A former Senior Special Assistant to Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State, Abdulmumin Liman, has said that the absence of the governor from the state was to enable him to get foreign investments for the state.
Buni, who was re-elected as the governor of the state, was said to have been absent from the state for some time.
The situation has however been greeted with criticism as some residents wondered about his whereabouts. Some of the residents have taken to social media to condemn the governor’s absence from the state.
One of them, Abdulazeez Hassan, lamented on his Facebook page, ‘33 days and counting…It is well here in Yobe.’
A tweep identified as @alhassan_bagare, in his tweet stated, “Abeg tell him to come back to his ruling state not to be handing over there pls (sic).”
Commenting on the development, the former aide revealed that the governor had been in Abuja, meeting with foreign investors on how to increase revenue generation and productivity in the state.
Speaking in a telephone interview with our correspondent on Friday, Liman stated, “The governor has been engaging. He has been engaging high commissioners, ambassadors and foreign investors to add value to Yobe State. We don’t expect him to sit in Yobe State; Abuja is a place he can meet dignitaries, business enterprises and facilitate something for the state. So, he is not just sitting there.
“He cannot just sit in Damaturu, he has to go out and source for developmental entities who would contribute to the growth of the state. Yobe State generates low revenue. As a leader you have to go out and source for development. The people just want to see him in Damaturu but the Abuja that he is, he is not just sleeping and waking up. Sometimes as a leader you have to go out and bring good things to the state.”
