Residents of Lokoja in Kogi state have score Governor Usman Ododo especially in term of delivering dividends of democracy to the people in the first 100 days in office.
A cross section of residents who spoke with the mediareportsng in Lokoja described Ododo as a promising and committed Governor that could help develop the state in a very short while.
Ododo was sworn into office on January 27 after winning the Kogi November 11 Off- Cycle election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC)
Mrs Idris Oyiza,a civil servant,lauded the governor for ensuring monthly salary payment for workers in the state,saying that the had outshined his predecessor in the area of workers welfare
“The Payment of salaries of civil servants is now 100 percent and very regular,which has raised the hope of workers that better days are coming.
Mrs Sulaiman Zainab, a business woman,said that Ododo has recorded some major achievements in his 100 days in office
Zainab appealed to Ododo to introduce some economic policies and programmes that would capture other residents, especially those who were vulnerable
Mr Ibrahim Abubakar,a commercial cyclist, urged the governor to introduce some control on some union officials collecting illegal levies on cyclists without remitting it to government coffers
Also speaking,the chairman of the state chapter of the National union of Road Transport workers (NURTW) Alhaji Danladi Aliyu commended the governor for tackling the security challenge facing the state.
Aliyu said that the donation of 42 motorcycles to the local government councils for security was pointer to the fact that Ododo’s administration placed great premium on the well-being of the People.