidnapping and theft incidents in Kogi State, the state Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has tasked the federal government to redouble its safety structure to deal with this subject with out additional delay.
The NUJ made this name in a communique issued on the finish of its congress in Lokoja final Saturday.
The Congress in Session noticed that the state authorities below the management of Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo began the problem of governance on a very good observe since his inauguration on January 27, 2024.
The Union additionally recommended the governor for the meals palliatives throughout the 21 native governments, urging him to maintain the palliative scheme to cushion the hardship within the state.
The state council additionally lauded the federal government for the take-off of the medical insurance coverage for each formal and casual sectors of the state.
The Congress additionally commen-ded the state authorities for implementing a 100 per cent hazard allowance for well being staff within the state, and urged the governor to make additional pronouncements on wage awards for civil servants.
The union needs the federal government to deal with the problem of meals inflation within the state which is affecting the plenty adversely by specializing in the agriculture sector as a method of offering meals safety and employment for the teeming youths within the state.
The union additional appealed to the Kogi State Authorities to hasten the resuscitation of public water provide within the state capital.
