From Noah Ocheni, Lokoja
The Kogi State Governor, Alh Yahaya Bello over the weekend set up a- 9 -man Committee to assess the violence unleashed on the Confluence City of Lokoja by hoodlums hiding under the guise of #EndSARS protests.
It would be recalled that the hoodlums attacked and vandalized warehouses, public institutions, private businesses and residences where they looted and vandalized property.
The governor who was represented at the Inauguration ceremony by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr Folashade Arike Ayoade charged the Committee to do justice to the terms of reference given.
“I urge you all to work assiduously to ensure we dig deep into the root causes of the crisis that disturbed the peace of our dear state”.
The terms of reference are: To undertake thorough assessment of all public and Private properties, and critical infrastructures destroyed by the hoodlums.
“You are also required to compile the list of affected infrastructures, properties, other assets and materials destroyed or carted away by the hoodlums.”
The committee was asked to compile the replacement costs of all the affected infrastructures, property and the materials identified as requested above and
“do advise the Government on immediate action plan, compensations and reconstruction of the affected infrastructures, properties and all the valuable assets destroyed or stolen during the violence”.
The Committee is chaired by the Kogi State Commissioner of Finance, Budget and Economic Planning, Asiwaju Idris Asiru while the state commissioner of information and communication,
Hon. Kingsley Femi Fanwo is to serve as the Secretary respectively.
The Governor therefore charged the Committee to summit its report within a week.
Speaking on behalf of the Committee, Asiwaju Idris Asiru thanked the Governor for the confidence reposed in them, assuring the people of the State that the Committee will do justice to the task given to it.
