Governor Badaru, Jigawa people and matters arising

I do not regard His Excellency Alhaji Muhammadu Badaru Talamis, the 4th civilian governor of Jigawa state, as a loser despite the numerous challenges he will encounter of maintaining and continuing with Sule Lamido’s numerous achievements especially the developmental projects cutting across all sectors and areas of the state, because people voted  him for change […]

I do not regard His Excellency Alhaji Muhammadu Badaru Talamis, the 4th civilian governor of Jigawa state, as a loser despite the numerous challenges he will encounter of maintaining and continuing with Sule Lamido’s numerous achievements especially the developmental projects cutting across all sectors and areas of the state, because people voted  him for change and some  people are of the opinion or expectation that his  position as a governor and experience as a business tycoon  will enable him to continue to move Jigawa and its people to the great height most especially for the mandate the masses have given him to lead them for the next four years term. But Alas! That is on the contrary.
Five months of Governor Badaru in office was characterized by chains of criticism. This is because, how can the governor of Jigawa of today at this critical and crucial time engage in distribution of pillows, stoves and goats to widows as an empowerment agenda and poverty eradication? I thought Governor Badaru will follow suit the way of his predecessor Lamido did for the establishment, renovation, upgrading and equipping of Jigawa state skills acquisition centres in Kazaure, Hadejia, Gumel, Ringim, Dutse and Birnin Kudu respectively which together trained over 10, 000 youth in various skills such as carpentry, paint making, tailoring, GSM repairs, satellite installations, chalk and shoe making and many more which earned Jigawa State credit as the most valuable and active state on youth and women empowerment programmes. Also the establishment of Kila Cassava processing plant by the Lamido administration in Gwaram L G was meant to empower youths and adults of both sexes. The reduction of ministries, MDAs and government agencies is improper. It seems the governor wants to add unemployment crisis in the state. This will also leads to work overload and there will be no efficiency and commitment among the staff and the leadership of all sectors.
One of the major things that bother me much is the stand of Alhaji Muhammadu Badaru, the Jigawa state governor of discrediting and condemning the first class airport of an international standard built by Sule Lamido’s administration in Dutse, the Jigawa state capital while he uses the airport in these few months more than Lamido who built it.
Governor Badaru should bear in mind that, having this airport, as he is acclaimed to be a business colossus, it is indeed a credit to him and something he will be proud of and also praise Lamido for the giant stride, but Alhaji Badaru is oblivious or pretending to know or recognize that. Lamido built this airport to facilitate the easy movement of goods and services and to facilitate the coming of investors who are set to cash in on Jigawa State’s rich potentials. The governor forgot that the airport was also used to Airlift Jigawa pilgrims this 2015 Hajj exercise  and the airport was as well used to airlift the pilgrims of Jigawa, Yobe and Maiduguri to the Holy land during the last year’s (2014) Hajj exercise respectively. It seems the Jigawa state governor is living in another planet. If not so, how on earth can he sabotage the progress of educational sector in the state? Recruitment of teachers without good and enough provision of food to boarding students, teaching materials, prompt payment of salaries and lack of putting sound and qualified leadership in the sector is a great failure.  The appointment of Education Secretaries (E.S) across the state was not done on merit because it has been politicized by appointing even grade 11 teachers to head those with vast experience in the sector who hold Masters and degree certificates. What a change? Please let governor Badaru borrow a leaf from his Kaduna state counterpart, Malam Nasir El-Rufa’i the criteria he put in place for anyone to occupy that post as E.S. I appeal to Alhaji Badaru to give more priority to education which is the backbone or grass root of every development.No society can truly develop without sound education since Sule Lamido has led a strong and a good foundation to that respect.
As he promises and preaches agricultural production in the state of small and medium scale, as one of the three factors or agendas he will solely concentrate on, so let us hope that, farmers in the state will continue to enjoy the maximum support in crop production, including the use of mechanized farming system in order to encourage and support livestock farming which will go a long way to reduce or stop clashes between the farmers and the Fulani cattle breeders as Lamido did.
You should as well bear with any criticisms, opposition and problems that might have come your way. It is good to continue to be honest, faithful and dedicated to accountability and transparent as the focus of your government, in line of thinking of positive ways to maintain what Sule Lamido’s administration did in the state in order to move the state forward. I still appeal to governor Badaru to be on the look, because there are certain groups of people who want to sabotage your effort, advice you on unpopular policies, disorganize the state and its people, and destroy the humanitarian relationship that exist, create enmity, hatred, and encourage envy, hostility. They also hearten lack of respect for the political leaders in the state. 
Adamu is a former aide to Sule Lamido