The Gombe State governorship candidate of Action Alliance, Brig-Gen Nuhu Miller (retd.), has lamented that most children in the State’s rural areas study under trees in 2023, promising that he would equip schools if elected.
He added that strikes in tertiary institutions will be a thing of the past, adding that aside from education; healthcare delivery, agriculture, and water are included in his priority should he be elected.
Miller made it known that he was involved in the creation of Gombe State expressing his sadness at how things have turned out in the state.
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He said, “I was involved in the creation of Gombe State. One has not been happy with what is happening in Gombe, especially in the education sector, one is not happy about it. We still have children in primary and secondary schools having education under the tree and this should not be. It’s affecting our future.
“Gombe is the jewel in the savannah, which means Gombe should be able to feed the nation but unfortunately, we are not making use of it and we have to improve agriculture in the state. In the villages where they are farming, there are no roads we will make sure there are rural roads and rural infrastructure such as Electricity, Water go to the rural areas.
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“In the health sector, in each of the 11 Local Government Areas there must be hospitals fully standard with all doctors, nurses, and equipment there will be a dispensary to serve women in labour in a village.”
He also spoke about the reason for low turnout in the State. The governorship candidate made it known that failed promises, and poor economy are reasons for the discouragement of participation at the polls.
“People feel depressed that there has not been a change but we are promising them that there is going to be changed we are here for the change.
“The masses will tell you that there are a lot of ill feelings they are not happy that was the reason for the low turnout,” Miller added.
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