Don’t Betray Confidence Reposed In You – Gov Buni To New Yobe Commissioners

• Governor Buni announced the creation of an eleven-point agenda to guide the implementation of policies and programs aimed at promoting the state and the country’s development
• Wali commended the state government for the initiative and expressed the hope that the exercise would produce the desired result

Mai Mala Buni, the governor of Yobe State, gave the State Executive Council members a directive on Saturday not to violate the trust that the state’s citizens had placed in them.

At the opening ceremony of a two-day retreat that was organised in Kano for members of the Council, Buni, in a statement by Press Secretary to the Acting Secretary to the State Government, Shuaibu Abdullahi, gave the charge.

The fact that the retreat is being held so soon after their inauguration, according to the governor, shows how determined his administration is to put together a group that is capable of tackling the state’s developmental difficulties.

“We should be more innovative and adaptive to modern ideas for effectiveness and efficiency in the discharge of our individual and collective responsibilities”, he admonished.

According to him, the government intends to foster inter-ministerial coordination and collaboration in implementing the 11-point agenda set by his administration.

He enumerated the achievements of his administration in the areas of security, education, health, agriculture, commerce, housing and rural infrastructure, among others.

Governor Buni stated that the eleven-point agenda had been developed to guide the implementation of policies and programmes that would propel the development of the state and the country.

“All the above cannot be achieved without reorienting our people to be industrious and sensitizing them to key into our programmes.

“The guiding principle in the execution of all policies and programmes would remain adherence to due process”, he said.

He expressed optimism that the retreat would inculcate in the new Executive Council members financial discipline as required by the law.

“As public office holders, we should maintain observance of prudence, transparency, probity, and accountability”, he advised.

In his remarks, Acting Secretary to the state government, Baba Malam Wali, said the theme of the retreat, which is: “Repositioning Yobe to be the Pride of the Nation”, was apt.

He added that the objective of the retreat was to prepare the new members of the State Executive Council on what is expected of them.

Wali commended the state government for the initiative and expressed the hope that the exercise would produce the desired result.