An elated Kebbi State Governor, Comrade Dr.Nasir Idris, Kauran Gwandu gleefully reeled out the myriad of achievements recorded by his administration in the last one year.
These epochal and collossal feats were reeled out by the Governor on Wedmesday in a Special broadcast to the people of the state as part of activities marking one year anniversary of his administration.
The Kauran Gwandu, who went down memory lane said that as he clocked one year today, he was happy to look and see the several developments recorded one year on, saying, “I feel fulfilled.
“I must give gratitude to the Almighty for giving me the oppprunity to fulfil the promises I have made to the people of the state and we will sustain the tempo.”
The govenror said that the last one year has been a journey filled with opportunities and moments of triumph.
He recalled that he has promised to serve with integrity, dedication and utmost commitment and he fared well so far in this direction.
Dr. Idris said that within the first one hundred of his administration all the key political appointments were made and the government swung into action thereafter.
In the same vein, vehicles were provided to all their categories and the legislators, including himself and his deputy, among others .
Acknowledging a spike in the state’s IGR, Dr.Idris said transparency and accountability in spending funds were also assured.
According to the govenror, the state government was not owing salaries,pensions and gratuity, just like the 21 LGAs.
The Kauran Gwandu disclosed that relief materials and palliatives, were among other numerous gestures doled out to IDPs and other vulnerables.
Dr.Idris added that upon mutlimilion investments at the Kebbi Airport, pilgrims were being transported to Saudi Arabia via it as against from Sokoto in 2023.
On security, the governor lamented the pathetic security situauron when he asummed office in 2023.
He, however, experesed happiness that with tremendous investments, the situation has been improved drastically across the state.
On education, the governor said that many renovation works were either completed or ongoing, while facilities were provided for various schools, at all levels, among other efforts to boost education.
Dr. Idris said that efforts were on to upgrade the urban centres, especially giving Birnin Kebbi a befitting status as a state capital.
On civil service, the governor stated that it was being uplifted to improve service delivery to the people of the state.
“Salary is being paid in the third week of event month even without FAAC allocations, while we have among other strides, increased the monthly cash allocations to the MDAs, ” he said.
The governor said that mulitibillion naira investments were also made and still being made to ensure the provision of accessible, affordable and quality healthcare to the people of the state.
Dr. Idris also stated that same efforts were also replicated in the agricultural sector to guarantee food security and value addition for the various categories of farmers.
He said that it was only Kebbi State that provided free fertilizers, inputs and other implements to encourage people of the state to produce more food.
“Whatever we have done at the state level has been done by the LGAs to cushion the difficulties of the people.
“They have successfully executed several developmental projects and boosted security as we are not interfere in their affairs,” Dr Idris averred.
“We.will.sustain these modest achievements to honour our contract with the people of the state.
“We will continue to spend their money to bolster their comfort and welfare as the money belongs to them,”the Kauran Gwandu promised.
The governor thanked people of the state for their support, loyalty and prayers to his administration.
