Your Political Miscalculation And The Way Forward
By Sanusi Lalan
My Dear Governor and political associate
I humbly write you with deep sense of commitment and responsibility as one of yours and a full pledged PDP supporter, first, to commend your feats as governor of Zamfara State for good one year now.
Secondly to highlight the various problems facing Zamfara people and suggest solution.
SECURITY: I must commend your giant strides in the area of security having recently launched the community protection guard corps in Zamfara, a lot need to be done in this regard to empower the corps, I am a aware that operational vehicles have been on ground to aid their operations but government needs to ensure their monthly allowances are paid to them directly and promptly to augment their sacrifices to fully serve the state.
AGRICULTURE: Without security, no farmer can go to farm in Zamfara. If the security situation has improved, then your administration should also aid farmers in the state with loans and inputs, state government should increase its annual allocation to Agriculture so that enough loans can be given to real local farmers, more so, they should be encouraged to pool their resources together through co-operative societies to enable them but modern machines to boost food production in Zamfara.
POLITICS: There has been a public outcry by politicians in the state most especially PDP supporters against the way and manner your administration neglects them inspite of their individual and collective contributions to the success of present administration.
As a listening governor, I feel that if this rising call is brought to your notice which I sincerely uttered in a letter that I recently wrote, you will use your good offices to assist every deserving politician so that their followers can begin to feel their impacts.
ECONOMY AND HARDSHIP: Everyone in Nigeria today sees how people struggle with life and living, the economy is bad and the situation is becoming unbearable, Zamfara is no exception.
I advise that as governor, you have a leading role to play and turn around the situation in your state. Come out with meaningful poverty alleviation programs that will provide relief to Zamfara people, the poor, vulnerable, orphans and even the working class, every body needs assistance.
Lastly, It is apparent that any time you travel out of the state, most of government officials travel with you.
This has to stop, let them stay around, listen and help their people because they hold positions and people count on them to serve them, I believe you too will be relieved of all the burden for you can’t do it alone.
Hoping that this time you’ll act instantly to positively touch the lives of Zamfara people and make us proud.
Alh. Sanusi lalan wrote from Zamfara state.
