Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto
State has promised the people of Sokoto State to be more concerned about their
basic needs.
He made this known to civil
servants and heads of government agencies in the state who paid him the
traditional Sallah homage at Government House on Sunday in Sokoto.
News Agency of Nigeria quoted
Tambuwal as saying that he would not use available scarce resources to
construct flyovers in place of people’s needs in the areas of health, education
and access roads.
He said the needs of the state
were different from other states, particularly those inaugurating bridges and
flyovers.
“Our needs are completely
different, states by states, and our priorities are not the same.
“I will not take Sokoto money to
construct flyovers or bridges; these are not the priority of the state. Our
priorities are tailored to the needs of our people.
“What we need in Sokoto state,
particularly for our people in the rural areas are not bridges, flyovers, which
are projects in billions.
“But what they need are smaller
projects like basic health clinics, cottage hospitals, cottage industries,
feeder roads, school infrastructure and scholarships to encourage learning,” he
said.
The governor further renewed his
administration’s commitment to change all negative indices of development
associated with the state in the past.
He added that the state
government was expanding the Internally Generated Revenue base of the state.
“The State IGR was less than
700,000 per month; as such we cannot compare ourselves with other states that
generate billions monthly.
“So we are assuring you that this
administration will embark on projects and policies designed to meet the needs
of the people and change the negative narration about the state for instance in
area of education would be pursued with vigour,” Tambuwal said.
He assured the civil servants of
prompt payment of salaries and allowances, which he said were statutory, while
other incentives would be worked out to further mobilise them to render optimal
services to the state.
He ascribed the achievements of
his administration to the proactive strategies and support received from the
bureaucracy, noting that attending to the needs of the civil servants was a
sure way of reducing corruption in public service.
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