Yobe 2023: NNPP gubernatorial candidate promises better days for citizens if elected

Yobe 2023: NNPP gubernatorial candidate promises better days for citizens if elected

… Accuses the Buni Administration of lack of direction in education planning for the state

By: Yahaya Wakili

Malam Garba Umar Tsunami, the gubernatorial candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party in Yobe state has assured the people that if elected he will ensure the employment and retraining of  more teachers as well as build more primary and secondary schools across the state to give the people the basics of education with focus on the next generation.

Malam Garba Umar disclosed this in Potiskum while opening the party’s Bakata branch office at Dogo Nini ward.

He observed that, education in Yobe state has been backward with no significant changes since the coming of the current administration in the state and therefore, if voted into office he will ensure that the state has a better approach to fighting illiteracy through purposeful governance that meets the yearnings and aspiration of the people.

Malam Umar reveals plan by his party to constitute eleven man committee across each ward that will include Village heads and religious leaders, elders, youths and women leaders to fashion a better approach to government and promote all inclusive administration that will turn around the fortunes of the state.

According to him, the 11 man ward committee will be encouraged to forward observations under an open door policy that will enable them have unhindered access to government in order to present needs from their own assessment and the solution so that government can have better contact sessions with the people and knows where to come in to build a better society.

He said, Dogo Nini ward is the largest ward in Potiskum and in Yobe state in general, adding that Arkime primary school which has a total population of 19,000 pupils with only 29 teachers and in one classroom would be a priority of his government if elected.

He accused the Mai Mala government of being insensitive to the plight of the people saying that instead and f concentrating on the needs to secure the future of the state, the government employed over 5,000 S.A and paying them #45,000 every month while no attention was given to tackling the problem of education in the state.

“The government that don’t have money it can not be able to pay the #18,000 minimum wage salary in time, but it go ahead with employment of S.A, S.A, a man can spend 35 years in service government cannot pay him his pension and gratitude but they have money for jamboree.” Tsunami said.

He revealed that, if elected he will immediately neutralized all cloaks put in place by the current administration in Yobe that focus only on few individuals rather than the state.

“This government is deceiving the people of Yobe state for many, many years,” he said “Government House is not a place for selling fertilizer. I mean fertilizer should be taken direct to farmers. That is where if given the opportunity, the 11 man ward committee will be responsible for distribution of fertilizer, so that farmers will get it earlier and go to their farms. Fertilizer should always meet them at the farm and not the other way. if we form the government, we will ensure this is put to stop”.

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“We would ensure that all the children of the poor gets education to become something in his future. We would try our best to see that the Western and Islamic education of our children is improve and we will sponsor our indigenes to go and look for education around the world so that we would stop hiring outside the state as that will reduce alot of burden on our people.” Malam Umar said.

While expressing sadness to what is happening in Yobe state, he observed that the lopesided educational pursuit between the children of the rich and the children of the poor is scary.  “Look at this Tulip International College Mamudo all the children in the school are the sons of big, big men. Permanent Secretaries, Ambassadors, Commissioners Ministers, Directors and others you can’t get the children of poor in that school yet the government will tell you they are promoting education in the state. They are only promoting for themselves and neglecting the poor.

 “If given the mandate, i will establish schools such as Tulip College. I will establish 17 in the state and from each local government I will ensure that the child of poor gets admission into the school.

He said the debt burden on the state is to the tune of over #100 Billion. Adding that what the state generates is between #3 to 4 billion.

“The government needs professionals on finance. I have experience on financial management and I am sure within a short time I will settle debts burden of the state if given the mandate.” Garba Umar said.

Yobe 2023: NNPP gubernatorial candidate promises better days for citizens if elected