Everyone and their mama is always quick to condescend kogi state,as the worst state in Nigeria.

Many say lokoja is the worst state capital in Nigeria.

The line they always use is that, " just drive through kogi state you will see poverty"

Except for the state of roads which a lot of them are federal roads,there's no significant difference between kogi state and most states in Nigeria, except that the capital lokoja is small.The part of lokoja most people drive through that looks particularly shabby is the outskirts mostly populated by Hausa settlers,this confuses people to think that is how the whole state looks like.

Another significant factor many do not consider is that kogi state hasn't historically had very prominent politicians ( not the loud mouths) that have occupied significant positions in Nigeria. I mean Benue had David mark for 9years as senate President.

How many prominent ministers have been from kogi state? Over the years that could have influenced federal government intervention in the state?

Many states are enjoying significant intervention by federal government. Eg the abuja- markudi road,loko- oweto bridge etc.

The okene- lokoja- Abuja road was abandoned by FG for many years.

Furthermore, many states enjoy global agencies intervention eg world bank intervention and NGO intervention and private companies. They all prefer to do such in core northern states or in the south.
There's hardly any of such in kogi.

Consider how a man like Peter obi donated millions to many northern states.
There's hardly such donations in kogi.

Despite all these Kogi state ranks high in many HDIs in Nigeria and manage to maintain relative security.

I do not exonerate successive governors and representatives of the state.

But sincerely kogi state is really neglected in Nigeria yet people turn around to mock it at every turn.

The most useless state after Benue state.. Both of them are typical nonsense.

Kogi state was created in 1991

We've never seen any development thread of kogi on nairaland since 1991, that is 33yrs now.

Why don't you show us this roads and beautiful beaches that the thief yeye bello did? Same yeye bello that destroyed roads built by his predecessor becos of election?

Worse indeed go there to confirm

Residents of Edo State have commended President Bola Tinubu for the movement of men and equipment to the deplorable Benin-Auchi-Okene road for rehabilitation, saying that the road was being reconstructed by Federal Government and not the local government area in the state.

Exactly what I was trying to highlite, this is FG intervention in Edo

babasolution:
Residents of Edo State have commended President Bola Tinubu for the movement of men and equipment to the deplorable Benin-Auchi-Okene road for rehabilitation, saying that the road was being reconstructed by Federal Government and not the local government area in the state.

Exactly what I was trying to highlite, this is FG intervention in Edo

out of point as usual,..the said road was federal government project before? Doing it is a big deal,.. stink to the topic instead.

Onogiede:
out of point as usual,..the said road was federal government project before? Doing it is a big deal,.. stink to the topic instead.

Am on the topic,

Am highlighting that the FG intervenes in many states but hardly in kogi state

babasolution:


Am on the topic,

Am highlighting that the FG intervenes in many states but hardly in kogi state

Can we know what Bello did with the state allocation he collected for 8 years abi e no collect allocation?

Just like other Nigerian state it's a damn shithole