The All Progressive Congress (APC), Sokoto State Chapter has expressed hope with the efforts of the state Governor, Ahmed Aliyu for restoring confidence in the troubled areas of the Sokoto East Senatorial District.
The zone has been identified as the epicentre of insecurity as well as its neighbouring areas due to the activities of terrorism.
The State APC Chairman, Alhaji Isa Sadiq Achida disclosed this while highlighting the achievements recorded by the APC-led administration in the state.
“We are proud to say that even though we have not fully remedied the situation, our government has shown greater commitment through cooperation with security agencies, assistance and intervention through relevant stakeholders at the grassroots”.
The fact that people in some of the banditry-affected areas now go about their routine farming and social activities with greater ease.
Also, the huge reduction in the frequency of attacks by the bandits and rescue operations carried out by security agencies are indications of the positive work of APC-led state administration.
However, the chairman lampooned the immediate past PDP-led state administration for its failures which have left key institutions and organisations in the state in darkness, filthy metropolis, retarded education activities of students due to non-payment of their fees resulting in denial of access to examination results among other critical aspects and requirement of their studies.
While describing the APC-led government performance within one year as historic and remarkable with visible development, said Governor Sokoto was fast driving the course of repositioning the state economically, administratively, structurally and socially by improving the welfare of its people through viable intervention programmes.
“We were so indebted to PHCN, that the governor had to make an emergency intervention arrangement to restore power to affected organisations and public offices, including education, medical and other institutions who had suffered disconnection for months due to accumulated debts.
He noted that Governor Aliyu Sokoto has approved the payment of gratuity arrears of N4bn to retirees between now and December on a first-come, first-served basis.