The former President said this while commissioning the 136 houses procured from the Federal Government by Sokoto state Government.
Former president Olusegun Obasanjo, who holds the traditional title of Yallaban Sokoto, commended the Governor of sokoto state for transformation of the state within his one year in office.
Obasanjo stated inter alia, “When I arrived yesterday, I watched two programmes: the commissioning of road and the distribution of mechanical items necessary for agricultural business”.
He further stated that, “Governor, after you have taken care of infrastructures, what I called the hard infrastructures which are the roads, transportation, water, sanitation and houses. The next important thing, in fact, the more important thing is what we in Nigeria call stomach infrastructure.
“Personal security, food security and health security are what are more important to Nigerians now,” he stated.
Olusegun Obasanjo however, encouraged Governor Ahmed Aliyu to continue working for the progress of the state and citizens.
Earlier, Governor Aliyu had said the houses were procured at the cost of N1.8 billion from the federal government in addition to N233.2 million spent on perimeter fencing.
The Governor stated, “When we came on board, we didn’t inherit a single house because all the government houses were sold out by the immediate past administration without building a single one. And there is no record of how the houses were sold and where the money are kept”.
Chinedum Anayo