The speaker of the Yobe state House of Assembly, Hon. Chiroma A Buba Mashio, has congratulated Yobe state governor, Hon. Mai Mala Buni, on the 32th anniversary of the creation of Yobe state.
He stated in Damaturu Monday that, “I wish to congratulate our state governor and the people of the state for attaining 32 years of existence.
We pray God to continue blessing the state with success and peaceful coexistence.”He said Yobe state was carved out of Borno state on August 27, 1991 by the then regime of General Ibrahim Babangida with its capital in Damaturu.
He added that Yobe state shares border with Borno state to the east, Gombe state to the south, Bauchi and Jigawa states to the east and Niger Republic to the north.He also acknowledged the efforts of the founding fathers of the state and its subsequent leaders for the appreciable socio-economic and political development recorded despite the tortuous journey.
The speaker enumerated various developmental drives put in place by the state governor in all facets of human development within his last four years of qualitative stewardship.
Buba described the bold steps taken by the governor in addressing insecurity, poverty, hunger, poor health and sensation in addition to provision of water, agricultural inputs, qualitative education and creation of investor-friendly atmosphere as right steps towards taking Yobe state to the Promised Land.
