{"id":83032,"date":"2023-02-21T16:59:02","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T15:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/rural-electrification-fund-boss-ohiare-resigns-to-run-kogi-governorship-race"},"modified":"2023-02-21T18:15:09","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T17:15:09","slug":"rural-electrification-fund-boss-ohiare-resigns-to-run-kogi-governorship-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/rural-electrification-fund-boss-ohiare-resigns-to-run-kogi-governorship-race","title":{"rendered":"Rural electrification Fund Boss, Ohiare resigns to run Kogi Governorship race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Executive Director, Rural Electrification Fund, Dr Sanusi Ohiare has resigned from his position to run the Kogi State governorship race under the All Progressives Congress, APC.<\/p>\n<p>Ohiare made this disclosure on Tuesday when he picked his nomination form in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>Ohiare said he resigned on Friday because of his passion to serve his people.<\/p>\n<p>He pledged to improve Kogi\u2019s infrastructure, investment and industrial sectors.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cLet us be that generation that reshaped Kogi to compete favourably, through digital innovation, amongst the committee of states in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet us help sustain and build on the legacy of Governor Yahaya Bello in Education, Healthcare, infrastructure and security.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet us create the enabling environment for Kogi to attract huge investments like we did at the Rural Electrification Agency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet us partner with the private sector and welcome them to Kogi, to help us create jobs with better pay for our youths.<\/p>\n<p>Let us make education more affordable and skill acquisition readily available for our youths.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet us partner with the Federal Government to build an inland port in Lokoja build rain lines connecting the North, build an airport, rehabilitate more roads and build newer ones, and effectively, make Kogi the Logistics hub of this nation\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The Independent National Electoral Commission fixed November 11 2023 for the off-cycle elections in Kogi, Bayelsa and Imo states.<\/p>\n<p>In line with INEC\u2019s announcement, the APC said it would be conducting the party\u2019s governorship primaries between March 27 and April 17.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Executive Director, Rural Electrification Fund, Dr Sanusi Ohiare has resigned from his position to run the Kogi State governorship race under the All Progressives Congress, APC. Ohiare made this disclosure on Tuesday when he picked his nomination form in Abuja. 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