Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu has commended the four Emirate of Gwandu, Argungu, Yauri and Zuru for maintaining peaceful co-existence and brotherly love among people of different religious and ethnicity in their domains.
The Governor made the commendation in a statewide broadcast making Nigeria’s Independence Anniversary in Birnin Kebbi.
The Governor was full of praise for the four Emirs of Gwandu, Argungu, Yauri and Zuru for mobilizing their subjects to champion the cause of unity in diversity within a single entity.
Bagudu acknowledged the commendation made to Kebbi State on Agricultural production by President Muhammadu Buhari in his Anniversary speech which the Governor described as an added impetus to galvanize farmers in the state towards improved cultivation to increase yields.
He said already two modern rice mills Labana in Birnin Kebbi and WACOT in Argungu have since begun production, while another one in Kamba was nearing completion by an indigenous businessman.
In addition, an International Business Mogul Alhaji Aliko Dan Gote is partnering with the state government to establish a gigantic rice mill at Dugu-Raha in Shanga Local Government Area in furtherance of efforts to harness and process the immense paddy rice potential in Kebbi state.
Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu said his administration has also placed a premium on road construction throughout the state and economic empowerment to people through, materials and financial assistance to groups especially less privileged and women association.
The government has also renovated and improved infrastructure in primary and secondary schools to enhance quality education.
Similarly, the administration has renovated improved primary health centres in each of the 225 wards in the state towards the provision of good health care services.
Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu announced that Kebbi state has accessed 2.3 Billion Naira from primary education funds and added another 2.3 Billion Naira as its grant which brought to total 4.6 Billion Naira expended on the renovation and upgrading of 16 secondary schools as well as 200 primary and junior secondary schools in the state.
The governor debunks media reports that Ten Billion Naira was accessed by the state from the primary education funds.
He commended Kebbi State House of Assembly and the Speaker of the House, Sama’ila Abdulmumini Kamba for their support and cooperation to the execution projects which record major achievement in all sectors of human endeavours.
The Governor thanked the people of Kebbi state for ensuring Nigerian remain as one entity where everyone could pursue his/her objectives in life.
He said a team of American Medical expert revisit the state for another medical outreach, while investors from Malaysia were also due in the state for cooperative agreement on bio-fuel.
Answering reporter’s question, the Governor announced that the Argungu International Fishing Cultural Festival would be staged next year to boost tourism in the state.
He said his administration would provide an enabling involvement with vigour to attract investors to set-up soya-beans processing mill in Danko-Wasagu Local Government.
Furthermore, general electric is looking into the possibility of establishing a 200 Megawatts solar-plant in Kebbi State to generate electricity.
On local governments, Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu consented that, there have been significant challenges in the Local government system, saying that, it was unacceptable that, resources of local government were being shared amongst few people, with nothing left for development.
The Governor made it’s clear that the state government was committed to sanitizing the system towards achieving the target objective of creating local governments as the third tier of government.
Responding to question on the need to improve the services of State-owned broadcast stations, Kebbi Radio and Kebbi Television Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu said his administration would soon embark on the digitalization of the two the stations in line with a modern broadcast.
Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu renewed his standing order for the automatic employment of Doctors and Nurses to make up for shortage being experienced in some hospitals in the state.
In commemoration of the 57th Independence Anniversary of our great country Nigeria.
Governor Atiku Bagudu, therefore, advised the citizens to live and lead a perfect life towards attaining economic prosperity peaceful coexistence and brotherliness.
