From ANENE ÀIKE, Sokoto
Gov Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokotot State has admonished politicians in the state to sheath their swords of discord in the interest of the overall development of the state.
Tambuwal, who was in company of his Zamfara State counterpart, Alhaji Bello Muhammad Mutawalle, his deputy, Barrister Mahdi Aliyu Gusau and some cabinet members of the state, made the call in Sokoto at the third day prayer session of the deceased National Vice Chairman (North-West) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Barrister Inuwa Abdulkadir.
“We should surrender all our affairs to God. It is only Him that is capable of taking care of the affairs of men. It is not proper for us to be having disagreements between us all the time, especially on the issue of politics.
“We should be circumspect. After electioneering campaigns, we should focus on working for the people. This is why I often say my administration in Sokoto State isn’t that of politics, but that of the people of the state.
“This is because the people have entrusted us with their lives and property. So, anything that concerns the government should be that which concerns the people and not politicians,” the governor stated.
He added that: “we should all know that we’re each other’s brothers, so politics should not divide us.”
Tambuwal while calling on all citizens of the state to cultivate the culture of forgiveness, appealed that “it is imperative for us as Muslims to forgive the deceased (Inuwa Abdulkadir) for any wrong he may have done to any one of us.”
Tambuwal worried over politicization of public service
From ANENE AIKE, Sokoto
Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State has expressed concern over the politicising of the operations of public office by public office holders.
The Governor made the observation Wednesday when he received the National Chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), Professor Muhammad Isah at Government House, Sokoto.
The Governor made the observation against the backdrop of a revelation made by Prof. Muhammad that the number of civil servants from Sokoto State benefitting from the conditional cash transfer instituted by the CCB is not much.
He said, contrary to what the Chairman disclosed, the state government has been giving all necessary support to the programme, but some undisclosed highly placed personnel in Abuja were sabotaging its efforts, thus shortchanging the people of Sokoto State.
Nonetheless, Governor Tambuwal said that state government has established a high profile team under the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Alhaji Saidu Umar (Mallam Ubandoman Sokoto), in collaboration with the leaders handling the programme in order to ensure that significant improvement is recorded on the matter.
Tambuwal also called on the federal government to properly fund the CCB to enable it perform its duties effectively.
On COVID-19 palliatives received from the federal government., Governor Tambuwal said they were handed over to the state’s Zakkat and Waqaf Commission (SOZECOM), which distributed same judiciously to the needy.
He called on the public service to give maximum cooperation to the CCB to encourage it in conducting its duty without any hitch.
On the request for public enlightenment on the activities of the bureau in the state media organisations, the governor directed the ministry of information to collaborate with it (CCB) with a view to allotting them free airtime for the publicising of the activities of the organisation.
Earlier in his address, the national chairman CCB, Professor Isah said they were in the state to monitor the distribution of COVID-19 provided by the federal government to different states.
He expressed satisfaction with the method used by sokoto state government in the distribution exercise of the palliatives.
Professor Isa also challenged the Sokoto state government to intensify efforts to ensure that the number conditional cash transfer beneficiaries registered increases.
He also stressed the need to the state government to intensify the effort on public enlightenment and training of officers that are suppose to handle the programme.
The CCB Chairman had earlier condoled the governor, his family and people of Sokoto state over the death of late Barrister Inuwa Abdulkadir, former Vice Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC).
SOSG fills vacant Commissioners positions
From ANENE ÀIKE Sokoto
Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State has approved the appointment of two of his commissioners to oversee vacant positions in two ministries pending the filling of the positions in due course.
This is one of the outcomes of the state Executive Council meeting held in Government House, Sokoto, Wednesday.
According to the governor, the Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Alhaji Bashir Gidado Jegawa will oversee the Ministry of Budget and Planning while that of Basic Education, Alhaji Bello Guiwa, will be in charge of the Ministry of Lands and Housing.
The Ministry of Lands and Housing became vacant as a result of the death of its former Commissioner, late Alhaji Surajo Gatawa who died in May this year; while that of the Ministry of Budget and Planning became vacant after its holder, Hon. Balarabe Shehu Kakale won a seat at the House of Representatives to represent Bodinga/Shuni/Tureta Federal constituency.
The appointments of Jegawa and Guiwa takes immediate effect until substantive appointments are made,
