By Abdallah el-Kurebe
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has said that his administration would pay more attention of the provision of basic amenities and infrastructure that were of more important to the people.
Speaking when he received civil servants and heads of parastatals in the state, on Sallah homage on Sunday, the governor said he would not use the states little resources on infrastructure that were not relevant, adding that priority attention would be paid to health, education and access roads.
“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.
Tambuwal disclosed that the state government was working to improve on the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR).
“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,” he said.
He said the success recorded by his administration was as a result of the support received from workers.
The state Head of Service, Dr Buhari Kware who led the delegation commended the governor for making payment of salaries and allowances of civil servants a priority.
Kware pledged the support of all civil servants in the state to ensure the execution of government programmes successfully.
