Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Ododo, has called for improvement in funding for education to accelerate human capital development in the country. The governor made the call when he visited the Executive Secretary (ES), Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Sonny Echono, at TETFUND headquarters in Abuja, yesterday.
  
Ododo, who expressed gratitude to the fund for its intervention in tertiary educational institutions in Kogi, called on the ES to assist the state with access to improved funding for high impact projects in tertiary educational institutions in the state.
  
He stated: “I commend TETFund for the impact on the development of tertiary education in Kogi, particularly the speedy development of our brand new Kogi State University, Kabba (KSUK), which recently matriculated its first set of over 1,000 students and has fully commenced academic activities.
  
“I must say that TETFund has made a remarkable impact in supporting higher institutions in Kogi, but we will continue to seek your support for intervention in developing critical infrastructure in our tertiary educational institutions to help in advancing our agenda for accelerated human capital development in the state.”

Applauding the leadership of TETFund for the support received by higher educational institutions in Kogi, the governor noted the state government’s need for more interventions for its tertiary educational institutions, especially under the Special High Impact Intervention Fund by the agency. 

  
Ododo, who restated his administration’s agenda for human capital development in the state, emphasised that education remained the most important catalyst for the development of any society. He assured that his administration would promote key priority areas in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) in all the higher institutions in the state, to ensure that no child of school age is left behind in the state.
  
On his part, Echono commended Ododo for his servant-leader approach to governance, describing the governor as a hands-on leader, who has put himself forward in the service of the people.
  
He promised TETFund’s continued support to Kogi through its interventions in tertiary education to enhance the governor’s vision of accelerated human capital development in the state. The governor was accompanied on the visit by his Commissioner for Education, Wemi Jones, and the Vice Chancellor, KSUK, Prof Kehinde Eniola.