By; JABIRU A. HASSAN, Kano
The Jigawa State chapter of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has congratulated the newly inaugurated Defense Minister, Alhaji Badaru Abubakar for climbing the ladder of national assignment after successful tenure completion as the Executive Governor of Jigawa State.
In a statement issued to newsmen by the association’s chairman, Alhaji Idris Yau Mai Unguwa Jaga, AFAN described the defense minister as a dynamic leader who will work selflessly to ensure that all relevant security initiatives are implemented with full option.
” On behalf of our association, we felicitate our former governor and now member of the Federal Executive Council, Alhaji Badaru Abubakar on his inauguration as the Minister of Defence of the Federal Republic of Nigeria by his Excellency, the president and Commander-in Chief, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and wish him a successful implementation of his policies on security and progress of this great country,” the statement added.
Mai Unguwa Jaga reiterated their association’s determination and commitment to the economic progress of Jigawa State and the nation at large in order to promote peace and unity.
He commended Governor Umar Namadi for the many successes recorded by his administration in few months from inauguration as the executive governor of the state.
