Ayuba Sanusi
KEBBI STATE governor, Comrade (Dr) Nasir Idris has enjoined the Acting Chief Judge of the state, Justice Umar Abubakar to embark on a massive decongestion of correctional facilities across the state.
He issued the directive on Saturday while swearing in the Acting Grand Khadi, Khadi Sadiq Umar-Muktar at Government House, Birnin Kebbi.
The swearing-in followed the retirement of his predecessor, Khadi Tukur Sani-Argungu, who clocked 60 years, the mandatory retirement age.
The governor said the directive became necessary given a series of complaints about correctional facilities being congested across the state.
Dr Idris, who tasked the newly sworn-in Acting Grand Khadi with justice, equity and fairness to all manner of people, also informed him that his choice was based on track records and encouraged him to sustain the tempo for the good of his staff and the state at large.
Dr Idris assured that his administration would do everything possible within the meagre resources at its disposal to make the judicial workers happy.
While promising to operate an open-door policy, the governor said his government was ready to welcome advice, suggestions and constructive criticism that would bring positive development to the state, “so that we adjust as leaders.”
“Going by my background, all of you know that I am a teacher, a unionist to the core and a labour leader who grew from local government to state chairman to president of the largest trade union in Africa.
“Despite that, I have never left you people, wherever I am, I have never spent two weeks without coming back home. I want other people that have the interest of Kebbi to emulate this attitude,” he advised.
He said the yearnings and aspirations of Kebbi people were to see change, adding that the work started by his administration testified to the fact that residents of Kebbi would have cause to smile very soon.
The governor assured that his ambition was to transform the state capital from “a glorified local government headquarters to a full-fledged state capital.”
Dr Idris announced that the road contracts recently awarded covered construction and reconstruction of major roads in the state capital, adding that while some roads would be dual carriage, others would be converted to triple carriageways with interlocks and modern roundabouts.
He added that flyovers would also be constructed in some places to reduce congestion, ease traffic and ensure smooth vehicular movement.
Eighteen-Eleven Media