By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) Lokoja local government area Chairmanship aspirant, Engr. Abubakar Katamba Ndarani , has promised to revive the economic potential of the area through private partnership if elected as Chairman.
The frontline aspirant stated this during an interactive session with reporters at the SDP state secretariat shortly after attending the Party’s screening on Saturday.
He vowed to industrialize the council area as well as improve her Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) if given the opportunity to be the next Chairman of the council.
According to Ndarani, who is an astute engineer and accountant, his government, if elected, will work on how the local government will sustain itself through various economic reforms without relying on federal allocation.
“In Lokoja LGA, our internal revenue is very low and we cannot just depend on going to Abuja every month to collect ‘stipends’ as federal allocation which in the end cannot sustain us for weeks.
“We would not try to improve our revenue but not by increasing the tax collection process or putting the burden on the citizens.
He noted that as an accountant with vast experience in the private sector, he will diversify by investing in industries and companies that could be driven by public-private partnerships.
“We would establish companies that will provide direct income to the government.
“The industries will help us in creating direct employment for our teeming youths and contribute immensely to our internally generating revenue, that is one area my administration will focus on,” the SDP aspirant promised.
On his chances of winning the SDP primary, Ndarani said he will convincingly defeat other aspirant.
According to him; “I have all what it takes to win. Despite the fact that I have the richest credentials, I worked tirelessly for the party before and during the 2023 governorship election in the state.
On the forthcoming local government election, he appealed to electorates in the LGA to come out in large numbers to vote for all the candidates of the party, as they all meant well for the economic development of the state.
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