We Must All Work For Peace Ahead Of 2015 – Abdulsalami — March 28, 2014 Former head of state General Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd) has called on all Nigerians to work for peace ahead of 2015 general elections. Abdulsalami made this call yesterday at the commissioning of the Abdulsalam Abubakar General Hospital Gulu, Lapai local government of Niger State which is named after him. Considering the situation in Nigeria, he admonished Nigerians to pray and work for peace as the 2015 election approaches. He, however, commended the Niger State government for the developmental strides the administration has taken over the years. “I am impressed by this project of humanitarian magnitude. It will last long in the memory of the people,” he said. Meanwhile, the Niger State governor, Dr. Muazu Babangida Aliyu, has said his administration has fulfilled all its campaign promises to the people of the state in the area of provision of dividend of democracy over the past six years. According to him, there is no part of the state the impact of the administration has not been felt, asserting that the approach to governance since 2007 has been people-based and result-oriented. “I can go to every ward in this state and feel free to move around because of what we have done for the people in the last couple of years,” he said. According to him, the Ward Development Project (WDP) programme in which N1 million was released to each of the 274 wards across the 25 LGAs assisted the administration in fast-tracking the tempo of development in the state. Aliyu said the construction of the General Hospital and the Lapai Gulu road were in response to the call by the people of the local government when the administration came on board. The governor also disclosed that other projects embarked upon by the administration would be completed before May 29 2015, and that the bridge across River Shiroro will be commissioned in September this year. Leadership.
Posted on: Fri, 28 Mar 2014 11:15:18 +0000