The Kebbi State Government has faulted the claim of Senator Garba Musa Maidoki, representing Kebbi South Senatorial district, that 200 communities were displaced by insecurity in parts of his Constituency under the present administration.

Special Adviser to the Governor on Communication and Strategy, Alhaji Abdullahi Idris Zuru stated this in a statement made available to newsmen in Birnin Kebbi.

Zuru explained that Maidoki?s claim was a calculated attempts to misleading the general public on the reality on ground and how the current administration, under the leadership of Governor Nasir Idris inherited some challenges.

According to him,? ordinarily, there wouldn?t be any need to join issues with Senator Maidoki considering the sorrowful situation that engulfed Kebbi State, particularly Zuru emirate, resulting from the abduction of the students of Government Girls Secondary School, Maga.

?In addition, the response wouldn?t have been necessary in view of Senator Maidoki?s recent consistent antagonism against the execution of well thought out projects and programmes by Kebbi State government.

?For the avoidance of doubt, shameless claims and deliberate misrepresentation of facts, let it be noted that since the emergence of armed banditry in Kebbi State, there is never a time when 200 communities were displaced.

?The about 50 communities verified to have been displaced along Wasagu and Sakaba axis, inherited by Comrade Governor Nasir Idris, were successfully returned to their homes by a combined team of security agencies deployed by the Defence headquarters on special request made by Comrade Governor Nasir Idris that collaborated with the traditional rulers.

?Also worthy of note, the procedures for posting of officers and men for field operations and strategic operations planning as it affects Kebbi State peculiar challenges are being handled by the Defence headquarters with the Governor fully involved and consistently updated?.

Zuru noted that, Senator Maidoki was aware of the procedures and the required logistics support provided to the security agencies by Governor Nasir Idris towards ensuring the success of the operations, therefore he should not pretend and be making baseless claims.

?Similarly, the Senator cannot claim ignorance of the fact that the Koko-Zuru abandoned federal road project, the situation that caused devastating effect on the socio-economic well-being of the people of Zuru emirate is being executed by Comrade Governor Nasir Idris.

?It is on record that Comrade Governor Nasir Idris has demonstrated visible commitment towards securing the state with the provision of over 100 Hillux vehicles and 5,000 motorcycles to the security agencies in the state.

Other efforts made by the Comrade Governor included hosting security conferences for Northern traditional rulers? council, Kebbi Elders consultative forum, Progressive Governors Forum, Arewa Broadcast Media Practitioners Forum and interfaith religious leaders.

?The participation of the critical stakeholders? conferences included the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa?ad Abubakar III, the former Chief of Defence Staff General Christopher Musa, a former Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Abdulrahaman Danbazau, the former Director of Military information Major-General Usman Kukasheka, professor Muhammad Attahiru Jega, professor Muhammad Bande, professor Umar Pate and Dr. Yahuza Getso, among others.

?Therefore, Senator Maidoki?s public condemnation of socially and economically viable projects including rehabilitation and construction of educational institutions being executed by the government of the political party he claimed to be a member, using the highly respected Chamber of the National Assembly has ulterior motives.

?As the representative of the armed banditry affected communities, Senator Maidoki has never attended any of the consultative conferences organised by the Kebbi State government.

?However, the leadership of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and Kebbi state government are not surprise with the antagonistic posture of Senator Maidoki in view of his alleged alliance with the Advanced Democratic Congress (ADC)governorship aspirant Abubakar Malami aimed at sabotaging the second term bid of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Comrade Governor Nasir Idris.

His resolution to allegedly partner with Abubakar Malami must have been necessitated by several serious allegations of glaring failure in improving the socio-economic well-being of his constituents, who have expressed painful regret over his election, which indicated his imminent political downfall in 2027.

?The alliance of the conspirators was said to have been orchestrated for media campaign of calumny with emphasis on creation of fiction and exagiration of the security challenges, was being handled by consultants and partly executed political thugs, prostitutes and wayward abandoned youths, brought up without discipline and eventually introduced to drug abuse?.

He allegedly that the Senator has being using youths which he provided with expensive mobile phones to consistently and fearlessly be insulting government functioneries and condemning government?s programmes and projects through different platforms of social media.

He said: ?the recent tour of media organisations embarked upon by Senator Maidoki, including Channels Television, was said to be part of the mischievous campaign.

Going by their actions and utterances, it could be understood that Senator Maidoki and Abubakar Malami have common ulterior motives.

?At the time the Kebbi and federal governments intensify the search for the abducted students with the coming of the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, Abubakar Malami chose the time to happily declared his governorship aspiration while Senator Maidoki joyfully embarked on media tours for campaign of calumny, which clearly showed their preference to their political interest above the rescue of the abducted students.

?In view of the fact that the All Progressive Congress (APC) was built on a strong and solid foundation by true democrats and selfless and patriotic politicians with track record of service to their respective communities and humanity.

?In Kebbi State, partnership of desperate with paperweight politicians blindfolded by selfishness and greed will never change the mindset of the people whose well-being has been transformed by Comrade Governor Nasir Kauran Gwandu?s administration,? he said. (The Sun)

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