By Ikugbadi Oluwasegun
Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, Governor of Gombe State has presented 17 brand new GAC GS4 model SUVs to members of the State Executive Council.
According to a press statement issued on Friday by Ismaila Uba Misilli, Director-General of Press Affairs, he said, Governor Inuwa Yahaya explained that they are meant to facilitate the execution of their duties while serving as a compliment to the prestige attached to their respective offices.
The Governor remarked that his administration has also extended similar gestures to members of the Gombe State House of Assembly to enable them to carry out their oversight functions and effectively participate in governance.
He observed that the current trend of inflation and depreciation in the value of the naira presupposes the need for the government to be prudent through the reduction in the cost of governance but with maximum performance in the art of governance.
Governor Inuwa Yahaya underscored the importance of government ministries, departments, and agencies having utility vehicles for them to function effectively and efficiently.
“This time around, we must take extra care. These are public assets, and we must handle them as we handle our party. We have to show leadership by example. It is when you lead that others follow, and you must lead from the front. So I urge you to look after the vehicles properly, manage them prod ensure that you utilise them for public service.”
The Governor warned that the state government reserves the right to withdraw and return to the ministry any vehicle found to engaged in activities other than the ones it was originally meant to serve.
Responding on behalf of the Commissioners, Zubair Muhammad Umar, Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice expressed gratitude to Governor Inuwa Yahaya for presenting them with the vehicles, noting that the gesture will go a long way towards assisting them in the discharge of their duties.
The Commissioner assured the Governor that members of the State Executive Council would engage the vehicles in a manner that they would withstand the test of time.