From Muhammad Gazali Garba.
Sokoto State Governor, Dr Ahmed Aliyu, will soon begin a tour of all 23 Local Government Areas in the state to assess development projects being implemented by the councils.
The Governor disclosed this during an inspection of the ongoing Women and Children Welfare Clinic project by the Goronyo Local Government Council.
According to him, the statewide visit is aimed at reviewing the scope and standard of projects executed at the local government level.
Governor Aliyu stressed that councils, as the government tier nearest to the people, have a duty to improve rural livelihoods through basic infrastructure and services that complement the state government’s interventions.
“At the state level, we are delivering boreholes, rural roads, primary healthcare centres, and classroom blocks, while also supporting farmers,” he said.
“We remit monthly allocations to all local government councils in full. In return, we expect projects that will uplift the living standards of their communities,” he added.
He restated his administration’s commitment to ensuring that the benefits of governance reach every part of Sokoto, especially rural areas, and appealed for sustained public support for government policies and programmes.
The Governor praised the Goronyo Local Government Chairman for the quality of work on the Women and Children Welfare Clinic and urged other council chairmen to step up efforts to expand healthcare access.
“I am impressed with the standard of work here. I encourage other chairmen to do more to bring healthcare closer to the people,” he said.
He further directed the State Ministry of Health to assess the facility and recommend additional steps needed to fully realise its objectives.
Speaking earlier, the Chairman of Goronyo Local Government, Zubairu Yari Goronyo, said the council is building three Women and Children Welfare Clinics in Goronyo, Takakume, and Boyekai to widen access to medical care. He noted that the Goronyo clinic, the biggest of the three, is named after the Governor’s wife, Hajiya Fatima Ahmed Aliyu.
He thanked Governor Aliyu for his consistent support for the council’s development drive.
