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  • Tambuwal Commends NNPC,Belemo Oil Commended For Providing Social Amenities

    Tambuwal Commends NNPC,Belemo Oil Commended For Providing Social Amenities

    By Muhammad Ibrahim,Sokoto

    Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto state gave kudos to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) and the Belema Oil Foundation for the provision of water to the communities near the tomb of Sheikh Usmanu Danfodio (Hubbaren Shehu), leader of the 18th century Islamic Reawakening.

    According to the Governor, both the NNPC and Belema Oil deserve commendation for carrying out their social corporate responsibility for the benefit of the people of Sokoto state just as they have been doing for other communities in various parts of the country,as contained in a release by Muhammad Bello.

    He observed that the project is not the first one executed by the NNPC in collaboration with Belema Oil in the state, indicating that both entities are constructing a hostel accommodation at the Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto.

    Meanwhile, the Governor appealed to individuals and corporate organizations to assist the government in the provision of water, healthcare, education and other social amenities to the people.

    He also appealed to the benefiting communities to look after the project and take its ownership, just as he directed the state ministry of water resources to collaborate wth the benefiting communities and ensure that they benefit from the project.

    In his address, the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar while observing that the provision of water is very important to human life, patted the NNPC and Belema Oil on the back and stressed that their gestures is worthy of emulation.

    In his address, the founder of Belema Oil, Mr Jack Rich, who undertook the project in collaboration with the NNPC, said it was executed in order to assist the communities with water.

    Mr Jack said the project demonstrates the unity of Nigeria.

  • Tambuwal Appoints Pioneer VC For New Shagari Varsity

    Tambuwal Appoints Pioneer VC For New Shagari Varsity

    By Muhammad Goronyo, Sokoto

    Gov Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto state has approved the appointment of Prof. Malami Umar Tambuwal as the first Vice Chancellor of the newly established Shehu Shagari University of Education, Sokoto, as contained in a release by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Governor, Muhammad Bello.

    Prof. Tambuwal an educationist of repute was a Registrar of the defunct College of Education now upgraded to a varsity. Prior to his appointment he was a Dean in the Faculty of Education at the Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto (UDUS). He hails from Tambuwal town in Tambuwal local government area of Sokoto state.

    Also appointed by the Governor as Vice Chancellors in charge of academics and administration under are: Professors Muhammad Aminu Mode and Nasiru Mukhtar Gatawa respectively. Both were also former staff of Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto (UDUS).

    While Prof. Mode once headed UDUS Department of the Modern and European Languages, Prof. Gatawa worked at the Economics Department of the university where he rose through the ranks from the position of Graduate Assistant to that of a Professor.

    The duo hail from Sokoto North and Gatawa in Sokoto North and Sabon Birni local government areas of Sokoto state respectively.

    The other management/principal officers appointed by Governor Tambuwal are: Mrs Amina Yusuf Garba (MON, Mni), as Registrar and Sulaiman Dikko as the
    University Librarian.

    Mrs Garba who had a stint at UDUS as an Assistant Registrar and Deputy Registrar was the immediate past Registrar of Sokoto state University before her appointment.

    A member of the prestigious National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Jos, Plateau state and holder of the national honor award of the Member of the Order of the Niger (MON), she hails from Binji local government area of Sokoto state.

    Mr Dikko, an indigene of Sokoto North local government area of Sokoto state, was until his appointment the Director of the Sokoto state Library. He holds a B.Sc degree in Library and Information Science and is vast in library services and management.

    Meanwhile, the Governor has directed that the remaining management positions of the University’s Bursar and Director of Works and Physical Planning should be provided by the state’s ministries of Finance and Works respectively.

  • Governor Tambuwal’s Brother Of 37 Years Vizier Dies

    Governor Tambuwal’s Brother Of 37 Years Vizier Dies

    By muhammad Goronyo, Sokoto

    It is with sublime submission to the will of Allah (SWT) that I announce the death of my precious elder brother, Alhaji Muhammadu Bello, Wazirin Tambuwal, (the Vizier of Tambuwal).

    The octogenarian, who died Tuesday evening has been the Vizier of Tambuwal for the past 37 years, having succeeded our late beloved father, Alhaji Umar Waziri Usmanu, Governor Tambuwal announced.

    He will be buried according to Islamic rites this morning in Tambuwal town.

    May Allah forgive him his shortcomings and grant him Aljanna Firdausi.

  • Tambuwal Rejects NBS’ Ranking Of Sokoto As ‘Poorest’ State

    Tambuwal Rejects NBS’ Ranking Of Sokoto As ‘Poorest’ State

    Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has rejected the National Bureau of Statistics’ ranking of Sokoto as the poorest state despite being the largest onion producer in the country.

    Tambuwal spoke when he received the Chairman of Media Trust Limited (MTL), Malam Kabiru Yusuf, who paid him a courtesy call on Friday.

    “I don’t know why they always rank Sokoto as the poorest state; what are the parameters used?

    “We all know that majority of our people are farmers, in fact, Sokoto is the largest onion producer in the country. We produce onion worth between two and three billion Naira every year. I know a single man who produces onion worth N700million alone.

    “How can you call a state that majority of its people are into all-year-round farming activities as a poor state. There must be a reason behind it. We have over 7 million livestock which is more than the population of human beings in the state, but we’re still (ranked) the poorest,” he wondered.

    The governor commended the management of the MTL for establishing Trust Television, which he said, would help in telling the rest of the world the truth about the North and the nation at large as done by the Daily Trust newspapers.

    “I used to watch some of your programmes and I am impressed with the quality of their contents,” he said

    Earlier, Yusuf said he was in the state to formally intimate the governor of the newly established Trust TV which has been on the air for sometimes and to solicit for continuous support and patronage of his government.

  • Sokoto Would Be A Tourism Center-Tambuwal

    Sokoto Would Be A Tourism Center-Tambuwal

    By Muhammad Goronyo,Sokoto

    With the present day continuous continuous transformation in Science and Technology, governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal is making waves to develop Sokoto into a tourism centre.

    It is in his efforts to transform Sokoto state into a tourism state, Sokoto state government under his leadership has undertaken to construct drainages along major roads in the metropolis and beyond just to make city roads motorable without any hitch.

    Just recently he released billions of naira for various construction firms for them to speed up performances and quality work as well.

    Similarly Tambuwal last week released the sum of N1b to a committee for distribution to marketers whose items were consumed by fire inferno that occurred early this year.

    In a related development, he has purchased Toyota Hilux vehicles,motorcycles and other related provisions to security agencies in the state to counter banditry that hinders commercial activities in the state and beyond.

    In his words,”I was sworn in to perform what is best for the entire people of the state, I have seen no reason why I cannot perform, resources belong to all of them, it what is and best needed I had done and currently executing world class facilities like Sokoto University Teaching Hospital, Dialysis Center”, among other things he has undertaken to execute.

  • Supporting Tambuwal’s Perspective On Depolicization Of Security Issues To Grow Sokoto State – Kabiru Umar

    Supporting Tambuwal’s Perspective On Depolicization Of Security Issues To Grow Sokoto State – Kabiru Umar

    By Muhammad Goronyo, Sokoto

    The politicization of issues of insecurity/banditry in Sokoto state over time, has been bothering all well meaning citizens who desire peace to reign in the Caliphate. Of concern particularly, is the utter desperation by some attention- seeking elements who seek to apportion blame on their perceived political opponents as the sponsors of such heinousness on humanity.

    The facts by Kabiru Umar Sokoto further said, happily, the criticizers have been failing in their bid to adduce cogent and reasonable reasons to back their accusations with verifiable facts, but merely hinging on the self verdict they formed of their foes to trick their followers/audience. This appears a lean on deception which breeds hate and disaffection within the ranks of the society. It’s sad to succumb to the rough paths of politics to judge selfishly and unfairly.

    The question often goes: Where is the pleasure in purveying baseless and unfounded claims about one whom I didn’t share the same political track with?

    Toeing along the line of mischief for ulterior motives degrades fame and causes the wrath of the Supreme Being to settle on the traducer. It’s however great knowing, no one in their right senses could believe the spurious allegations, leaders in Sokoto state are the masterminds of acts of banditry in eastern part of the state. The architects of such malicious spit are perhaps capitalizing on the restraint and humane disposition of the political leader (governor) and the head of traditional institution (Sultan) to be misguiding the gullible members of society on issues of insecurity in Sokoto state.

    The civilization in the people at the moment is at its peak, and therefore cannot be brainwashed into believing either their governor or the spiritual head associate with or sanctioning the banditry plaguing the eastern zone of Sokoto state. Nothing could be further from the truth. If anything, the modest contributions/achievements of the government of Sokoto state towards addressing the nagging problems are glaring for all to behold.

    Provision of at least 500 operational vehicles in aid of security agencies operating within the state from inception of the administration to date, as well as motorcycles at interval of times lifts the scorecards of the government on security in the eyes of fair minded citizens. Again, the administration provided the structures, the 8 Division of the Nigeria Army at
    Kalambaina area in Sokoto is currently inhabiting. Its recent donation of 10 Hilux vehicles and 500 hundred motorcycles to Vigilante Group of Nigeria Sokoto state chapter, yet underscored in clear terms, the genuine resolve to fight against banditry and other criminal activities in the state.

    Not only the aforesaid supports, governor Aminu Tambuwal had sometime in 2020 visited the President as the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, who has the constitutional powers and who had sworn to protect lives and property of the citizenry to intimate him on the appalling security situation in the eastern part of Sokoto state. That visit afforded the governor the opportunity to lay bare before Mr. President, the needs of the people in terms of deployment of more service personnel to tame the growing security imbroglio afflicting zone. The same tone was echoed by the governor to the President during his recent visit to him. It’s all about something to be done urgently to reverse the nasty situation.

    Calls for new strategies in the onslaught against criminal elements, recruitment of new personnel, procurement of modern weaponry, incentives/welfare packages to boost morale of the serving troops at the battlefields constituted some of the suggestions of the governor during the two meetings with the President. Hearts are stained not to have believed the governor on this yeoman’s service.

    The unbending commitment of the governor to ridding not only the eastern parts of Sokoto state but the entire north west states of insecurity using the available arsenals of interface at his disposal can’t be contested. This is the sincere testimony of Tambuwal’s counterpart, El- Rufa’i of Kaduna state in one of his commiseration visits to the state. Is this not adequate to dismiss the factless and vituperative rants on the governor on issues of insecurity in the state?

    Peddlers of bad information include, therefore those who engaged in the vicious insinuations the governor pampers bandits and their activities and without proof to underpin their venomous thirst to nail at all cost.

    Good minds feel, what is of significance now, is for all those who wish Sokoto state and other troubled parts of the country well is to spare time in fervent intercessory prayers for the Almighty Creator to deliver the space of all challenges besetting it and not a resort to wicked politicization of the security issues for political gains.

  • Tambuwal Urges Leaders To Ponder Lessons Of The Qur’an

    Tambuwal Urges Leaders To Ponder Lessons Of The Qur’an

    By Muhammad Goronyo,Sokoto

    Muslim leaders in the Northern part of Nigeria and elsewhere in the country have been urged to ponder the veritable lesons of the Holy Qur’an in overcoming the ugly narratives of insurgency, banditry, kidnapping and sundry crimes wrongfully associated with Islam.

    His media aide,Muhammad Bello said Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto state made the call at the Holy Qur’an recitation graduation reception for Abdulgaffar Abubakar Gotomo [HQ]-(Hafizeezul Qur’an-Guardian or Memorizer of the Holy Qur’an) held at Nurut-Tilawah International School, Zaria, Kaduna state.

    According to him, the ambience and scholarship accompanying the memorization of the Holy Qur’an is a pointer to the subliminal tranquility of Islam which does not allow for the propagation and practice of violence.

    “This is an additional lessons for us, especially in our struggles to contain the excesses of many of our wayward children. The preponderance of bandits and criminals is a testimony to the ugly trend that the nation is coping with,” he said.

    He prayed for the school, students and staff, expressing hope that the Islamic and Qur’anic socialization being cultivated and inculcated in students of the school will serve as an anti-dote to the ignorance peddled as Islam by adherents of the terroristic Islamic organizations and Illl-educated Muslims in the country and globally.

    The Governor expressed gratitude to Allah for the shower of blessings heralded by the graduation and gave kudos to the teachers and students of the school for their efforts.

    In his remarks, the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) said “this school is a thing a proud to all its students, Muslims in the country and the city of Zaria.

    “Its socialization of youths to memorize the Qur’an is an indication of the spiritual and temporal blessings that such education bestows not only on the guardian of the holy book but their parents and the entire Islamic community globally,” Malami said.

    Father of the graduate, who is also a bosom friend of both Malami and Tambuwal, Hon. Abubakar Usman Gotomo, who couldn’t conceal his excitement wept joyfully as he expressed happiness over his son’s meritorious feat.

    “I am delighted that my son is the recipient of this exceptional honor, which is a thing of pride to my family and the Islamic community in our country.

    Narrating how he made efforts to bring his child to the school, he prayed for him and expressed gratitude to Gov. Tambuwal and Malami for their friendship and unflinching loyalty from childhood till date.

    Barrister Tahir Umar Tahir, proprietor of the school,
    recalled the sterling leadership qualities of Tambuwal while he was the Speaker of the House of Representatives and his commitment to the uplifting of Islam in the country.

    He also applauded Malami for his contribution to the dispensation of justice and development of Islam in the country.

    Giving a brief history of the 25 years old school which has students from across the nation and the some countries of Africa and France, from where two female students are currently undertaking studies, he informed the August visitors that the school is gradually preparing for movement to its permanent site.

    Highlights of the graduation ceremony also attended by Sokoto state Commissioner for Finance, Hon. AbdusSamad Dasuki, Sokoto state Head of Service, Alhaji Abubakar Mohammed (Mni), the incoming National Organizing Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Hon. Umar Bature, the Special Adviser to Sokoto state Governor on Special Duties, Hon. Dahiru Yabo and former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Bashir Adamu, include the recitation of some portions of the Holy Qur’an by the celebrant.

  • Sokoto Govt. to turn Almajiri issues into opportunities-Tambuwal

    Sokoto Govt. to turn Almajiri issues into opportunities-Tambuwal

    The Sokoto State Government says it has taken measures to turn Almajiri issues into greater opportunities that will continue to produce the best future generations for the State.

    Gov. Aminu Tambuwal, made the pledge on Thursday  at a 3-Day workshop for 38 conventional Almajiri schools, organised by the State Arabic and Islamic Education Board in collaboration with MDA’s, NGO’s and some stakeholders.

    The theme of the workshop is, “Turning the problem of Almajiri into opportunities: Paradigm for Partnership and Collaboration”.

    Tambuwal, who was represented by the state Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Alhaji Bello Guiwa, restated government commitment towards enhancing the Almajiri system of education in the State.

    “As a government we will continue to remain dedicated towards enhancing the required needs of the society.

    “The state government has taken measures to address the Almajiri system of education by engaging the innocent children into western education and various entrepreneurship.

    “This is in order to enhance their living standard; the government will not condone any scholar bringing smaller children for Almajiri education and will ensure all steps to stop such,” he said.

    In his address, the Sultan of Sokoto and Chairman Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III tasked Islamic scholars in the country to educate parents on the implications of begging and it’s consequences in Islam.

    The Sultan who was represented by Prof. Sambo Junaidu, Wazirin Sokoto, emphasised that more enlightenment was needed to stop begging by Almajiri school children, to restore the dignity of the system.

    “The Almajiri system of education is our heritage, which covers all what is contained in the western education and beyond.

    “The only difference between the two is the coming of Colonialists and writing from left to right direction, instead of our own from right to left direction.

    “However, the Almajiri system of education we practice was generally accepted by the Colonialists when they come to introduce the western system of education.

    “As such, we should continue to protect and enhance the system by ensuring more enlightenment to the society toward making it the system we desire,” he said.

    Also speaking, the Executive Secretary, Arabic and Islamic Education Board, Dr Umar Dandinmahe, thanked the state government and the Sultanate Council for the efforts being made to improve the standard of Almajiri system of education.

    He restated the Board’s commitment towards ensuring the success of modern Almajiri system shouldered by the government, while commending all stakeholders for their support.

    The Chairman, Sokoto State Zakkat and Endowment Commission, Malam Muhammad Maidoki, called on Muslims to support the reform of the Almajiri system of education, in the best interest of the society.

    The Guest Speaker, Malam Muhammad Talata-Mafara, commended the state government for taking far reaching steps to stop street begging in the state, especially by Almajiri school students.