2027: Kogi Reps candidate, Cofton, assures of constituents’ social security

House of Representatives candidate for Ajaokuta federal constituency in the 2027 national assembly election, Engr. Samson Cofton, has promised to serve the people through the promotion of social security services when elected.

Engr. Cofton, who is contesting on the platform of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), said his priority attention will be on the youths, as the name of his party implies.

In a statement in Lokoja on Sunday, Engr. Cofton noted that, as a federal lawmaker, his primary focus will be to make laws that facilitate improved living conditions for constituents. But in addition to my legislative duties, I will personally focus on the social security of my people.

“I will use my earnings as national assembly member to intervene in the payment of examination fees for students sitting the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), National Examinations Council (NECO) and National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) examinations.

“Such intervention would help reduce the financial pressure on parents and guardians while providing students from less-privileged backgrounds with opportunities to complete their secondary education and pursue further studies”.

The YPP flagbrarer also said he will reduced unemployment rate among youths by engaging in mass skill acquisition training to make them technically competent for the Ajaokuta steel industry and any other companies across the world.

Cofton who applauded youths of his constituency for refusing to engaged in armed robbery, kidnapping and banditry to earn a living said, his intervention in job creation through skill acquisition would further improved the general security of the constituency and Kogi state in general.

The candidate also said he will encouraged the youths to go into fishing and crops farming as vocation that will promote food security in my constituency and Kogi state. “I will bring in modern agricultural facilities that will make agricultural practices easier and attractive to the youths”

On the issue of the revival the moribond Ajaokuta steel industry, Engr Cofton said, “I will join other national assembly members to collectively work towards the restoration the ailing industry. I am an engineer, I know what it is to have the company back to life, and it will be my utmost interest to see the company back on its feet in my lifetime.”