Alhaji Aliyu ‘Yar-Abba, a senior member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Sokoto State, has urged Sen. Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the president-elect, to unlock all land borders in Nigeria when he assumes office.
In his congratulations to Tinubu, Sen. Kashim Shettima, and the newly elected governors of Sokoto State, Alhaji Ahmed Aliyu and Alhajj Idris Gobir, ‘Yar-Abba made the announcement.
Reopening the borders will lessen the suffering of the populace, particularly northern businessmen, according to the former Sokoto State Chairman of the Bureau De Change Operators Association.
He bemoaned the fact that many of the region’s businessmen were now bankrupt and that the nation’s land borders had been closed, which had a severe impact on socioeconomic activities there.
‘Yar-Abba also urged that traders should be allowed to massively import various commodities especially food items as the security situation had badly affected the food supply chain in the country.
He, however, said that the traders should be made to pay the requisite duties on all the commodities to be so imported.
The APC chieftain further called for the revamping of the security situation in the country to guarantee the safety of lives and properties of the citizens.
‘Yar-Abba also advocated restructuring of the nation’s security architecture and the injection of new blood to improve security in the country.
He also urged the government to take urgent steps to make the nation’s economy more formidable and vibrant.
On the cashless policy, ‘Yar-Abba said: “It is a good system but badly and hastily implemented.
“It’s disadvantages far outweigh it’s advantages. Adequate should be injected into the economy.
“The provision of dispensing N5 million and N500,000 weekly to corporate organisations and individuals, respectively should be sustained.”
Meanwhile, ‘Yar-Abba has urged the Sokoto State Governor-elect, Alhaji Ahmed Aliyu to ”reincarnate the good old days of his mentor, the former Governor of the state, Sen. Aliyu Wamakko.
He specifically advised Aliyu to kick-start his administration with solving the recurring water scarcity particularly in Sokoto metropolis and it’s environs, as well as other parts of the state.
The APC chieftain further urged him to immediately rehabilitate the parts of Sokoto Central market that were razed by an inferno two years ago.
“The market should be renovated and all the victims who had been displaced should have their stalls and shops back.
“Doing this will greatly help in reinvigorating socioeconomic activities in the state,”he added.
‘Yar-Abba also appealed to the Governor-elect to ensure the timely distribution of fertilizer and other farm inputs to only genuine farmers, so as to bolster food security.
He also called on him to accord top priority to reviving the local governments and the State’s ‘now dead public service.’
