PDP Guber Candidate In Niger Promises To Tackle Idleness If Elected As Governor.

By Aliyu Lawal

Thẹ People's Democratic Party PDP Gubernatorial Candidate in Niger state, Muhammad Mamman Nami, has promised to work assidiously towards reducing idleness through thẹ provision ọf jobs for thẹ unemployed youths as a direct step to tackle the problems ọf insecurity bedeviling some parts ọf thẹ state if elected as Governor.

This is because according to him idleness is thẹ foundation of insecurity, which must be confronted head on for any meaningful progress to be achieved.

Hẹ stated this in an interview with a radio station in Abuja which was aired by a private radio station monitored by our Correspondent in Minna, thẹ Niger state capital.

Muhammad Mamman Nami, also pleged to adọpt non kenetic aproach In addressing thẹ current security challenges in parts Ọf Niger state as a deliberate efforts to improve thẹ economy ọf Niger state and discourage bandits from recruiting some locals to work for them.

According to him hẹ will not betray thẹ trust of people ọf Niger state if given thẹ opportunity to serve thẹ state as Governor for thẹ remaining four years ọf zone A, insisting that thẹ four years would be sacrosanct in keeping to thẹ zoning arrangements ọf eight years per zone.

Muhammad Mamman Nami, however explained that to achieve this, there is thẹ nẹed for eligible voters in Niger state to come out enmasse to collect their Permanent Voters Card PVC's to enable them exercise their franchise by electing credible leaders ọf their choices and cationed them against selling their votes in an exchange for money.

Hẹ said thẹ people ọf Niger state have two options to make, ọf either voting for Governor Umar Bago to continue ọr vọte for Muhammad Mamman Nami to replicate in Niger state what hẹ has done at thẹ Federal Inland Revenue Service FIRS during his tenure as Chairman, if hẹ eventually emerged as thẹ next Governor.

Thẹ PDP Gubernatorial Candidate reminded them that thẹ contest for power should not be considered as a do or i die affairs, as such hẹ will not stop his wife from voting for Umar Bago if he is her prefered candidate and would also wants thẹ people ọf Niger state to be allowed to make their real choices while their vote counts.

Hẹ however added that his first priority if hẹ emerged as Niger state Governor is to provided water for thẹ people ọf Minna because water is life, and to open all thẹ schools that have beẹn closed down in Niger state due to insurgency among others.