Senator pledges continued engagement with constituents as 2027 approaches
Senator Sunday Steve Karimi has visited communities across Kogi West as part of renewed engagement with constituents, inspecting development projects and meeting traditional rulers, youths and women during a weekend tour.
The tour featured engagements in Kabba-Bunu and visits to traditional institutions, including the Elejuku of Ejuku, the Oba of Ife-Olukotun, the Agbana of Isanlu and the Oba of Odoolu in Kabba.
Karimi said he would continue to listen to residents and support initiatives aimed at addressing practical challenges in their communities.
The visit comes amid growing political activity ahead of the 2027 general elections, with constituency projects, education support and rural infrastructure featuring prominently in discussions about representation.
Focus on education and opportunities
During his interactions with young people and women, Karimi highlighted initiatives covering educational assistance, employment opportunities and small-business support.
Figures provided by his project team indicate that the Sunday Steve Karimi Education Foundation and the Tinubu Support Group committed N100 million to 1,000 Kogi West students in 2024.
The programme reportedly expanded in 2025 to cover 3,000 students across the three senatorial districts of Kogi State, with N300 million allocated to the exercise.
A further N300 million edition was announced in August 2026. The combined commitment across the three editions was put at N700 million.
The senator has also invested in computer-based testing facilities. The centre at Titcombe College, Egbe, has a reported capacity of 288 candidates and has hosted more than 1,200 JAMB candidates.
Three additional centres were secured for Muslim Community Secondary School, Lokogoma, Lokoja; Government Science Secondary School, Iyara; and Okutadudu Comprehensive College, Odo-Ere. A fourth facility at ECWA Secondary School, Mopa, was reportedly funded personally by the senator.
Rural roads and flood-control interventions
Infrastructure was another major component of the tour.
Karimi’s reported interventions include facilitating rehabilitation work on the Kabba-Egbe road and securing budgetary provision for the Iluhagba-Mopa-Isanlu-Egbe federal road.
The senator also funded the reconstruction of the Pakuta Bridge, which serves communities in the Bunu and Kupa areas and connects parts of the region to neighbouring communities.
In Ilafin and Ejuku, he inspected erosion-control, drainage and bridge projects designed to address flooding and access difficulties.
Residents in the affected areas have reportedly welcomed interventions intended to reduce the disruption caused by seasonal flooding. The scale of the benefits, however, depends on the completion and long-term maintenance of the projects.
Other education-related projects listed in the tour’s accompanying information include classroom blocks at Odo-Ape St. Barnabas and Iluke Bunu, remodelling at Government Science Secondary School, Koton-Karfe, and a N10 million donation to the Anglican Church Nursing School in Iyara.
Community security and basic services
As part of his engagements, Karimi donated an 18-seater bus and six motorcycles to the Okun Hunters Association and local vigilante groups to support their operations.
The wider project summary also lists solar-powered water facilities, rehabilitated boreholes, electricity transformers, solar streetlights and a cottage hospital at Edu-Kakanda, Lokoja.
A Forward Operating Base at Egbe, Yagba West, was also cited among security-related interventions aimed at tackling criminal activity in the area.
For women and small-business operators, the senator’s reported programmes include a N100 million revolving fund for 50 cooperative societies in Kabba-Bunu and Ijumu, alongside equipment and grants for selected beneficiaries.
During a stop in Ayere, Karimi joined Chief Olatunji Olusoji and residents in celebrating the community’s cultural heritage and pledged support for the completion of the Ayere Palace.
Representation and accountability
Karimi currently chairs the Senate Committee on Senate Services and previously served two terms in the House of Representatives before his election to the Senate.
He has argued that regular contact with constituents is necessary to identify local priorities and sustain attention to development projects.
He also called for the continuation of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration and the APC beyond 2027, saying it would allow existing programmes to be consolidated.
The tour has brought renewed attention to the senator’s record of constituency engagement. Independent assessment of that record would require examining budget allocations, implementation reports, completed works and feedback from the communities concerned.
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