VIDEO: Kogi state Governor visits TETFUND Boss

Kogi State Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo has called for improvement in funding for education to accelerate human capital development in Nigeria.

The Governor made the call when he paid a courtesy visit to the Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), Architect Sonny Echono at the headquarters of TETFUND in Abuja on Thursday.

Governor Ododo who expressed gratitude for the intervention by TETFUND in tertiary institutions in Kogi state called on the Executive Secretary to assist the state with access to improved funding for high impact projects in tertiary educational institutions in Kogi state.

Earlier, the Executive Secretary of TETFUND, Sonny Echono while commending Governor Ododo for his servant leadership approach to governance described the Governor as a hands-on leader who has put himself forward in the service of the people of the state,. He promised that TETFUND will continue to support Kogi State through its interventions in tertiary education to enhance the Governor’s vision of accelerated human capital development in the state.

Governor Ododo was accompanied on the visit to TETFUND by the state Commissioner for Education, Honorable Wemi Jones and the Vice Chancellor, Kogi State University, Kabba, Professor KIT Eniola.

Ahmed Ododo, Governor of Kogi State

Sonny Echono, E.S TETFund