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Yobe: Two Questions with Former Deputy Governor Aliyu Bagare
Yobe: Two Questions with Former Deputy Governor Aliyu Bagare
By: Yahaya Wakili
Alhaji Aliyu Saleh Bagare Turakin Tikau Emirate Council in Yobe State Former Deputy Governor during the Senator Bukar Abba Ibrahim regime. Aliyu Saleh Bagare spoke to NEWSng on the credibility of appointing Senator Ibrahim Geidam as the Minister of Police Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
NEWSng: How will you describe the appointment of Senator Ibrahim Geidam as a minister of police affairs by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCON?
Bagare: This is a very welcome development because Ibrahim Geidam has been one of the outstanding governors in Nigeria who really performed, and during his tenure, subjects in Yobe State really enjoyed his tenure. People enjoyed his promotion of salary payment, gratitude payment, pension and salary payment throughout his tenure. There are no arrears on pensions; when you are due for retirement, parting with your salary means you are getting your pension.
So he really showed the people that he was a vebtrant civil servant to the core; he programmed his program such that his subject never suffered; adequate supply of fertilizer to the farmers; adequate supply of farm implements; I think he is an every-round governor; he performed in all aspects of development. You go to the hospital side, and you must credit this gentleman because he performed wonderfully there. He built an outstanding teaching hospital, and today the teaching hospital in Yobe is modernized and moderly equipped, even that of the teaching hospital in Maiduguri that has been around for many years. Senator Ibrahim Geidam deserved to be a minister in all capacities because if performance is rewarded, Ibrahim Geidam deserves every reward from the federal government.
Right from day one, when I contacted him, among the presidential aspirants who we follow, he told me that Baba Turaki today our merger survived because of Tinubu and that he really performed more than 80% of the merger requirement; he provided the money; he provided the state logistics. So he did everything possible to see that in 2015 Buhari emerged, and that is why Buhari emerged as president. Therefore, we have no person to push for the presidential seat apart from Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and you know we had a common tenure with Tinubu as governors, so I know his performance, his ability, and he is a wonderful person. That is why if you have good intentions, God will be with you.
Senator Ibrahim Geidam becoming a minister does not surprise me, as I am told, because I know he is active, because I know he can deliver, and because he has performed in Yobe, so I am sure the police will witness and witness developments that they have never witnessed in their lives, because I know he is the one who, when he promised, never broke his promise. That is one thing you will reward Geidam for everything; he is always standing by his words; he never changes; he will not tell you to do this and go and do that; that is never in his character. I have the privilege to work with him as my permanent secretary. He never betrays me; he is the type of person who calls them Ba Kona. So everything he will tell you is the truth, and such people are very nice to work with.
NEWSng: Finally, do you have something to add to what I asked you before?
Bagare: What I expect Mr. President to do is give Senator Ibrahim Geidam a chance to work. I know he will work differently; he will reorganize the police, and I am sure he will take them to greater heights. Therefore, let him have a chance to work; I know he will work.
Yobe: Two Questions with Former Deputy Governor Aliyu Bagare
Zulum inaugurates 2 schools, flags off High Islamic College project
.Orders digitalisation of all secondary schools
By: Our Reporter
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, on Tuesday inaugurated the newly constructed Government Secondary Schools (GSSs) Fikiyel and Balbaya.
The governor also flagged off the construction of a new High Islamic College in Fikiyel Bayo Local Government Area.
Speaking during the brief ceremony, Governor Zulum said the High Islamic College was designed to integrate out-of-school children, particularly Almajirai, into a formal and modern educational system.
The college will run a hybrid curriculum based on the National Board for Arabic and Islamic Studies (NBAIS), combining core Islamic education with contemporary science, technology and humanities.
“it is our sincere hope that the people of Fikayel will benefit from this school because we are targeting the enrollment of out-of-school children into this school so that learners can learn Arabic, and then we shall streamline the non-formal educational (Sangaya System) into the formal educational system by introducing intensive literacy, intensive numeracy, digital literacy and above all, vocational training,” Zulum said.
Briefing the governor, the Commissioner for Education, Engr Lawan Abba Wakilbe, stated that High Islamic Colleges were already built in 20 local government areas of the state
In a related development, Prof. Zulum has directed the State Ministry of Education to the complete digitalisation of all public secondary schools across the state.
The directive is for integration of digital tools, e-learning platforms and smart classroom technologies with a view to enhancing teaching and learning outcomes.
The two newly inaugurated secondary schools, Fikiyel and Balbaya, are located in Bayo Local Government Area. They comprise 20 modern classrooms, laboratories, a library and sporting facilities each.
Governor Zulum was assisted by the senator representing Southern Borno, Mohammed Ali Ndume; APC state chairman, Bello Ayuba; House of Representatives member, Engr Bukar Talba; the Commissioner for Education, Engr Lawan Abba Wakilbe; the Commissioner for Works, Engr Mustapha Gubio; the Commissioner for Information and Internal Security, President Usman Tar; Commissioner for Local Government and Emirates Affairs, Sugun Mai Mele and other senior officials of the Borno State Government.
Zulum inaugurates 2 schools, flags off High Islamic College project
Police officer killed, others abducted as bandits seize firearms in Zamfara
By: Zagazola Makama
A police officer was killed and another abducted, along with ten villagers, after bandits attacked Farin Ruwa village in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State, seizing serviceable firearms in the process.
Sources told Zagazola Makama that the corpse of ASP Samaila Sule, along with five villagers, was recovered at the scene following the attack reported earlier on Jan. 4.
The sources said the officer’s AK-47 rifle, and 30 rounds of live ammunition, was carted away by the attackers.
Insp. Aliyu Ibrahim, also abducted with his AK-47 rifle loaded with 30 rounds, remains missing, along with ten villagers who were taken during the incident.
Efforts are ongoing to trace the missing officer and civilians, as well as to recover the stolen firearms.
Police officer killed, others abducted as bandits seize firearms in Zamfara
CJTF member killed in suspected Boko Haram ambush in Gwoza
By: Zagazola Makama
A member of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) was killed in an ambush by suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists along Warave–Bayan Dutse Road in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State.
Sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred on Jan. 5 at about 2:30 p.m., when unknown gunmen reportedly attacked CJTF and local hunters on routine patrol in the area.
According to the sources, Hamman Ibrahim, 40, a member of the CJTF, was fatally injured during the ambush. The military FOB was alerted, and troops of Operation HADIN KAI, police and CJTF personnel visited the scene, documenting the incident.
The sources added that the victim was evacuated to the General Hospital, Gwoza, where he was certified dead on arrival.
The corpse was photographed and later released to relatives for burial according to Islamic rites.
CJTF member killed in suspected Boko Haram ambush in Gwoza
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