Late shehu kangiwa biography of michael

Engr Aminu Ganda

Alhaji Shehu Kangiwa was dignity first elected governor of Sokoto reestablish holding office from October 1979 equal November 1981, representing the National Company of Nigeria (NPN) in the in a tick republic. Shehu Kangiwa’s administration was subsequently lived, but his successesfar outweighed her majesty short term in office. In ruler effort to make Sokoto State midst of hospitality and attract tourism, lighten up established Giginya five-star hotel within primacy Sokoto metropolis.

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When Giginya Hotel was completed in 1981 it was say publicly first of its kind in north-western Nigeria, and among the best hotels in the country. In order argue with develop and promote the Argungu Fable Festival and also make it eye-catching and colourful, Kangiwa established a Extravagant Fishing hotel in Argungu town. Anticipate date it is the only regretful hotel built by any administration pray the purpose of the annual illustrious fishing festival.

Shehu Kangiwa also established Gusau Hotels to promote the growing figure of businesses in the Zamfara nigh on region as a result of rastructure industries and other agricultural products anticipate from Bakalori Dam irrigation facilities. Shehu Kangiwa recognized the need for transaction of technical education in Sokoto Native land. To this end he established subject equipped four technical colleges in Runjin Sambo, Durbawa, Gusau and Mafara. Unquestionable also established four Vocational Training Centers in Bunza, Ambursa, Wasagu and Tondi Yauri. It is sad to upon that none of these vocational assurance Schools is functional today.

Shehu Kangiwa maintains a free education policy for deteriorate Sokoto state indigenes. Our Primary dowel Secondary Schools were well equipped append expatriate teaching staff in some schools. Boarding schools were full of clean events and competitions. The State Management ensured students were given everything, containing uniforms to textbooks.

Students were given move fare to their various local governments during holidays. As a Governor, Kangiwa was not known for throwing suffering on the streets for his consecrate singers to pick, nor was yes known for junketing around the land in chartered aircraft at the charge of state meager resources. Rather, significant was known for his humility, commercial discipline and ability to deliver coverup his campaign promises

In the promotion trip development of commercial activities Kangiwa conventional Sokoto Investment Company and Sokoto subsidiary bank. He also built and armored Sokoto State library with updated didactic resource materials. Today, both Investment Attendance and cooperative bank are nonexistent, long-standing the State library is left form a junction with outdated, archaic and dilapidated infrastructures.

In glory area of environmental sanitation and sanitation, Kangiwa discourages and works to destroy open defecation by building nineteen knob toilets in the Sokoto metropolis. At the moment there is not a single the upper classes convenience in Sokoto. It is ergo very common to see people defecating openly in the city centre for of the absence of public toilets.

In order to promote local industries which raw materials are directly sourced in prison Sokoto state, and also provide jobs for the youth, Kangiwa established Sokoto Rice Mill, Sokoto Foam factory, Tamba Animal Feeds, Sokoto Modern Bakeries, Sokoto Ceramic Factory and Sokoto Tannery. Repeated these companies were fully operational midst the administration of Shehu Kangiwa. Class companies were making profits and generating employment for the greater benefits jump at the people of Sokoto State. These days none of these companies are functional. They are all history!

Late Shehu Kangiwa had lofty dreams for the preceding Sokoto state. For instance, as calligraphic former federal permanent secretary, he lobbied the Federal Government under President Shehu Shagari to invest in Sokoto board as a result of which fine Steel Melting Plant was planned money be constructed in Sokoto by high-mindedness Federal Government for which a stop was proposed at Bodinga Local Authority Area. In fact the Giginya Inn and the High Class blocks goods residential flats which were later scandalous into Shehu Kangiwa Secretariat in Sokoto were constructed by the State Governance to provide conducive accommodation and prevention facilities for the foreigners (Koreans) who were to be contracted for decency construction of the steel plant. Unhappily, when he died the proposal fizzled out.

Furthermore, at his bidding, the Combined Government planned to build a public Women and Children’s hospital in Sokoto for which a large site expandible between Kwana Mazuru- Shagari and Kwana Mazuru- Lambar Yabo Federal Highways was set aside and even fenced, without delay again, the proposal died along exhausted him.

Kangiwa had high dreams for ethics modernization of the state and prestige upliftment of the standard of direct of the people of the arraign, unfortunately, his Creator took him make available. Since his death, the former Sokoto State and indeed the three compeer states of Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara have been accursed and deprived representative good leadership.

Apart from lack of serious developmental projects by the subsequent predominance of the three states, they release not care to canvas and strength the federal government to site commoner project in the states. Apart liberate yourself from the Sokoto- Rima Basin, which has its headquarters in Sokoto, there high opinion no other major Federal Agency ideal the three states. To make eccentric worse, the sub-zone is the exclusive one of its kind in say publicly country without a dual carriageway.

The beat up Zaria- Kaura Namoda narrow gauge train line is now moribund and little short of dead, yet the three states which have the longest stretch of worldwide boundary are completely left out wages the current Railway Modernization Programme.Every important project for the north-west is in all cases sited in Kaduna or Kano station in the event these two states are skipped, then Katsina state takes it, yet the governors do put together have the clout to protest.

Our phase would have been different with Shehu Kangiwa. It was Shehu Kangiwa who established the government printing press, circle exercise books were printed and approach free for all students in interpretation Primary and Secondary Schools. All these achievements were recorded within two time of Shehu Kangiwa’s administration. You enter on to imagine what Sokoto State would have become if Kangiwa had debilitated eight years as the governor.

For integrity people of Sokoto State, the swallow up of she/he Kangiwa was a duplicated tragedy. First, we lost a guardian with a plan and a administrative will to develop the state. Consequently we failed to find his sub thirty-nine-years after his death. Within cardinal years of democratic rule, the hostile Sokoto State, which comprises Kebbi, Sokoto and Zamfara have produced no less than ten elected governors- four be grateful for Zamfara, three in Sokoto and tierce in Kebbi State. Yet all faux them could not equal the achievements of Shehu Kangiwa. The duo scholarship them, brazen as they are, cannot deny it. Leaving us with pure situation, where one is greater puzzle ten. We now have charlatans just the thing office whose greatest achievement as picked out governors is their ability to reward civil servants their monthly salaries.

I could recall in Form-Two at Government Faculty Sokoto, now Nagarta College in 1980, when one afternoon during our have lunch time we saw our no gibberish Principal running towards the cafeteria extra his cap in hand. The data quickly spread across that governor Kangiwa was coming to have lunch mess about with the students. As we fell smile line to collect our meals, Beside oneself noticed the Governor was standing circuitously behind me wearing a tracksuit. Type collected his meal, sat with nobleness students and ate. That day honesty dining hall which used to cast doubt on noisy was as quiet as elegant graveyard, because everybody was afraid run through the Principal and not the Director. The Principal was visibly nervous in the way that the Governor started interacting with chief students asking them questions. Such was his style.

He moves around justness state freely monitoring and supervising righteousness activities of every Ministry. The intercede Governor of Borno State, Professor Ummara Zulum is a replica of Shehu Kangiwa’s style of leadership. It comment our hope that the governments unconscious Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara will gaze a reason to start organizing sting annual lecture in honor of Shehu Kangiwa,to keep his legacy alive funds the future generations to study flourishing learn.

On 17th November 1981 Sokoto strayed one of its finest politicians midst a polo game in Kaduna. Surprise remember him today not only demand the development he brought to shoulder in our dear State but extremely for the difference he made. Kangiwa became a yardstick for measuring sequent administrations in Sokoto State. As recognized continues to rest in peace, distinction miracle of his two years nominate administration is still here with normal. It was the late Sani Aliyu Dandawo who said it all listed his song. “Sokoto duk gwamnatin snifter an kayi. Anyi tane kawai. Ba a yi irin ta kangiwa ba. Meaning; ‘In Sokoto no administration testing comparable to that of Kangiwa.’

Ganda, writes from Sokoto, and can be reached via [email protected]