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Former President Obasanjo tells Nigerian Governors what to focus on
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has advised state Governors to focus more on food security while calling on them to prioritise policies that enhance people’s well-being.
Obasanjo gave the charge on Wednesday in Sokoto At the unveiling of 136 housing units purchased at the cost of N1.8 billion by the Sokoto State Government for allocation to low income earners.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the former president was in Sokoto on a two-day visit, unveiling projects executed by Gov. Ahmed Aliyu, as part of his one year anniversary.
Obasanjo described food security as a priority, followed by personal health and security situation, adding,”good feeling enhances health and other productive engagements.”
He acknowledged the efforts of Aliyu, whom he described as a ”leader running a good race in the areas of transportation, road construction, agriculture and housing projects.
” Your strong, energetic and resilient qualities in leadership have made you to get it all within the space of time of your one year.
” Putting all these in place will surely brighten your chances of seeking a future mandate without stress.”
Earlier, Aliyu said the idea of coming up with numerous housing projects was to fulfill his campaign promises to deliver human-oriented projects that would improve the welfare and standards of the people in the state.
Aliyu explained that the state government has set up committees on completing and initiating similar projects across the state.
They include road constructions, youths and women empowerment, water supply and agricultural inputs for farmers as well as equipping hospitals.
” We are determined to continue developing the state for proper repositioning and providing state -of-the-art facilities at all sites including Islamiyya schools, markets and playgrounds, among others,” he said.
Aliyu said that the houses were acquired from the Federal Government’s for the citizens in the state to own bases on owner-occupier basis in order to address the growing need for shelter in the state.
He appreciated the former president for honouring the state’s invitation to be part of history. (NAN)
According to him, such financial mishandling not only disrupts critical public services and projects but also results in major losses to the nation’s purse—resources that could have been channelled into crucial services and developmental efforts, as laid out in Section 14(2)(b) of the Constitution.
Speaker Abbas, thereafter setup a Special Committee to be chaired by Rep. Chinedu Martins to immediately launch a probe into the “Utilisation of take-off grants, bailout funds, and interventions allocated to MDAs, government institutions, and GOEs from 2015 to present.”
The FCT Minister, Mr. Nyesom Wike, expressed satisfaction with the progress on the Abuja light rail project, reaffirming its May 29 delivery as sacrosanct.
He made these assurances after inspecting the ongoing construction of access roads to the train stations on Wednesday, from Metro Train Station in the Central Area to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
Reassuring journalists accompanying him, the minister reiterated that President Bola Tinubu would commission the rail project on May 29 to mark his second year in office.
The visited stations were Wupa station near Idu and Bassanjiwa station near the airport.
“This is part of our routine inspection of ongoing projects to see the contractors’ progress,” Wike explained.
“We are working day and night to fulfill our promise to President Tinubu and FCT residents. By May, Mr. President will ride on the Metro line.”
Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen are currently invading some communities in the Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State.
According to sources, the herdsmen armed with AK-47 rifles stormed the community around 04:15pm on Thursday.
“Our lives are in danger this evening, armed Fulani herdsmen, about 600 in numbers have taken over our communities this evening,” a resident told SaharaReporters.
“They’re currently moving around towns in Ukum Local Government Area of Benue state. No security personnel at all, Governor Alia didn’t send security, they said operation will start soon once they (herders) have observed the place.”
The insecurity situation in Benue has been alarming in recent weeks with attacks from gunmen suspected to be herdsmen.
The media had reported that suspected herdsmen again unleashed terror in Benue State, attacking three communities in Otukpo Local Government Area (LGA) on Wednesday, just a day after 11 people were killed in a deadly raid on Otobi community.
The latest victims of the escalating violence were Emichi, Odudaje, and Okpamaju, communities that had previously suffered an attack in February, which left five people dead.
However, the renewed attack has created fear and mass displacement among residents, with women and children fleeing to safety.
Local sources say the death toll from the fresh attack remains unclear, but several casualties are feared.
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