An Open Letter To Alhaji Sule Lamido, By Adamu Saleh Maidalibai
Dear Sir,
POLITICS DIGEST– My hope and prayer is that this little piece reach you so that you will be able to go through it, it’s a little piece written by no one but a concerned citizen, an ‘unknown’ child of yours whom found it necessary to portray the good picture of Jigawa state under your dynamic leadership.
Let us lift the ban and start by saying “thank you” as a father, leader and icon of good leadership who worked tirelessly by making the atmosphere a very conducive one to all Jigawa state citizens, to tell the world that Jigawa is great under your control is understatement.
You said it once someday in an ‘unspecified’ video that goes viral on 26th of this month while celebrating Jigawa at 29 that “Jigawa is the center of attraction, center of perfections, the center of reference, the world over view because even the Americans will be come here to Jigawa state,”
To cut it short, you said “with God behind us and prayer in the next 25 years to come, every one in the world will praise Jigawa state”. It is our hope what you said will become reality in years to come.
Sir, there is no true Jigawa citizen that can curse your name because of your splendid leadership which is uncomparable with the current one. Your foresighted vision has completely lighten Jigawa state’s path to success in almost all the sectors within the state.
Education under your control has become more of references, schools were built, libraries were upgraded, students health care was uplifted, hostel as well as classes and laboratories were renovated in addition to the adjustment of higher education scholarship of students and more importantly the free education of girl child from primary to tertiary level.
I could recall while you were the incumbent governor, women’s health was given greater priority to an extent free charges were given not only to girls but to pregnant women whom are on the verge of delivery.
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Markets which encompasses ones in Maigatari, Sara, Gujungu, Taura and Gwaram local governments were upgraded respectively. All ministries were converged together in the capital of the state in order to uplift the capital to a greater level of attraction and comparison.
Roads were constructed especially the one that links the whole local governments in the state. It was during your administration that almost all teachers were sponsored to study at various institutions of learning in the state for the betterment of education.
Sir, before you became governor all those that had intent of visiting the holy land to perform their pilgrimage were transported to various states to make their departure, not to mention other citizens that flew abroad for study, tour, seminars, conferences and what not. A first class airport was built to simplify the whole processes “Allah Kara sutura ranka daɗe”.
Even if we hide the truth, the Lord of the heaven and earth will bring the ones that will unveil and celebrate it. So in our own capacity we decide to celebrate you before it becomes late for us to do so “while you’re call back” to express our feelings and to say thank you.
History has it that agricultural activities were given priorities back then whereas capital were given a large number of people of both genders to aliviate poverty all over. I’m happy to tell you that almost all the students whom were able to be sponsored abroad under your care are doing great after they graduated.
What fascinated me the most was the two universities that were established in the state under your watch in order to to eradicate the then stressing issue of understudied citizens, one by the Federal Government which is located in the capital of the state and the other one created by the state government under your administration in Kafin Hausa local government area of the state which was later named after you by the state assembly.
Sir, as you are no longer in hold of any political office in the state and the country at large, but the legacy you left through your fruitful administration is still inspiring everyone in the state, history is so kind to you today and so shall it be till we all answer the call of our creator.
Adamu Saleh Maidalibai is the Coordinator of Arewa Youth Consultative Council in Jigawa State
