By Umar Danladi Ado, Sokoto
The Chairman of Dange/Shuni Local Government Area of Sokoto State, Alhaji Aminu Magaji Bodai, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointing an indigene of the area, Prof. Dahiru Muhammad Shuni, as the Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal Education.
Bodai gave the commendation in Sokoto on Thursday while reacting to the appointment of the renowned educationist.
The former member of the Sokoto State House of Assembly said the people of Dange/Shuni Local Government Area and Sokoto State were delighted that President Tinubu had, through the appointment, demonstrated great confidence in Prof. Shuni.
“We are confident that the new appointee will justify the confidence reposed in him and, by extension, in Sokoto State by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,” Bodai said.
He expressed optimism that Prof. Shuni would work tirelessly to promote educational development in Sokoto State and Nigeria as a whole, particularly in the area of mass literacy.
The LG Chairman also applauded the APC leader in Sokoto State, Sen. Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, and Governor Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto for their roles in facilitating the appointment.
“We remain eternally grateful to the duo for their unwavering support and steadfast commitment to the people of Dange/Shuni Local Government Area,” he added.
Meanwhile, Bodai commended Governor Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto for providing 3,600 bags of assorted fertilisers and other agricultural inputs to Dange/Shuni Local Government Area.
He said the items were distributed free of charge to genuine farmers across the area’s 11 political wards and 194 polling units.
The Chairman also praised the State Government’s Fertiliser Distribution Committee, led by Alhaji Nura Attajiri, Director-General of the Sokoto State Hisbah Board, for carrying out the exercise transparently.
Bodai disclosed that the local government also established committees to ensure the equitable distribution of the fertilisers and other inputs across all wards.
He directed committee members to discharge their responsibilities with integrity and the fear of God to ensure that only genuine farmers benefited from the exercise.
The Chairman also instructed security agencies to arrest and prosecute any official found diverting, selling, or otherwise violating the distribution procedures.
“So far, we have not received any complaints, and we are fully satisfied with the progress of the exercise,” Bodai said.