{"id":1249,"date":"2021-09-08T07:41:25","date_gmt":"2021-09-08T07:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/?p=1249"},"modified":"2021-09-08T07:41:25","modified_gmt":"2021-09-08T07:41:25","slug":"lokoja-fastest-growing-city-mixed-reactions-as-gov-bello-shares-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/lokoja-fastest-growing-city-mixed-reactions-as-gov-bello-shares-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Lokoja, Fastest Growing City: Mixed Reactions as Gov Bello Shares Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8230;..<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1250\" src=\"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Lokoja-1-300x199.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Mixed reactions have trailed the reports of Kogi State Capital, Lokoja, as one of the 20 fastest growing cities in the world. <\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">The report which was shared by Governor Yahaya Bello on his official page, was a population growth report carried out by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.visualcapitalist.com\">www.visualcapitalist.com, a Canadian-based publishing company.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">According to the report, &#8220;the majority of the world\u2019s fastest growing cities are located in Africa\u2014in fact, 17 of the 20 are located on the continent, with four of the 20 cities being located in Nigeria specifically.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">It placed Lokoja in second place in Nigeria with a 5.93% annual growth rate, following Gwagwalada which is ranked first in the country with 6.46%.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">However, Governor Yahaya Bello shared the report on his page, and it has been mixed reactions of celebrations, doubts and utter disbelief from the people of the state.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Sanni Dauda: <em>Yes I repeat that again every school In Kogi state, in every ward there is new school structure by his excellency Governor Yahaya Adoza Bello<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Sunday Unekwu Ohiemi: <em>Governor Yahaya Adoza Bello has done well as regards security in particular and other aspect.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Abdulmaleek Muhammed: <em>If they say it is growing in population , i can believe that&#8230; In terms of infrastructure, it&#8217;s nothing to write home about&#8230; The expressways have no drainage system&#8230;. 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