From Tunde Bishop, in Sokoto
The Sokoto State House of Assembly is set to pass a vote of confidence on Governor Ahmad Aliyu for his sterling performance in delivering democratic dividends to the citizens of the state since inception of his administration.
The Assembly will also ask the State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to give the governor an automatic ticket for the 2027 governorship election.
Speaker of the Assembly, Rt. Hon. Tukur Bala Bodinga, said this in a interview with journalists in Sokoto while assessing the two year performtwo-yearthe State House of Assembly.
He said the vote of confidence was the Assembly’s way of thanking the governor for doing fantastically well adding that he deserves another term to complete the good work in the development of Sokoto state.
“One good term, deserves another” said Speaker Bodinga.
According to him, the government of Governor Aliyu delivered over 250 projects in 2024, and has so far in 2025 clearly shown more determination to touch the lives of the people positively.
He stated that the governor had built roads, houses and empowered the people, especially the poor.
“Look at the Katin Sauki (buy cheap shop) that he opened for public servants and pensioners; it is a policy driven by the governor’s concern for the poor. The foodstuffs that are sold in the shop are subsidized by 20 per cent. How can we in good conscience not support the governor over such a laudable programme?” he asked.
In the area of security, the Speaker disclosed that the governor had acquired over 140 buffalo vehicles, motorcycles and built a military base at Illela for the Army because of his desire to see that bandits terrorizing the people are defeated in no time.
“There is also financial support for the security agencies in addition to logistics support that has led to the noticeable reduction in the activities of these bandits,” he said, adding that “it is because of the huge investment of the government and the determination of the governor to secure the people.”
According to Hon. Bodinga, Governor Aliyu has never held back his support for the security agencies, because the people killed are his citizens and that contrary to accusations by the opposition, the governor is very responsible and alive to his duty as governor and that he is up and doing in terms of security of the state.
“I want to assure Nigerians that the governor is doing well. All that he needs is the continued support and encouragement from the people and the press,” Bodinga said.
“We are satisfied with the way he is running the state and the fact that he consults widely. The governor takes our advice collectively and individually because he relates with us. We have no reason to complain. The governor is not arrogant, and that has helped a lot.”
The other qualities that make the governor deserving of a second term are his humility, accountability and transparency in the management of the resources of the state.
“He is a good man; highly religious. He is calm and a good listener, who also consults widely before taking any decision. He is also very firm, and decisive, a democrat who takes his assignment as governor seriously” said the Speaker.
He added, that the governor doesn’t see his position as a stepping stone to the presidency, for him the people elected him to be governor and that is what he is committed to doing, stressing that bettering the life of the people is his constant preoccupation.
“Governor Ahmad Aliyu is not squandering the resources of our dear state. He is focused on his assignment, and he is giving it his all. The governor has more than justified his election, and this is a general consensus of the people.
“The governor is a complete gentleman who can’t hurt a fly. When I say that he is a gentleman, I mean that he is a complete gentleman in every sense of the word, but he can show you his other side especially when it comes to issues about the development of the state.
“The opposition has been insulting him, but he has always ignored them because he understands that their ploy was to distract him. And this is the secret of his superlative performance,” Bodinga said.
According to the Speaker, the Sokoto State house of Assembly has been provided the necessary legislative support that has enabled the governor to accomplish all that he has achieved.
“We deserve to because we are partners in progress. We have always supported the governor in everything that has to do with the development of the state. Our support is not blind, but what can we do when the governor is doing well?” he asked.
He said the opposition in the state has not been fair to the governor who has been up and doing on the issue of insecurity, confronting the state and indeed other North-West states.
“By the way, you don’t expect the opposition to be fair to the government, which in two years has performed spectacularly well,” he said.
