Kebbi State Governor, Dr. Nasir Idris has called on the people of the state and the entire Nigerians to engage in acts that could bring permanent peace and unity among the various ethnic groups of Nigeria.
He gave the charge in his message to the people of the state and Nigerians during the Eid-el-Fitr celebrations, marking the successful end of the Ramadan fast.
Comrade Idris stated that peace remained the most veritable foundation for socioeconomic development in the country, saying that without it, such development would elude the citizens.
He also called on the people to sustain fervent prayers for God to bring an end to insecurity in the land and bring more prosperity, and tranquillity to Kebbi State and the country at large.
He stated that the present economic hardship in the country was not peculiar to Nigeria, assuring that appropriate measures have been taken by the relevant authorities to ease the hardship and bring the situation back to normal.
He announced that his administration, in the past ten months, has taken incisive strategies to mitigate the hardship and improve the livelihood of the people in the state.
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Governor Nasir Idris reaffirmed the resolve of his administration to continue to bring succour to all communities in the state to enhance their well-being.
In the same vein, Dr Idris restated that the ongoing free distribution of assorted grains as palliatives to the people of the state would be sustained in the bid to make life more easier and gainful to them.
According to him, to mitigate the hardship of the people of the state due to the present economic situation, the Kebbi State Government has bought assorted grains of more than N12 billion and distributed them free to all communities.
The gesture, he said would be a routine one aimed at improving the livelihood of all residents in the state irrespective of political or religious affiliations
On Security, Dr Idris said his administration remained committed to taking any actions humanly possible to ensure that the people of the state sleep with their two eyes closed.
“This involved the provision of logistics support to the security agencies and vigilante members such as operational vehicles and motorcycles.
”This is our utmost constitutional duty and we will never falter in diligently executing it to the best of our ability and in the fulfilment of our solemn pledge to the people.
“I am appealing to all our people to collectively work for the rapid progress of our dear state and nation to attain the objective of economic prosperity and growth of democracy,” he said.
