By Abah Benjamin Eneojoh
May 21, 2025
Lokoja, Kogi State 
In a heartwarming display of compassion and leadership, His Excellency, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, the Governor of Kogi State, distributed food items to widows in the state today at Muhammadu Buhari Square in Lokoja. This initiative is part of Governor Ododo’s dedication to supporting the most vulnerable members of society.
Governor Ododo’s administration has been marked by several notable achievements that revealed his visionary leadership acumen. While sheering the widows, the Governor noted that the struggles of the widows in the state cannot be forgotten assuring them that he was not going to politicize their affairs but prioritise their flairs and wipe their tear to replace with opportunities.
In his words “Today is a day of deep emotions for me because, I am not standing here before you only as the Chief Servant, I am standing before you as a man who knows what it means to lack, as a man who has seen hardship, lives it and carried it in heart.
Today I speak to you not as the chief Servant of the people but as your brother, your friend and your ally. We are not to console you with words alone, we are here to wipe tears and replace them with opportunities. Let me say it clearly, don’t pity the widows, empower them.
Yes! today we share food, clothes and financial support but beyond this, we are laying the for something greater, the support system that includes Skills Training, Access to Healthcare, Small Business Funding and Education for your children”
He also thanked his wife Her Excellency Hajiya Sefinat Ododo for taking the course of the widows in the state as a sacred duty.
He further appreciated the wife of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Her Excellency Senator Mrs Remi Tinubu for her unwavering commitment to the success and welfare of the women of Kogi State.
He also assured president Bola Ahmed Tinubu of total support for his re-election come 2027.
The Kogi State Widows coordinator , Mrs Ojone Ojoata expressed her appreciation and described the Governor and the wife as amazing people, praying for God’s protection for them always.
