Vice President Kashim Shettima has called on Gov. Ahmed Aliyu not to give room for rumour mongers to create rift between him and his political mentor, Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko.
He made the call during Sallah homage on Governor Ahmed Aliyu at Government House, Sokoto.
According to him, enemies of the state will try their best to see that the good relationship existing between the Governor and Senator Wamakko is jeopardize .
Shettima added that, enermies would employ different tactics such as peddling rumours in order to truncate the healthy relationship between Gov. Aliyu and Sen. Wamakko.
He reminded Gov. Aliyu on the need to do everything humanly possible to maintain the sound relationship existing between him and his mentor, Sen. Wamakko.
“Mantain your relationship with Wamakko because he is a leader not only in Sokoto but the entire North”
“Learn from myself and my predecessor Prof. Zulum,” he urged.
The vice president described Sen. Wamakko as a humble and gentle as well as an elder statesman who is being respected by all.
He said that Sen. Wamakko has contributed immensely to the development of not only the Northern region but Nigerian as a whole.
In his remarks, Gov. Ahmed Aliyu thanked the vice president for his kind words of encouragement and pledged to heed to the advices given to him.
Highlights of the visit was the presentation of a sourvenir to the vice president by his host.
