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The Kogi State
government will soon be reimbursed for constructing federal roads in
the state, President Goodluck Jonathan has promised.

The president made
the remark when he visited the state to inaugurate a specialists’
hospital, the Kogi International Market, and the Lokoja-Ajaokuta Road.

Mr. Jonathan said he was impressed with the projects, as they positively affect the lives of residents of the state.

“I am happy with
the state governor because he never waited for the federal government
to construct the federal roads in his state,” he said. “Rather, he went
ahead to construct the roads.”

Mr. Jonathan
promised that all federal government projects located in the state will
be completed before the end of his tenure in office.

Projects for the people

According to the
state’s governor, Ibrahim Idris, the market, constructed at a cost of
N3.8 billion, is expected to provide over 4,000 jobs in its over 2,000
shops.

The governor also
explained that the new 200-bed specialist hospital was established at a
cost of about N1.5 billion. He boasted that the hospital had 22
consultants and 64 doctors covering virtually every field of medicine.

Mr. Idris said that
the 24-kilometre Lokoja-Ajaokuta Road, a federal road linking the
south-east and south-south to northern Nigeria, was constructed for
N3.3 billion.

He said his
government had spent N6.4 billion in the construction of three federal
roads, and will be grateful if the federal government reimburses the
funds.