Joseph Erico Kogi Guber aspirant,Dr Joseph Erico has expressed regrets over the negligence of state and federal authorities to divest the huge economic and Agricultural potentials, available in large quantities in Ibaji speaking area Chief Erico dropped this message during a campaign tour of the area to familiarise with party supporters,leaders,stakeholders and delegates of PDP in the next election in November this year Chief Erico carpeted the current administration of Alhaji Yahaya Bello, for abandoning the road project flagged off in the early part of this administration,saying that is the only social and economic responsibility of the government, that will enhance self sustenance of the people .
He said Kogi state and by extension, the federal authorities, were not sincere with the idea of harnessing large deposits of agricultural and particularly the Ibaji oil,promising to address the issue promptly when voted in November Erico wondered why deliberate government policies and programs are targeted against the Ibaji,having produced a deputy governor that is not allowed to function properly in line with the official status ”
It is only in Kogi, that the deputy governor,Chief Simon Achuba produced by the area was rendered lame duck, and powerless through deliberate government policies and programs” He promised to give adequate attention to Ibaji rice farms and farmers through citing of government offices, particularly a zonal office of the state ministry of Agriculture and attract the federal ministry of Agriculture at the same time ”
Ibaji can contribute in feeding the nation,as the area will assist kogi in divesting the economy of the state and Nigeria” The Governorship aspirant also declare his readiness, to ensure that the large and commercial quantity crude located in the area, will be tap, using both private,foreign and local investors as well as the federal authorities “Kogi state and Ibaji will make kogi an oil producing state,as we will be ready to resolve without further delay,the lingering border crises,as this is a serious issue dragging the progress of the state backward” He said as Kogi Governor In November,I will harness both human and other potentials of the area, like training of the people of the area, into fish farming and other poultry activities “As Kogi Governor,
“I will influence the federal government, by adoption bilateral agreements/ solution to kogi Anambra oil crisis”, by ensuring the two states enjoyed the crude on ground through amicable resolution of the lingering crises”