Stop Campaign Of Calumny, Gov Idris Has Transformed Birnin-Kebbi, Commissioner Chides Opposition …Lists Achievements

From Ayodele Ajoge, Birnin-Kebbi

The Dr.Nasir Idris, APC administration in Kebbi State has expended huge amount of money in his nine months in office to date in transforming Birnin-Kebbi the State Capital to a befitting State Capital, through modernisation in the area of infrastructure available in other State Capitals in Nigeria.

The State Hon. Commissioner for Information and Culture Alhaji Yakubu Ahmed Birnin Kebbi who stated this at a  Press Briefing in his Country home of Birnin Kebbi last weekend averred that a glaring facts revealed that the government of governor Nasiru Idris in the State has  succeeded in setting an agenda for transforming Kebbi State in various sectors.

Alhaji Birnin-Kebbi stated that the current administration has contrary to insinuations by the opposition the administration of Governor Nasir Idris has lived above board in its desire to take the state to greater heights.

“For instance, to mitigate the suffering of the people of the state due to the present economic situation, has bought assorted grains of more than N12 billion and distributed free to all communities.”

The gesture, according to him would be a routine one aimed at improving the livelihood of all residents in the state. 

He said that Kebbi State Government should be commended for distributing palliatives to all the categories of beneficiaries, irrespective of political or religious affiliations.

On food security, Yakubu explained that tangible efforts and measures have been implemented by the administration to bolster food security and ensuring that the people of the state do not go hungry.

In the same vein, the administration has spent huge amount of money on the purchase of assorted farm inputs and implements and distributed same free to farmers across the state.

 Kebbi State, according to him Is among the few states that is not owing its workers salaries or other emoluments, including the payment of the 2024 leave grant to workers.

On security, the state government has been doing everything humanly possible to ensure that the people of the state sleep with their two eyes closed.

The governor, has among other efforts donated several logistics including vehicles and funds to the various security agencies and vigilantes to facilitate their efforts to safeguard the lives and property of the people. 

He called on the opposition and other mischief makers to stop the campaign of calumny against the administration in order to allow the governor concentrate on his people’s oriented projects he has already started.

 “The ongoing futile campaigns of calumny against the Nasiru Idris led administration will continue to hit the rock and amount to no effect because his doggedness, piety, patriotism, transparency and accountability have remained unparalleled in the history of Kebbi State.

“Such unending ferocious campaigns by some unrepentant cynics and diabolical critics attempting to link the state government to the recent looting of Dangote palliatives will also be futile as it is not complicit in anyway possible.” He said.