While speaking in an exclusive interview
with The Independent, the Executive
Chairman of Fune Local Government Area in
Yobe State, Digma Maina Gana, who is ruling
the Council for the seventh time, opened up
on the secret of his re-elections and
achievements. He also spoke on the
challenges facing his Local Government Area
and other issues.
Here are the excerpts from the chat:
You are now in your seventh tenure. What
is the secret behind your re-elections?
Thank God. First let me say destiny, will of
Allah and help of his Excellency Governor
Ibrahim Gaidam. Maybe my style of
leadership impressed my electorates which
enabled me to continue to rule this Local
Government. I had performed to the best of
my ability in all the years I served. I ensured
that I deliver democracy dividends in order
to satisfy my people who have trusted me
with their votes.
What are your achievements in this 7th
tenure in office?
My recent projects are not hidden, they are
physical projects available for anyone to go
round and see, they are people oriented
projects to benefit our community.
In the education sector, we sponsored
students to further their education with
scholarship. We have built so many blocks of
classrooms in our Primary Schools, built so
many structures in our Dispensaries, we
have continued to procure Hospital
equipments to our health centers.
In the area of water supply, we have drilled
a number of Boreholes and maintained the
existing ones via services and prompt
provision of diesel and lubricant. In rural
areas we have dug Cement Wells too to ease
the perennial problems of water for human
and animal consumption.
In the agricultural sector, we have done
wonderfully, our extension workers have
continued to mobilize farmers to embrace
farming, we have allocated farm inputs and
other services via our agric department.
You are chairing one of the largest local
government area in Yobe State, talking of
land mass, what do you hope to achieve
before the end of your tenure?
So many things that would improve the
quality of lives of my people, it is my desire
to get additional rural roads in other to
open up the places so that they can easily
market their farm produce, I also intend to
transform Fune in order to compete with
other sister local governments in the
Country. We will deliver quality work in all
sectors of humanity. The welfare of our
people is so dear to us, our concern is
improved and standard living condition
security and others.
In what area do you think your people will
remember you one day, I mean legacies?
People of Fune would continue to remember
me whenever I go based on my
performance in office, I operate an open
door policy, am always available for them
and their suggestions . They will remember
me for the projects I have done for them. If
they will forget me, they won’t have given
me the mandate to rule them for the
seventh time.
Click here to read the full interview in full on
The Independent.
