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The governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, Alhaji Abubakar Ibrahim Idris , has promised to create more than 200,000 jobs if elected governor.
He made this pledge at the meeting with the leadership of Kogi progressives forum who paid him a visit in his office on Tuesday 16th july in Abuja.
The governorship election holds on November 16.
Alhaji Abubakar said the focus of his administration, if elected, would be job creation, entrepreneurship and industrialisation.
He explained that most of the jobs would be created through agriculture and skills acquisition, adding that agriculture would be moved from subsistence to commercial agriculture.
He further pledged that his administration would make Kogi state the agriculture hub of the country.
Abubakar said that if elected governor, his administration would make power available and entrepreneurship a way of life as well as recognise the role of technical and vocational training.
The PDP aspirant said his administration would give prominence to women empowerment and ensure that some investments training were specifically tailored for women.
He made this pledge at the meeting with the leadership of Kogi progressives forum who paid him a visit in his office on Tuesday 16th july in Abuja.
The governorship election holds on November 16.
Alhaji Abubakar said the focus of his administration, if elected, would be job creation, entrepreneurship and industrialisation.
He explained that most of the jobs would be created through agriculture and skills acquisition, adding that agriculture would be moved from subsistence to commercial agriculture.
He further pledged that his administration would make Kogi state the agriculture hub of the country.
Abubakar said that if elected governor, his administration would make power available and entrepreneurship a way of life as well as recognise the role of technical and vocational training.
The PDP aspirant said his administration would give prominence to women empowerment and ensure that some investments training were specifically tailored for women.
