The lawmaker representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Senator Sunday Karimi, has declared that the people of Kogi State are united in their resolve to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027, describing him as “the only agenda” for the state.
Karimi made the declaration in a press statement issued on Wednesday, in reaction to recent concerns raised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) regarding early electioneering activities ahead of the 2027 general elections.
“While I will not dismiss the observation by INEC, I find it necessary to add my voice to ongoing conversations about the upcoming presidential election,” Karimi said. “Let me be very categorical: for us in Kogi State, the re-election of His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, is our sole option. There are no two ways about it.”
He cited the president’s development strides in the state as the basis for this endorsement, noting that no administration in recent political history has delivered more infrastructural and human capital development for Kogi State than the current one.
“Although phased, road networks traversing Kogi State from the North, South, East, and West are receiving attention, commensurate with the resources available to the federal government,” he stated.
Karimi pointed to the 614-kilometre Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano gas pipeline project — initiated during the Buhari administration — which he said has reached 75 percent completion under Tinubu. He added that the project holds immense socioeconomic benefits for the people of Kogi.
He also highlighted renewed efforts to establish additional federal universities to expand access to higher education, as well as increased appointments of Kogi indigenes to strategic government agencies.
The senator lamented the state’s past setbacks due to policy inconsistency and project abandonment, particularly referencing stalled projects such as the dualisation of the Abuja–Lokoja–Okene and Okene–Auchi–Benin roads, and the rehabilitation of the Kabba–Isanlu–Egbe–Ilorin road. According to him, these projects have now been revived under President Tinubu.
“As things stand, the people of Kogi State are not interested in political experimentation or in seeking an alternative president and national leader. We have no Plan B — despite such suggestions being floated in some quarters,” Karimi said.
“We will stand firmly with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR — the leader we know and trust. There will be no wavering, no second-guessing in this commitment. To the doubters: it’s time to smell the coffee,” he added.
