SOKOTO PENSIONERS ENDORSE GOV. AHMAD ALIYU FOR SECOND TERM
SOKOTO PENSIONERS ENDORSE GOV. AHMAD ALIYU FOR SECOND TERM
From Bashir Rabe Mani in Sokoto
The Sokoto State Chapter of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners has endorsed the second term bid of the Executive Governor of Sokoto State, Dr. Ahmad Aliyu Sokoto.
This was contained in a statement jointly signed by the State Chairman of the Union, Alhaji Muhammad Dikko Binji, and the Secretary, Alhaji Nasiru Sarkin Larabawa, Sardaunan Nakasari.
According to the statement, the endorsement was in view of the fact that Governor Ahmad Aliyu deserves to be re-elected, considering his laudable projects that cut across all sectors of human development.
The statement says the Ahmad Aliyu-led administration has surpassed its counterparts across the country as he has transformed Sokoto State.
The statement said the political ideology of the Governor enabled him to earn recognition and accolades from within and outside the State as he ensured transparency and prudent management in handling the affairs of State public resources.
According to the statement, the Union praised the Governor for ensuring the constant payment of monthly pension to retired civil servants and spending 800 million naira monthly for the payment of gratuities comprising backlogs and also those who retired during his tenure.
The statement noted that before his assumption in office, pensioners in the State were being owed huge amounts of money by the previous administration, a situation that left pensioners in a sorry condition.
The Union appealed to the State Government to extend its magnanimity by approving the payment of gratuity to the retired Local Government staff and LGEA staff for them to reap the dividends of democracy of Ahmad Aliyu’s administration.
In the statement, Alhaji Muhammad Dikko Binji and Alhaji Nasiru Sarkin Larabawa thanked the Payment and Verification Committee under the leadership of the State Accountant General, Umar B. Ahmad Tambuwal, for making adequate arrangements as well as ensuring transparency in the discharge of its assignment.
To this end, on behalf of all pensioners in the State, the Union assured of its unalloyed support for a landslide victory of the Governor and all APC candidates.
