Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has said that his administration has aligned its performance in line with the promises made to the electorate during electioneering.
Speaking at a one-day dialogue organised by the NPO Reports in Abuja, the Governor, who spoke through his Commissioner for Information, Kingsley Fanwo, said the governor was deliberate in promising what he knew he had the capacity to deliver.
Fanwo said the administration has impacted positively on the people, adding that these have shown in the various projects that have been commissioned in the state.
He said the presence of President Muhammadu Buhari in Kogi few weeks ago was a testimony to what he called grand projects embarked up by the Bello administration.
The commissioner agreed with speakers who had said earlier during the event that politicians must not be allowed to hoodwink the people with fake promises.
Those at the event include former Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed who was represented by the Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria, Mr. Buki Ponle, former Governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed, former President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki who was also represented by one of his advisers, Mr. Ilemona Onoja.
Speaking at the event, the Guest Speaker, Prof Lai Olurode, said if political campaigns are tracked, those seeking elective offices are aware that they may be confronted with hard data in future.
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“They may have a second thought before they promise heaven on earth during next campaign session. Where they failed to deliver on those campaign promises which form the basis on which electorates had exchanged their votes in fulfilment of those promises, then, good governance becomes compromised and electorates must have learned some hard lessons. Next time, they are unlikely to fall for empty promises filled with unmet expectations.”