š¢Gesture as part of Christmas gift and encouragement to the beneficiaries to serve the state better towards its growth and development.
The Kogi State lawmakers and judges have been gifted quality chases vehicles for the celebration of Christmas festive season.
The vehicles were detailed as a parting gifts to the public servants for the end of year services rendered and encouragement to serve the state better towards its growth and development.
Governor Yahaya Bello on Friday made the presentation of 40 SUV cars and four Hilux vans to the lawmakers and also presented 25 ambulances to local government.
The governor also presented three brand new Fire Fighting Vans to the stateās Fire Service in Lokoja.
Meanwhile, the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Umar Yusuf, got a Jeep and two supporting cars while his Deputy, Majority Leader and other 22 members got one each in different classes and brands.
Nine of the cars went to the Judiciary for distribution to the benefitting judges of the state as our correspondent reports.
Presenting the vehicles in a colourful ceremony at the Muhammadu Buhari Square, Lokoja on Friday, Bello described the gesture as his own way of stimulating performance and rewarding hard work.
The Governor further tasked the beneficiaries to see the gesture as part of encouragement to them to serve the state better towards its growth and development.
While stating that out of the 25 ambulances, each of the 21 LGAs would have one for their Primary Health Care Centres, PHCs, Governor Bello added that three would go to the three Referral Hospitals in the three senatorial districts as well as one to Kogi Specialist Hospital.
-Princely Onyenwe reporting
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