Sokoto state governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal said yesterday that his government does not have any cabal noting that the people of the state are his concern.
Tambuwal who insisted that his victory at the just concluded governorship election was an act of God perfected by the resilence of the people of the state added that, were it for money or power, the election would have gone the other way.
Addressing newsmen on how his government has fared so far, and what to expect in the next 4 years, Tambuwal said he will continue to remain committed to his resolve to deliver good governance for the people of the state.
“The people of the state are my priority. We will continue to do everything humanly possible to deliver good governance for the benefit of our people.
“When we came on board, we made education, health and agriculture our priority.
“On self-assessment, I can say to God be the glory, we have done well within the limit of our resources as I used to draw the attention of the public to the fact that no matter how good your plans and programmes are without resources you cannot implement them.
“Since we came in, some governors were unable to pay salary but Alhamdulillah we have never owed any of our worker. So far, my administration has paid over 7bn on pension and gratuities.
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“Though our IGR is lean and the monthly allocation we get is between 2 to 3 billion naira, we are still very up to date in the payment of salaries. This is even more so that the states wage bill is well over 2bn.”
Tambuwal further disclosed that within the last 3 and half years, his government has done much on human capital development than capital projects.
“My administration deliberately engaged in human capital development more than infrastructure development.
“Most developed countries of the world take the issue of human capital development with greater priority.
“We are investing massively in education, health and you can only see the impact of the investment in the long run”.
Talking on what transpired in the just concluded governorship election in Sokoto state, Tambuwal said, the state was heavily militarised leading to suppression of the electorate.
“My victory of 342 is the slimmest so far in the history of the nation. Though, it is the figure that gave us the victory.
“Sokoto election has never been militarised until 2019. We all know how people were suppressed
“I thank God and the good people of Sokoto State for their support. It is not by our power. If it is power or money, it would have gone the other way round”.
