Sokoto state Governor, Aminu Tambuwal said on Saturday that former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo still had a lot to offer on issues of governance and challenges of the country.
Tambuwal stated this after meeting with Obasanjo behind closed doors at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) Pent House residence of the former President.
The governor, who paid an unscheduled visit to the former president arrived his residence at about 2.30p.m and left at 3.30p.m, accompanied by eight members of his special advisers.
The Special Assistant to the former President, on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi, in a release on Saturday, stated that the duo met for about an hour.
According to him, the governor after the parley, hinted that they had a successful discussion and that he was happy that the elder statesman was in high spirit despite the COVID-19 pandemic atmosphere.
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He quoted Tambuwal as saying “you know Baba is our leader, statesman. And it is always good for us to come around to see how he is doing, pay homage and consult him on very many issues of governance, that is why we have come this afternoon. And, we brought him the greetings and felicitations of the good people of Sokoto state.
“We shall continue to learn from him, drink from his wealth of experience and fountain of his knowledge and wisdom on issues of governance and challenges of today. We prayed that God Almighty shall continue to give him good health as I have met him today, and may he and all of us survive this COVID-19 pandemic.”
On goverance in Sokoto state, Akinyemi said the governor spoke on efforts of his administration to restore parmanent stability after recent outbreak of banditry. “We are reestablishing peace in the northern part of the state, where we have been having challenges of banditry.
“Peace is returning and people are back to their farms and villages. Those of us in the IDPs camps are back in our homes and villages now. We are doing our best as a state government to ensure that we engender security. And we are doing our best to provide development and employment for our people.”
