Governor Mohammadu Jibrilla Bindow of Adamawa State has confessed that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar loves the state so much that he created many job opportunities for the residents of the state.
“My allegiance to Atiku Abubakar is due to the fact that he is one politician in the state who has Adamawa at heart. He has demonstrated it by his massive business investments in the state and if he decides to fold his businesses up today, our state will be nothing.
“I commend him for that and I am encouraging our sons and daughters to invest more in this state because we do not have any other place apart from this state.
“His businesses have impacted positively on the lives of our people through employment generation and wealth creation.”
Bindow who spoke at a town hall meeting with the Jimeta community at the Government House in Yola, the state capital, praised the former vice president for his massive investments in the state and the country at large.
According to him, the investment by the former vice president had impacted more on the socio economic life of the people in the state.
He noted that his businesses had provided employments to the youth as well as created wealth for the populace.
He advised other well meaning sons and daughters in the state to emulate Abubakar for his patriotism to the state.
The governor said that he would not shortchange the people of the state with resources already allocated for their development.
“I will not do what the previous administrations were doing by carrying people’s money to service our ‘big brothers’ in Abuja.”
Bindow called on the people to continue to support the administration to achieve its task of transforming the state.
“I can’t imagine me carrying moneys that are meant for the development of the state to our ‘big brothers’ in Abuja. Even if one wants to give money, where is the money?
“For me, I do not have anybody who dictates to me what I should do for the state and I am assuring you that I will not disappoint you people.
“What you will do for me is to pray for us and support us to achieve our goals of turning this state to an economic viable state.
Earlier, Alhaji Abdulrahman Adamu, the Chairman of Jimeta community in Yola North Local Government, commended the governor for the provision of massive infrastructural development in Jimeta.
Adamu said the physical projects, at their completion, would add glamour to the community.
According to him, this development is unprecedented in the community.
He appealed to the governor to improve on waste management in the area, adding that the efforts of the local government in environmental sanitation were inadequate.
Adamu also solicited the state government to improve on water supply within the Jimeta community.
He said the Jimeta community would continue to support the governor to succeed.
Jimeta is the headquarters of Yola North Local Government Area of Adamawa.
The community is the socio economic hub of the state as it harbours the seat of government, the judiciary and the House of Assembly among many others. [myad]
