Lamido Blames Poverty on Leadership

from All Africa

By Taiwo Olawale
Dutse

Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido, has blamed failure of past leaderships for the level of illiteracy and poverty in the country, saying the people have lost faith in governments and leaders as a result.

The governor made these remarks while receiving the Course 30 students of the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, in Government House, Dutse. Lamido said "the country is blessed with abundant human and material resources, but the level of poverty, illiteracy and insecurity is increasing, due to the failure of leaders and prominent people in the country." He, however, pledged that his administration would continue to focus its attention on reviving the confidence of the ordinary citizen in government, by concentrating on service delivery in all areas of governance.

He said "the state government attaches a lot of importance to education, health, poverty eradication and discipline, as a way of enhancing the socio-economical status of the people," and called on the students to contribute their quota to the socio-economic development of the country and save the country from the present predicament.

Speaking earlier, Leader of the delegation, Professor Adamu Muhammed Fika, said they were in the state on a study tour, as part of efforts to ensure actualisation of the seven-point agenda and Vision 2020 of President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua.