In Sokoto UNICEF’s hand writing is written in Gold, says Deputy Gov

… Bids Fall, Sokoto Chief of Field Office, Farewell

Gbolahan Salman Sokoto

Gov. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto state has described the state’s working relationship with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) as impactful.

The state’s Deputy Governor, Hon. Manir Muhammad Dan’iya stated this when he received the retiring UNICEF Chief of Field Office Mohammedeen Fall  at Government House,  Sokoto.

Hon. Dan’iya said the UNICEF is still serving its purpose in Sokoto as an agency responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children.

This is contained in a statement signed Director of Press, office of the deputy governor, Aminu Abdullahi Abubakar, and made available to newsmen in Sokoto.

The statement further explained the Deputy Governor said having Mr. Fall as Chief of Field Office exposed Sokoto to so much of UNICEF humanitarian assistance, which include ensuring the survival, protection and development of children as well as  universal development imperatives, such as girl- child education and women empowerment; that are integral to human progress.

He described international development partners operating in Sokoto as key stakeholders in shaping and making the society a beneficial place for all, while expressing appreciation to Mr Fall for his services to the State.

In his farewell remarks, Mr Fall expressed gratitude to the government and people of Sokoto state over the support and cooperation he received during the years he spent working in Sokoto and Nigeria.

He outlined UNICEF’s mission as the mobilization and empowerment of Nigerians to invest in the positive transformation of every child’s future in education, healthcare and empowerment.

He personally thanked Gov. Tambuwal for his listening ear anytime he came calling and described Sokoto as a blessed state in Nigeria with the governor and the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, at the helm of affairs of the Caliphate.