Non-governmental organization begs retiree to contest for Gusau Chairman

From Ibrahim Kaulahi, Gusau

A Non-governmental organization Zamfara Peace and Excellent Leadership Forum (ZPELF) has called for a retired Director Finance who served at federal ministry of humanitarian and disaster management, Mohammed Sambo Wonaka.

Briefing Journalists at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Zamfara State Secretariat Gusau, the Chairman of the ZPELF, Malam Kabir Abubakar Gusau, said it is the mandate of his organization to monitor the affairs of governments at all level to ensure good governance for the benefit of electorates.

Abubakar Gusau explained that, one of the mandates that his organization had duly registered upon, is to watch the services being rendered by a public office holder and the spendings of public funds which should only be as outlined in the budget.

Gusau further said, it is on the same vein, after thorough investigation on the Mohammed Sambo’s civil service career right from his initial employment with Gusau local government before he was elevated to serve at the state government level and later to the federal government.

“He served as a financial officer throughout his civil service and not even once he was founded with any malpractice, fraud and financial misconduct, therefore, a kind of person that deserves to serve as a manager of local government council after been satisfied that he is financially disciplined and prudent.

“Our hope is for Sambo Wonaka to understand why good people of Gusau are in dire need of a Chairman like him who would not be on the position for self enrichment but to deliver the desired goals which would no doubt bring about a peaceful and excellent governance”, Kabir Gusau has solicited.