Northern Group Applauds Gov Nasir For Making Kebbi A Model, Peaceful State

By Ayodele Oni

Concerned Northern Forum has applauded Kebbi state Governor, Nasir Idris for transforming the state through inclusive governance.

The forum recommended the governor to President Bola Tinubu for special recognition, not only for foiling the recent protest in his state, but also for transforming the state.

Ahmed Idris, Chief Press Secretary to Kebbi State Governor disclosed this in a statement made available to Newsmen in Birnin Kebbi on Monday.

Idris quoted Abdulsalam-Mohammed-Kazeem, Spokesman of the forum as saying this while addressing a press conference in Kaduna on Monday.

The spokesman said: “Contrary to what is happening in other states across the federation, Kebbi State remains a model.

“Kudos to the dedication and commitment of the Executive Governor, Comrade Dr Idris Nasir, who prevailed on the youths and people of his state to have shelved the senseless nationwide protest.

“It means that he has channeled the revenue, palliatives and other incentives meant for his people towards alleviating the hardship occasioned by the removal of fuel subsidy and other timely economic reforms of the current administration.

“Dr Nasir Idris therefore deserves commendation for upholding the ideals of the Renewed Hope Agenda and aligning his state to take advantage of all the interventions of Mr President.”

He described the governor as one who prioritizes his people above his personal gains, adding that it was evident by the transformation recorded in infrastructural landscape of the state in just one year in office.

According to him, Gov. Idris has also revolutionized education, healthcare, agriculture, security and other key sectors of the economy.

“With his kind intervention, the people of Kebbi State owe it a duty to obey him and refrain from unleashing mayhem on their state as happened elsewhere.

“If all state governors and other elected representatives will decide to act responsibly and avoid the temptation for wealth accumulation, Nigerians would have chosen to side with the truth as against the faceless, deceptive protest organisers.”

The spokesman advised the federal government to consider punitive measures against states where sensitive government property and infrastructure were destroyed by relocating the affected facilities to neighbouring states with functional governors to serve as reward for hard work and dedicated stewardship.

He cited an example of the Digital Innovation Park in Kano, built to support Mr President’s 3 Million Technical Talent accelerator (3MTT) which was set ablaze and looted in Kano, describing the situation as unfortunate and uncalled for.

In view of this, he said, such facility should be relocated to Kebbi State, saying: “It  will be a great injustice for the federal government to consider rebuilding such a gigantic and strategic facility in a state where the governor is working at cross purposes with the federal government and does not have the grip on his citizens.

“Kebbi State is also part of the North-West and it won’t be fair if this great Comrade Governor is not rewarded for his sterling leadership and support for the policies and programmes of the federal government.

“With the youthful population, economic viability and eagerness for job creation by the Comrade Governor and his people, relocating this project to Kebbi will boost the economy of the state and increase its internally generated revenue by over ₦300 billion.

“Indeed, Kebbi State needs interventions like this more than Kano State in addition to the governor’s high impact governance.”