….. Says he laid foundation for development in Sokoto
Gbolahan Salman Sokoto
Sokoto State Government has described the late Military Governor of the old North-Western State, Alhaji Usman Faruk, as the architect of the development in the state.
A statement signed by the acting governor of the state who is also the state deputy Governor, Honourable Manir Muhammad Dan’iya, described his death as a sober and heart wrenching news for the state.
According to the acting governor, “As we chewed the idea of Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal going into self-isolation earlier today the sober and heart wrenching news of the death of the pioneer governor of old Sokoto State, Commissioner of Police (retired) and the erstwhile Jarman Gombe, Alhaji Usman Faruk, came to us.
“As the first Military Governor of North-Western State, comprising present day Kebbi, Niger, Sokoto and Zamfara States, from 1967 to 1975, he laid the foundation for the development of our state long after it was weaned from the tutelage of the late Sardauna of Sokoto when it was subsumed as part of the monolithic Northern State.
“His was the first budget in 1971 that started the old North-Western state on its journey to fiscal clarity and discipline. The vision and depth of that document was projected to catapult the state on to a trajectory of development envisaged to last four years. This helped the old Sokoto state, split from today’s Niger State, that was born not too long after he left office”
While describing his relationship with the current Amanyanabo of Town Brass in Rivers State, Dan’iya further said,
“Like Gov. Tambuwal today being friends with Gov. Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, Alhaji Faruk befriended his old Rivers State counterpart and the current Amanyanabo of Twon Brass, Chief Alfred Diete Spiff. A true patriot, he celebrated the end of the Nigerian Civil War, positing that its end was the “triumph of truth and valour over greed and ambition.
“He will also be remembered for his canvassing support for the development of national security, especially the Nigerian Police in which he served meritoriously. He advocated for the Force’s adequate funding, arguing that the poor pay and delapidated equipment of the police could not be justified, thus the rise in the state of insecurity in the country, which claimed the life of his sixth son, an Assistant Superintendent of Police, who was killed by Boko Haram insurgents.
“Taking cue from the late Sardauna long after he left office, Alhaji Faruk sank his energy into calling for the establishment of a commodity marketing board in the North. He wanted such a board to have dual responsibilities of fixing and controlling the prices of produce and animals such as cows, goats and sheep.
“In addition, he thought the board should also be responsible for the preservation of produce at times of need and establish processing companies for perishable produce such as tomatoes and other vegetables.
A devout faithful, he was of the view that “no good Muslim will ever accept any human directive which contravenes the laws of Allah,” just as he kicked against the proliferation of abortion drugs and devices, which he said would lead to “an earthquake of moral laxity,” if left unchecked.
“On behalf of the government and good people of Sokoto State, I wish to condole the government and good people of Gombe State for this huge loss.
“I also express our sympathy to.his respected family, while praying to Allah to grant them the courage to bear the irreparable loss.
“No doubt, the North has lost one of its fundamental pillars. We pray to Allah to grant him Aljanna Firdausi” he added.
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