By Amos Tauna
A gubernatorial aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Kaduna State, northwest Nigeria, Muhammad Sani Bello has officially declared his intention to contest the 2019 governorship election with a promise to rescue the state from what he called vagaries of pervasive mal- administration and restore public trust and confidence in government .
Declaring this at the State party office on Friday in Kaduna, the Aspirant promised that if given the mandate he would be the people’s servant, leading a people oriented administration, transparently run on the rule of law and fully accountable to the public.
Açcording to him, his mission to govern the state would include to “Restore peaceful coexistence and provide adequate safety and effective security of lives and property.
“Prioritize economic growth and development for all; where everyone has equal access to jobs, regardless of sex, gender, religion, age or physical conditions.
“Pursue increased community cohesion and civic identity through societal re -orientation programmes and representative participation in social, political and cultural spheres.”
Sani Bello emphasized that the vision of his government in the state is to secure, more prosperous and a robust economy built on agriculture, mining and industry through good governance underpinned by justice and fairness to all.”
He lamented that the advent of governor El-Rufai administration has witnessed a gross alienation of the seven million citizens of the state.
“To date, tales of woe whether from hundreds of communities destroyed and displaced by insecurity and demolitions or from tens of thousands of sacked workers and their families , the hallmarks of the Nasiru administration. This was because we accidentally voted in a governor who was never a part of the people and could never be expected to really understand where they are or where they wish to be.
“Kaduna State has not had it so bad on these two fronts since its creation in 1976. The number of lives and property lost to insecurity in the past three years surpasses the total, for the rest of its existence.
“What is worse is the government’s disregard for the rule of law as well as justice and fairness which remains a continuous source of fresh conflicts among our diverse and heterogeneous communities.
“Economically, Kaduna State has moved from an agricultural and industrial hub to land of abandoned farms and graveyard for factories. Neither farmers nor herders in most parts are able to carry on the business of helping to feed our nation.
“Accountability and transparency in public administration and finance are no longer core values as the few contracts and appointments by the state government are now reserved for a tight circle of family, friends and cronies. The result is a plethora of unfinished projects, increased debts and intensification of mass poverty and unemployment.
“The All Progressive Congress, APC, government in Kaduna State has completely dislocated the entire fabric of our society. The revered traditional institution that prides itself as source of enhancing harmonious coexistence, preserving our heritage and traditions has been decapitated.
“The civil service, which is the engine room of implementation of government policies and a symbol of continuity has been systematically destroyed.
“Such severe shortcomings could have been avoided or be overcome if the Governor as the chief executive was not so all – knowing and had kept arrogance at bay,” the aspirant observed.
Responding, the state chairman of PDP, Felix Hassan Hyet said Kaduna State was looking for a governor that would build not destroy as well as a governor that would create job opportunities not the one that would send thousands to the streets of the state jobless
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