Tambuwal Swears-in 12 Directors-General , Says Institutions Are Building Blocks Of Viable Development

Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State has sworn in 12 Directors-General out of the 22 he appointed recently in the state.

Speaking at the ceremony, Governor Tambuwal said the swearing-in of the Directors-General was delayed due to the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic.

He said their appointment was based on merit due to their track record in the state civil service, thus urging them to contribute their quota to the development of the state.

”I urged you to intensify efforts on the virtue of hardworking, and trust in order to discharge your duty effectively,” Tambuwal added.

The inauguration, which took place at the Council Chamber of the Government House in Sokoto, was witnessed by various dignitaries, including the state Deputy Governor, Alhaji Manir Dan’Iya, Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Sa’idu Umar, the state Head of Service, Sani Garba Shuni and some commissioners.

 

However, Tambuwal has also described strong institutions as the chips with which a virile and scientific societies are built and sustained.

The Governor made this assertion Thursday when he received a delegation of the Sokoto state chapter of the Alumni Association of the National Institute (AANI) at Government House, Sokoto.

According to him, “if you have strong institutions, they will support personnel that are not well prepared.”

“That is why some of us believe in strong institutions,” the governor stated as he commended the foresight of the founders of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), “because governance and anything that has to do with the running of the affairs of mankind must be knowledge-driven and knowledge-based.”

“And, you can only be fully prepared if you have the capacity around you, if at all you don’t have it yourself,” noted Gov. Tambuwal.

He pledged that his administration welcomes the suggestions and offer of the AANI to collaborate with the state government on the making of policy in all tiers of government in the state.

In his address, the state chapter chairman of the AANI, Abubakar Sokoto Mohammed, Mni, said the association have “resolved to put the various intellectual, technocratic as well as multi-disciplinary expertise of our members at the disposal of your administration.”

“We decided to prioritize our contributions to policy formulation and implementation in the development of Sokoto State in the areas of security, education and healthcare, given the contemporary pressing challenges in our nation and Sokoto state,” Mohammed stated.

 

 

By Aisha Hameed