Gov. Shettima swears in new council caretaker chairmen 21 days before hangover

 

 Gov. Shettima swears in new council caretaker chairmen 21 days before hangover

 

 

Gov. Kashim Shettima

Borno State Governor and Senator elect for Borno Central Hon. Kashim Shettima has sworn-in caretaker council chairmen on Wednesday 8th May, 2019 even as he is due to exit office on the 29 May, 2019 when he will be serving out his constitutional second term as governor of Borno State.

 

Hon. Shettima will also be inaugurated in June 2019  as a distiguished Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria having won a senatorial seat to represent Borno Central at the National Assembly for the 9th Assembly.

 

 Inaugurating the 27 Local Government Chairmen at the Government House in Maiduguri, the Governor sounded a stern warning to expose any politician(s) that would want to sow a seed of discord between him and his successor Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum.

 

‎"I will like to sound a strong warning to all of us gathered here. My tenure of office, ends in just 21 days. Let no caretaker chairman or anyone for that matter, expect that proximity to me will be license to go overboard before and after May 29. I will not support anyone against my successor. 

 

"I will not allow anyone undermine the authority of Professor Babagana Umara Zulum and Usman Kadafur. Insha'Allah, I shall always be on the side of my successor. Perhaps, I should use this forum to announce that the worst act anybody will exhibit is to make the slightest attempt of criticizing Professor Zulum within fifty meters around me. I will not tolerate anyone (no matter who that person might be) that attempts to come before me and say anything bad about the Governor-elect and his Deputy.

 

" Discussing them negatively will be a no-go- area. If anyone attempts it, I will not only send that person away but I will make sure I inform the Governor. I believe this step is the surest way to bar mischief makers from coming to destabilize our peace, our unity and continuity of progress", Shettima said.

Apparentlty reminding them that their allegience must switch to the new chief Executive in the next 21 days or incur the wrought of his successor whom he described as being tougher than him,  Gov. Shettima said:

 

 "I will like to remind caretaker chairmen that while you have just been administered oath of office, the most part of your tenure will be served under my successor. This will require each and everyone of you to prepare your minds in reporting to a new chief executive and in bracing up for the challenges that will come with his vision, focus, mindset, goals and aspiration.

 

 "I am absolutely sure that my successor, Professor Zulum is more than capable of making sure caretaker chairmen do far more. The incoming Governor is tougher than I am and whoever underestimates him may do so at his own peril," Shettima warned.

Gov. Shettima tasked the newly inaugurated Local Government Chairmen to justify their choice by working for the people.

"‎You are expected to live up to your responsibilities and to justify the confidence reposed in you.  For those reappointed, I believe you earned it. For those freshly appointed, consider this as a test phase.

"In both categories, I urge all of you to prove to us that we took the right decisions in appointing each of you. Governance is a collective responsibility and we must strive hard to work as a team so that our projects and program of all developmental needs are achieved without delays. I also urge all Chairmen to work in consultation with all stakeholders in the affairs of their communities and to ensure prudence in managing scarce resources. I will urge us to sustain passion for development both in the coming days to May 29 and in the aftermath of my tenure," Shettima said.

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