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…As Sultan of Sokoto, UBEC, NBAIS, Others Shower Encomiums On Governor Inuwa Over His Educational, Transformational Drive

…”We Will Not Rest On Our Oars Untill We Take Education To All Nooks, Crannies Of Gombe” – Governor Inuwa Declares

Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has been commended for initiating policies, programmes and projects geared towards development of education in Gombe State.

The commendation was made by His Eminence, the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar during the formal commissioning of Goni Sani Integrated Model Tsangaya School constructed by Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya.

The Sultan thanked the governor for building such a great centre which he said will help greatly in reducing out of school children, not only in Gombe State but the whole of Northern Nigeria.

He said he came to Gombe in solidarity with and support of what Governor Inuwa Yahaya is doing for the advancement of Qur’anic Education “which is part of our religion and history that we could not afford to abandon”.

“Our forefathers promoted Islam through education because education is the catalyst for any development and I am happy governor Inuwa is treading the same path of progress”, he said.

Sultan Abubakar urged the people to make good use of the education center by taking full ownership of the edifice, adding that it is a rare opportunity to have such a centre of education and civilization in one’s domain.

“Let the people do everything possible to preserve the school and it’s facilities, because government alone cannot do it all for you’, he said.

In his address, Governor Inuwa Yahaya described the event as historic, reassuring of his administration’s commitment towards provision of education for all indigenes of Gombe State.

Since the advent of Islam, Gombe has been a city with a long history of qur’anic education; where students from within and outside Nigeria troop to acquire Qur’anic and Islamic education, the process that produced hundreds of thousands of qur’anic and Islamic scholars.

To redeem and uphold this good history and modernize the whole system, we deemed it fit to intervene in tsangaya Schools to provide a more befitting environment for the tsangaya students and scholars”.

He said when he came to power in May 2019, UNICEF statistics showed that Gombe was having about 550, 000 out of school children. This condition was aggravated by the influx of internally displaced persons from the insurgency striken states of Yobe, Borno and Adamawa.

“But that did not scare us, we took it as a challenge and initiated policies and programmes that will help our people and make them better members of the society”.

“In just four months in office, precisely in September, 2019, we joined the league of states that subscribed to the Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) programme to mop up out of school children off our streets”.

“Education is not exclusive to only few among us, it is the right of all people, Almajiris inclusive. We want them to have both Islamic and western education as well as skills that will help them become active members of their society”.

He said even at the peak of COVID-19 pandemic when thousands of Almajiris were repatriated from other states, his government took good care of them by camping and providing them with all the basic facilities to serve their needs.

The governor assured that though BESDA is coming to an end by the end of this year, his government is ready to sustain the programme for the interest of the good people of Gombe State, adding that another five similar tsangaya Schools across the Senatorial zones of the state will be established.

“It is a model to be continued, we will not rest on our oars untill we take education to all nooks and crannies of Gombe the state” he pledged.

He said his government cooperated with National Board for Arabic and Islamic Education, NBAIS to give training to qur’anic teachers and to facilitate proper certification for the tsangaya students.

The school is provided with modern teaching and learning facilities, Mosque, water supply, hostel, toilet facilities, skill acquisition centre among others.

In her welcome address, the Commissioner for Education, Gombe State, Dr. Aishatu Umar Maigari said the mega tsangaya School is part of Governor Inuwa Yahaya’s education policy to provide education for all indigenes of Gombe State.

She said the government has mapped and profiled 1500 tsangaya Schools and girl child centres across Gombe State. We provided intervention in 676 centres which include 385 tsangayas, 291 Girl child centres.

“We moped up 230,740 out-of-school children, out of which about 76,000 are tsangaya pupils with 33,203 of them girls. 1,460 NCE teachers and 89 monitoring officers were also engaged”, she explained.

In his short remarks, the BESDA coordinator, commended Gombe State Governor for his support to BESDA programme which saw to the establishment of the Mega school, the edifice that will serve as a model to other states.

The Head of the Tsangaya School who spoke through Goni Chashiya thanked Governor Inuwa Yahaya for transforming the historic tsangaya into a modern centre with all necessary facilities which is a clear demonstration of the governor’s passion in education.

I’m his remarks during a townhall meeting at the Government House, the representative of Universal Basic Education Board and BESDA national implementation adviser, Dr Danjuma Adamu Dabo described achievements recorded in Gombe in education as exemplary, calling on other states to emulate the good policies and programmes of Inuwa-led administration.

He said, considering the effort put in building the Mega Tsangaya School in Gombe State, UBEC pledged to provide computers, solar power facilities, skill acquisition facilities and other e-learning infrastructures to the centre to complement the states government efforts in sustaining the centre.

Also in his remarks, Prof Muhd shafi’u Abdullahi, Registrar, National Board For Arabic and Islamic Education, NBAIS, said the board would dedicate 20 trained personel for the newly commissioned Tsangaya School for the purpose of training of Tsangayas teachers and other related services in Gombe State.

Other resource persons and distinguished personalities who spoken at the event include, Professor Salihu Mika’ila, Former Vice Chancellor, Usman Danfodiyo University Sokoto, Professor Khalid Abdullahi Zaria, Hon. Dr Balarabe Shehu Kakale from Sokoto who isbthe sponsor of the the bill on Out-of-School Children and Almajiri Education in the National Assembly, Chairman Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Rev. Father, Joseph Alphonsus Shinga among others.

The governor was honoured at the event with a title of “Garkuwan Makaranta Al’Qur’ani” by Center For Qur’anic Reciters of Nigeria and also received letters of appreciation and award of excellence from the Conference of Almajiri Union and Almajiri Reformation and Empowerment Initiative of Nigeria (AREN) respectively.

Ismaila Uba Misilli
Director-General
( Press Affairs)
Government House
Gombe

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As APC Campaign rallies continue, Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya’s Campaign train, earlier today, ascended and criss-crossed the mountainous Tula Chiefdom to canvas votes for the APC candidates in the forthcoming 2023 general elections

The governor visited Yiri, Wange, Baule Central and Bule-Kaltin Wards of Tula Chiefdom where he was received by crowd of supporters from the communities.

The governor had earlier visited Mai Tula, His Highness, Dr Abubakar Atare Buba at his palace in Wange to seek for his royal blessings and support.

At the Palace, Governor Inuwa commended the exemplary leadership of the monarch, describing him as a gift of God to the Tula People.

He said, he was not surprised with the support and affection shown to him by the community which is a clear testimony of the long-standing relationship between him and the Tula people since before he became the governor, adding that he is very conversant with the problems and plights of the people of the area.

The governor said his administration’s performance in the Chiefdom is unbeatable. “The projects we executed in Tula three years of our administration in health, education, roads etc, no government has ever done better in this short time”.

Governor Inuwa assured the people of continued commitment of his administration in the execution of developmental projects in the Chiefdom.

“After we constructed the 16 km Yiri Road, we also hope to link up Yiri with Wange Baule, up to Kaltin.

“We will continue to bring peace and development to the people of Tula Chiefdom and Gombe State in general”, he assured.

In his response, Mai Tula, Dr Abubakar Atare Buba expressed his delight with the governor’s visit, describing it as a great honor to the Chiefdom and to the Kaltungo LGA in general.

He thanked the governor for executing landmark projects in his chiefdom, stressing that nobody brought development to the region better than Governor Inuwa Yahaya.

The traditional ruler noted that Tula has been a strong hold of Governor Inuwa’s movement since 2019, stressing that the region will continue to remain so. “Your Excellency, you need not visit Tula for Campaign; your projects will speak for you; Tula is yours and I assure you that our people will continue to stand with you untill the end”.

He recalled that the Governor had, within his first 30 days in office, awarded the contract for the construction of Tula Yiri road and released over 2 billion Naira for the project.

He also thanked the governor for appointing indigenes of Tula into important positions in his government. Among other notable achievements the Mai mentioned to the fencing of Government Girls Secondary School Tula, inclusion of Government Technical School Tula within three technical schools that have been upgraded to model schools for vocational training, establishment of healthcare facilities in the area among others.

The Director General, APC Campaign Council, Barrister Zubair Muhammad Umar said they were at the palace to present APC candidates for the 2023 general elections, calling on the people of all the wards visited to ensure they collect their PVCs and vote for the All Progressives Congress.

Other Chieftains who amplified support for Governor Inuwa Yahaya’s reelection and the victory of the APC included:The state coordinator of Tinubu/Shettima campaign organisation, Dr. Jamilu Isyaku Gwamna, Zainab Alman, Mr. Ishaya Karu, Executive Secretary, Gombe State Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board, party candidates among others.

Thousands of defectors from various opposition parties , including former councillors, LGA and ward executives,
were formally received at each of the wards by the state APC chairman, represented by the party Secretary, Abubakar Sadiq S. Goro.

Ismaila Uba Misilli
Director-General
( Press Affairs)
Government House
Gombe

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…APC Receives Thousands of Decampees

Ahead of 2023 general elections, the Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has kicked off his re-election campaign tour in Balanga Local Government Area.

The rally started with Balanga North, where the campaign train hit 5 wards in the area.

The first port of call was the palace of Bala Waja at Talasse, Alhaji Muhammad Danjuma Muhammad, where he reiterated his strong commitment to continue bringing development to Balanga LGA and Gombe State entirely.

The governor who holds the traditional title of Jarman Waja, said Balanga is a strong hold of the APC and that he is confident the people would not let the party down.

He recounted that Balanga LGA has benefitted immensely from the Network 1100 Project of his administration where several roads were constructed including the important 21 kilometer road linking Balanga North and South worth more than 8 billion Naira.

“When we came here in 2019, we made promises, but today, we can beat our chest that most of these promises are successfully delivered.” he remarked.

He said his government is pursuing projects that will ensure proper exploitation of potentials of Balanga Dam for agricultural and economic development of the people of the area and Gombe State in general, maintaining that his administration will continue to focus on policies and programmes that will provide employment and overall economic prosperity of Gombe people.

“It is against this backdrop that we are establishing Industrial Park in Dadin Kowa which will employ thousands of youths in Gombe State.

“In just few years, our government has recorded numerous achievements that could not be attained the previous administrations. We are proud of what we did and I am sure people are satisfied with the achievements; I am also confident that APC will have a landslide victory in the forthcoming general elections”, he added.

The Governor called on people to obtain their PVCs and make sure that they come out enmasse on election day and elect APC candidates at all levels to enable the party continue with the good works initiated by his administration.

In his remarks, His Royal Highness, Bala Waja Alh. Danjuma Muhammad described the visit of the campaign team as “home-coming”, appreciating the decision to select Balanga LGA as the first stopover of the campaign train as an honor to the people of the chiefdom.

The Royal father described Governor Inuwa as a leader par excellence, assuring him of people’s readiness to give him every needed support for the progress of Balanga Chiefdom and Gombe State in General.

Bala Waja specifically commended Governor Inuwa’s reverence to traditional institutions, citing the the governor’s approval of salary upgrade for district heads as a sign of honor to the institutions and the traditional rulers.

“Balanga is the second LGA with the highest number of teachers in the recent teachers recruitment exercise undertaken by Inuwa-led administration.

“We also appreciate you for appointing notable sons and daughters of this chiefdom at strategic positions in you government”, the Royal father said.

He assured that, the people of Balanga are ready to reciprocate the gesture of the governor by voting him again in forthcoming 2023 elections.

“It is a promise between us and we will fullfil our own part of promises by supporting your candidature”, he affirmed.

Earlier in his address, The Director General of the APC Campaign in Gombe State, Barrister Zubair Muhammad Umar called on people of Balanga to choose wisely in the 2023 general elections, by voting for APC candidates at all levels.

He charged the district and village heads to mobilize their subjects on the development projects executed by the Inuwa Yahaya led APC administration.

“We did not ask you to campaign for us, it’s not your duty, but tell your subjects the truth about our development projects and let them decide.

“We present you credible candidates who are morally sound; ready to sacrifice for their people; And we assure you that you will never regret voting them”, he added.

In his address, the Chairman, Balanga LGA, Honourable Umaru Garba Garus, commended Governor Inuwa for bringing development to all nooks and crannies of Balanga.

The chairman said, Inuwa Yahaya Administration has executed numerous developmental projects in the LGA to include: Revitalisation/establishment Healthcare facilities in all the wards of Balanga LGA, construction of schools, provision of water supply in several communities, revitalization of Agricultural centres, construction of roads especially the one that linked Balanga North and South, among others.

Governor Inuwa announced the immediate appointment of Chokalin Waja, one of the title holders in the Balanga Chiefdom as Special Assistant to the governor on Information and Strategy.

The campaign train visited Talasse, Gelengu, Swa, Bangu and Degri wards of Balanga LGA where thousands of decampees from opposition parties were formally received and pledged to work for the overall success of the APC.

There were remarks by the Deputy Governor, His Excellency Manassah Daniel Jatau, Dr Jamilu Isiyaka Gwamna, APC contestants for national and state assemblies, community leaders among others.

Ismaila Uba Missilli
Director-General
( Press Affairs)
Government House
Gombe

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….says gesture in line with Governor Inuwa Yahaya’s human capital development.

In a quest to improve the livelhood of women and youths in Gombe South, the Secretary to Gombe State Government, Professor Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi has empowered 50 women in Kaltungo Local Government Area.

Addressing beneficiaries of the empowerment program at the Mawato Hall Kaltungo, Professor Njodi tasked them to maximize the knowledge they acquired to improve their lives and that of their families.

Professor Njodi said the initiative was born out of the desire to positively touch the lives of the people.

While recalling his early life in Kaltungo, Professor Ibrahim Njodi told the gathering that petty trading by his mother greatly assisted his education and upbringing urging them to be patient and resilient in the conduct of their businesses.

The SSG further encouraged beneficiaries of the empowerment program to teach their wards the trade they have learnt so as to ensure sustainability of the skills acquired.

Professor Njodi assures that the empowerment initiative will be a continuous as he targets the entire Gombe South Communities including youths.

In their respective goodwill messages the majority leader Gombe State House of Assembly Yerima Ladan, Commissiner of Youth Development Abubakar Aminu Musa, Special Adviser on Strategy and Information Management, Ahmed Shuaibu Gara Gombe, Youth activitist Ahmed Magem, Apc Zonal Vice Chairman Musa Hassan Wali, Apc chairman Kaltungo local Government, Ayuba Hassan hailed Professor Njodi for his leadership disposition and humanitatarian services.

They also used the occassion to challenged other political office holders to emulate the goodworks of the SSG in other to uplift the people out of poverty.

In her remark, the Chief Executive Officer Derby Beauty Products Academy, Mrs Deborah Luka who conducted the training said the benefiting women were trained in liguid soap making, body cream and accounting skills to improve their business undertakings.

The 50 women were given N20, 000 each, certificate of attendance, a wrapper and rice as start up package.

The elated women were full of praises of Professor Njodi pledging their support to the APC led government in the State under Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya.

The event also featured admission of the leadership and members of ADC party in Kaltungo Local Government into the APC.

Joshua Danmalam information officer SSGs Office
12/12/22.

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…Governor Inuwa, National Chairman, Others Upbeat Of Landslide Victory For APC At All Levels

…As Jamilu Gwamna, Charles Iliya, Thousands Of PDP Members Join APC

Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya is upbeat that the All Progressives Congress, APC will win the forthcoming general election in the state and the country with a landslide merging given its incredible performance and acceptability at the national and sub national levels.

Governor Inuwa Yahaya stated this at the Pantami Township Stadium while addressing APC chieftains, among them the National Chairman of the party and thousands of supporters at the flag-off of the Gombe State APC campaign rally.

The Governor explained that the APC administration in Gombe State has substantially delivered on its campaign promises which so far led to the construction of hundreds of kilometers of roads across the State, the provision of quality and affordable health care services, quality education to the people and putting the State on the path of sustainable economic development among others.

He said in addition to the incredible performance of the APC administration in the state, the structural formation of the party is further strengthened through the massive decamping of some notable PDP stalwarts and their supporters to its fold.

This development , as explained by Governor Inuwa Yahaya, is not only an indication that the APC is doing well but that the people are satisfied with the party’s political philosophy, hence the record number of decampees from other parties.

“I want to assure you Mr National Chairman that we have delivered on our mandate and the ordinary people in the state are happy with us and we are confident that we shall suppass our last outing at the polls. It is for this reason that I call on APC supporters, especially the contestants to brace up for the political battle ahead”.

He said with the flag off of the APC campaign in the state, the stage is now set for politicking to begin and for candidates to market the party across the State based on the APC superlative performance indicators.

Governor Inuwa Yahaya called on APC supporters in the state to unite in order that the party can deliver a crushing victory in the forthcoming general election.

The APC National Chairman, Sen. Abdullahi Adamu described the mass turn out of the people of the state as a clear testament to the leadership ingenuity and political sagacity of Governor Inuwa Yahaya.

He encouraged the Governor not to be swayed by the antics of the few, but to be firm and decisive as he goes about administering policies and programmes that have direct bearing on the lives of the people.

Sen. Adamu commended Governor Inuwa Yahaya for displaying uncommon leadership qualities in the formulation and implementation of polices that have meaningful impact on the lives of the people of the state.

The APC National Chairman expressed confident that the party will perform excellently in the forthcoming election at all levels.

There were goodwill messages in solidarity with the second term bid of Governor Inuwa from Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State represented by his Deputy, Idi Barde Gubana, former Governor of Borno State, Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff, Bauchi State APC Gubernatorial candidate, Air Marshall Sadiq Baba Abubakar, House of Representatives member, Hon. Usman Bello Kumo, Sen. Joshua Lidani and Dr. Bala Bello Tinka who announced a donation of 150 million to support the party leaders, elders, stakeholders and supporters.

During the event, thousands of PDP members, led by former PDP governorship aspirant, Dr. Jamilu Ishiyaku Gwamna were formally received into the APC fold.

Highlight of the occasion was the presentation of flags to the APC Governorship flag bearer, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya and national Assembly candidates by the national Chairman of the party.

There was also the inauguration of the recently constituted campaign council- a very robust team of competent and experienced politicians chaired by Governor Inuwa, supported by his Deputy Manassah Daniel Jatau, while Dr. Jamilu Ishiyaku Gwamna and Barr. Zubair Muhammad Umar serve as Coordinator and Director-General respectively.

Ismaila Uba Missilli
Director-General
( Press Affairs)
Government House
Gombe

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Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has visited the Minister of Water Resources, Engr. Sulaiman Adamu in his office in Abuja on Friday, 2nd December, 2022.

This came against the backdrop of several other visits by the Governor to the Ministry in demonstration of his administration’s resolve to strengthen mutual partnership with the Federal Government on how to better the lots of the citizenry.

Gombe State, under the leadership of Governor Inuwa has already keyed into many programmes and projects of the Federal Government that have direct bearing on the common man, including the water, sanitation and irrigation schemes.

The Governor had since scaled up investment in water, sanitation and hygiene, thereby boosting access and supply of portable water to both urban and rural communities.

Recall that Gombe State Government has begun the expansion and rehabilitation of it’s Regional Water Scheme following the recent signing of a contract worth over 11 billion naira.

The project aims to provide additional 11 million liters of water to the existing supply capacity of the scheme and pipe laying of more than 160 km within the Gombe metropolis and neighboring communities.

The contractor handling the project, Jidadu Ventures Ltd had since mobilized all the needed facilities, personnel, and resources to the sites as construction works are being undertaken simultaneously with all now reaching significant levels of completion.

Ismaila Uba Misilli
Director-General
( Press Affairs)
Government House
Gombe

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Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has observed that the important role played by rural dwellers in food and livestock production presupposes that no effort should be spared by Governments at all levels to incentivize them by providing connectivity and access to boost their morale for sustainable economic growth.

Governor Inuwa Yahaya stated this at the launch of $575 million Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project, RAAMP, to provide roads for farmers and boost rural economy, which took place at the nation’s capital, Abuja.

The project was officially launched by President Muhammadu Buhari, represented by Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum.

RAAMP is an initiative of the Federal Government aimed at improving rural access and agriculture marketing in participating States and to strengthen the financing and institutional base for effective development, maintenance, and management of the rural road network.

The project is supported by the World Bank, French Development Agency (AFD), and International Development Association (IDA).

During the flag-off ceremony at the main auditorium of the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs Governor Inuwa spoke on behalf of his colleagues from the participating states.

He noted that about 80 to 85 percent of Nigerians, especially in the North live in rural areas with agriculture as their major preoccupation.

He said that the ripple effect of Agricultural activities on the Gross Domestic Product (GDP )of the country is indispensable, assuring that Governors across the 36 states of the country will continue to give support to agricultural marketing and accessibility to farmers at the rural areas.

“We have given this commitment and we shall continue to do so, and we are happy that the project will be scaled up to all the remaining states so that it can cover the whole of the country which I believe the benefits are going to be enormous, especially in agricultural production which is an area that people are really engaged in”.

The Governor remarked that in Gombe State, his administration initiated a road revolution project- the network eleven hundred which seeks to provide at least one hundred kilometers of roads in each of the eleven Local Government Areas of the State.

He explained that the initiative, which started in 2020 has so far covered a total of 320 kilometers of roads, criss-crossing the length and breath of the State, opening up rural areas for increased agricultural and socio-economic activities.

Governor Inuwa Yahaya however observed with concern how roads across the country are left to deteriorate without a sustained action on maintenance and rehabilitation.

The Gombe State Governor assured that the 36 states Governors will commit to smooth implementation of RAAMP in order to ensure food sufficiency and create employment opportunities.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mahmood Abubakar said “the project will be jointly financed by the International Development Association, IDA, with a contribution of $280 million; French Development Agency (AFD) is contributing $230 million, and the Government is contributing $65 million respectively”.

There were goodwill messages from the French Ambassador to Nigeria, Country Directors of World Bank and AFD among others.

Ismaila Uba Misilli
Director-General
( Press Affairs)
Government House
Gombe

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The Nigerian Association of Nephrology Nurses Gombe State Chapter has honour the Secretary to the State Government Professor Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi over what it describe as his excellent and examplary leadership to the State in general and the association in particular.

The Gombe State chairman of the Association Baba Musa Giade represented Ruth Iliya Sallah said the 15th National Conference of the Association held on the 11th of September 2022 in the capital would not have been a success without the intellectual guidance direction and support of the SSG.

The Association in a letter presented to the SSG read in part “we really want to thank you for the support we received from the Gombe State Government aided by your intervention this support has gone a long way and has added value to the conference beyond our expectations”.

Baba Musa Giade added that the state government’s reception to the 15th National Conference of the Association is an indication that the Inuwa Yahaya’s administration places premium not only on physical structures but on human capital development on the health sector.

Responding the Secretary to the Gombe state government Professor Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi express gratitude to the Association for deeming it necessary to return back the favour.

He said more than anything else, the administration of Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya is committed towards the physical and human development of the of the health sector in view of the fact that health is wealth.

It was for this reason that Professor Njodi told his guests that the present administration in the state is constructing a bigger and more beffiting college of Nursing and Midwifery to address shortage of manpower in health sector.

Joshua Danmalam information officer SSGs office.
30/11/22

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Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, earlier today, visited the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola at the Ministry’s headquarters, Mabushi, Abuja.

The two leaders discussed behind closed doors.

The meeting came on the heels of an earlier one by the Governor in September last year during which he drew the attention of the Federal Government to the deteriorating condition of some federal roads in Gombe and other 5 linked states, especially the Bauchi- Gombe, Gombe- Dukku- Darazo, Gombe- Biu and Gombe Potiskum roads among others and sought for quick intervention.

Gombe is at the centre of the North East with all the other 5 states of the subregion linked to it.

Governor Inuwa had told the Minister during their previous meeting that” for any meaningful development to take place, infrastructure is the key. And out of all the basic infrastructure, you need the roads to connect. Virtually every facility need road and this Ministry handles roads; so we need to synergise and work together. That is why we are working to see that what we have as a blueprint is really working in synergy with the federal government on short and long terms”.

Meanwhile, Governor Inuwa used the visit to keep the Minister up to speed with development in Gombe State, particularly as it relates to infrastructural and socio-economic strides of his administration.

The Governor also presented his 3rd Year Scorecard and Progress Report of his administration to the Minister.

Impressed by the superlative performance of the APC-led administration in Gombe, the Minister thumbed up the Governor and urged him to keep up the good work.

Ismaila Uba Misilli
Director-General
( Press Affairs)
Government House
Gombe

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Excellence, capacity and character were recognized, as Ismaila Uba Misilli, the Director General ( Press Affairs), Government House, Gombe State bagged the prestigious Spokespersons Communications Award ( SCA) 2021/2022.

Misilli emerged top and rated best by the panel of judges in the Press Release category in Nigeria.

The special recognition for this man of uncommon credibility and intergrity, a media colossus and icon, was made by a famous media/PR NGO- Image Merchants Promotion Limited during its “Security and Emergency Management Award (SAMA) and Spokespersons Communication Award (SCA) conference 2022 held yesterday 23/Nov/2022 at Nicon Luxury Hotel in Abuja.

The SCA was instituted to recognize the most outstanding public relations contributions and communications strategies undertaken between 2021 and 2022.

Speaking at the award presentation, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina who was the Chairman of the occasion and also a recipient of an award, commended the organisers of the event, describing them as tested, trusted and reputable partners.

He maintained that it is a tough job to be a spokesperson for government or security agencies in times like this, regretting that many people prefer things in the negative perspectives despite all the positive gains recorded.

He reaffirmed that the present administration will leave Nigeria a safer place, while commending the government for the great successes achieved in the fight against insecurity in the nation.

In his presentation, the Guest Speaker and Chairman of the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations, NIPR, Mallam Muktar Surajo who spoke on strategic communications for security spokespersons underscored the fact that relationship among Nigerians is at its lowest ebb.

He maintained that “we must return to the days of our charished values when we were all brothers and sisters irrespective of differences in tribe and religion. That we must go back to the good old days where we must harness our diversity for our collective good. We must all shun hate speeches”.

He commended the initiative of the organisers for recognizing talents and achievements and rewarding same.

Earlier in his welcome address, the founder of the organization, Yusha’u Shuaib, who is the editor-in- chief of Economic Confidential Magazine said the award was in recognition of their services to humanity and to encourage them to do more.

The panel of juries for the Spokespersons Awards was comprised of seasoned communication scholars, PR specialists, public communicators, media strategists, and journalists.

The award for Misilli was received on his behalf by the Information Officer of Gombe State Liaison Officer in Abuja, Mrs Esther Solomon.

We celebrate Ismaila Uba Missilli for this well deserved award,we commend his mantra of life which is humility, humaneness and heartiness; no wonder a golden fish has no hiding place.

Esther Solomon
I.O Gombe State Liaison Office
Abuja