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Reward for Impact: Why Kogi West Says Sen. Sunday Karimi Deserves a Second Term
By Abu Micheal
In Kogi West Senatorial District, one name dominates conversations on representation: Senator Sunday Steve Karimi. Across Kogi LGA to Yagba West, a conglomeration of opinions insists no Senator of Kogi West extraction has raised the bar of service this high since 1999.
His name has become a household name, propelling what supporters call an “unstoppable movement” for his return.
Legislation With Direct Bearing.
While lawmaking is the core duty of a Senator, Karimi has blended it with visible constituency impact. In the 10th Senate, he chairs the Committee on Senate Services and sits on Finance, Appropriations, Petroleum (Upstream), and Banking committees. He has sponsored 15 bills and co-sponsored several others.
Notable bills include:
1. CBN Act Amendment Bill, 2023 – Seeks to bar the Governor and Deputy Governors of the Central Bank of Nigeria from participating in partisan politics. It passed second reading in 2023. The bill also proposes criminalizing the use of foreign currency in domestic transactions and restructuring the CBN board.
2. Revenue Sharing Formula Bill – Proposes amendment of the 1999 Constitution to allocate more funds to the Federal Government to address dilapidated federal roads and insecurity.
3. Agric Reform Legislation – Aimed at preventing farmers from financial ruin due to circumstances beyond their control.
He also moved a high-profile motion to probe N11.35 trillion spent on refinery maintenance between 2010 and 2024, calling for accountability in the oil sector.
Visible, Verifiable Footprint Across Kogi West
Karimi’s doyen of development tag rests on projects constituents can point to. On security, he constructed and handed over a fully furnished military base in Egbe, Yagba West, and a Nigerian Army Forward Operating Base in Odo-Eri. He disclosed spending over N750 million on the security project “out of love for my people”.
In education, he influenced over N1.3 billion renovation of Government Science Secondary School, Koton Karfe, and intervened in Titcombe College, Egbe. For water, he facilitated 75 new solar-powered boreholes and rehabilitated 60 moribund water schemes at N1.24 billion. He has provided transformers and solar streetlights to over 500 communities and rehabilitated 140+ boreholes. Road projects worth over N2 billion are ongoing across the district. He also built a cottage hospital in Edoo, Lokoja LGA and disbursed ₦100 million to women’s cooperative groups.
Voices from Kogi West: 5 Constituent Testimonials
1. Musa Ibrahim, Koton Karfe, Kogi LGA
“Before Senator Karimi, GSSS Koton Karfe was dead. Today our children learn in a new school. That is representation we can see. We want him back to finish what he started.”
2. Mrs. Grace Ojo, Egbe, Yagba West
“The military base he built has relatively brought peace to our area. Kidnapping reduced. My market is safe again. Karimi is a father to us, not just Senator.”
3. Comrade Dele Ajibade, Kabba-Bunu LGA
“He brought courage to bear in the Senate. When he speaks on oil sector waste and CBN politics, we know he’s fighting for Nigerians. That’s why his voice resonates.”
4. Hajia Fatima Sule, Lokoja
“Our borehole worked for 2 years before it packed up. Karimi came and fixed 60 like ours across Kogi West. Water is life, and he gave us life. We are repaying with our votes.”
5. Pastor Joseph Alabi, Mopamuro LGA
“From transformers to streetlights, to youth empowerment, he has touched every ward. No Senator has done this since 1999. You don’t change a winning team. His second term is sacrosanct.”
The Call: Reward for Impact
From Kogi LGA to Kabba-Bunu down to Yagba West, Karimi’s organic followership grows because his accomplishments are on ground. Traditional rulers cite accessibility. Youths cite federal jobs facilitated. Women cite cooperatives empowered.
For Kogi West, he has redefined representation: blend motions with monuments. As 2027 nears, the sentiment is clear — performance should be rewarded. “This is not theory. This is performance,” as one analyst wrote. The district says continuity is not sentiment, it is strategy.
Sen. Sunday Karimi stands tall amongst his peers. The reward for impact, his people insist, is another term.