Zamfara civil servants on
Saturday bade the outgoing state Governor, Alhaji Abdulaziz Yari, farewell at the last Ramadan breakfast of his
eight years tenure as governor.
Labour Leader at the state, Bashir Mafara, at the governor’s
private residence in Talata-Mafara, commended the governor for bringing
development to the state in the last eight years.
“Your Excellency has made remarkable achievements that have
now made the state better than it was and your relationship with the workers have
been relatively cordial.
“Sir, while commending you for the release of N2 billion
recently to offset the backlog of pensions, we also want to plead with you to
offset all outstanding debt before you finally exit next week.
“We wish you luck in all your future endeavours as you
finally leave office as governor and pray that your successor continues with
the good work,” he said.
Also, the Speaker, Alhaji Sanusi Rikiji who prayed Allah not
to put the governor to shame as he handed over, assured the outgoing chief
executive that “we shall continue to follow your guide as our leader”.
The speaker urged all APC supporters in the state to be
“patient, steadfast and supportive of each other as we leave office and
government as a party”.
Responding, Yari said that “everything that has a beginning
must have an end; I wish to give thanks
to Almighty Allah for seeing us through this day and to assure you that even
though I’m now exiting as governor, we will continue to meet in different
capacities to discuss matters of mutual interest.
“l thought my successor would come from our party, but the
Supreme Court Judgment says no; I am now praying that the new leaders will work
for the peace, unity and prosperity of our state.
“The incoming administration should also consolidate on our
efforts, especially in tackling banditry which has bedevilled the state over
the years.
“l also wish to draw the attention of all our supporters and
members of our party, the APC, to remain calm because we have already accepted
yesterday’s (Friday) Supreme Court Judgment nullifying our state party
primaries and the elections.
“As Muslims we believe that whatever happens has since been
ordained by Allah and He alone knows what the future holds for us,” he
concluded.
The Supreme Court in Abuja cancelled the election that gave
victory to the APC in governorship, state and national assembly elections for
failure to conduct an acceptable party primaries.
The court also directed that all the positions should now go
to the political parties and candidates with the second highest number of
votes, a development which gave the mandate of the governorship position to the
opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
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