THE Kogi State governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has called on the United States of America to view Kogi State as a trade partner and an investment basket rather than a state that lazily want foreign aids always.
He said the state was prepared to lift her economy off the woods through global competitiveness. The governor made the call in Lokoja, the state capital on Sunday, when he received in audience, the United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Stuart Syminton, who paid the Governor a courtesy visit in the Kogi State Government House.
The Ambassador is the first diplomat of a world power to visit Kogi State officially. The Ambassador said the United States was willing and ready to collaborate with developing countries for development, lauding the progress Kogi was making under the present administration in the state.
He said America was ready to help the administration of Bello achieve its goals as contained in the New Direction Blueprint of his administration. Syminton expressed the resolve of his country to strengthen development education in Africa to prepare professionals for the next stage of African development.
Bello however thanked the United States Ambassador for his visit to Kogi State, assuring him that his administration was poised to enthrone development in the State in the most transparent of ways.
He lauded the United States for partnering with the state through the United States Agency for International Development, saying the state was ready to take advantage of global opportunities to further develop.
The Governor highlighted the thematic areas of his New Direction Blblueprint, enjoining the US government to partner with the State for development and poverty eradication.
He further stated that the State is well positioned to become an important trading partner with the United States rather than seeking aid all the time, assuring the US government that Kogi was peaceful and conducive for investment.
Also speaking, the deputy Governor of the state, Simon Achuba urged the US government to speed up the process of repatriating stolen funds stashed in American banks.
He told the diplomat that Bello was fighting corruption in Kogi State as the President is combating the menace on the national stage.
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