Dr Girei declares to aspire for Adamawa governor, unveils 10 points agenda
Dr Salihu Girei, former Director of Research, Development and Center of Excellence, Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETfund), formally declared interest to contest the Governorship Position in Adamawa under the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC).
Geirei disclosed this at a press conference in Yola and unveiled a 10 points agenda for the development of the state.
He said, if given the mandate he would impact positively in the state especially at the grassroots.
He listed some of the agenda to includes: free quality primary and secondary education, healthcare service delivery, agriculture, women and youth empowerment empowerment, employment opportunities rural development among others.
Girei promised to provide a special salary package for teachers and 100 per cent review of pension for retirees.
He explained that he is presenting himself to the electorate to vote for in order to provide good governance, saying
According to him, he contributed enormously to the development of the state and country at large as public servant for 33 years as a public administrator, and as a policy maker.
“I was Executive Chairman of Adamawa State Universal Basic Education Board, where I was privileged to transform the education landscape, especially at the basic education level.
“I built at least 5,500 classroom record. Were able to recruit at least 17,000 teachers in four years.
“We promoted teachers that were lagging behind in promotion. We trained and retrained teachers. We did a lot in terms of supervision of teachers and schools”, he said.
He said, based on those factors, he knows Adamawa well and it’s challenges and has the capacity to deliver for the citizens.
“There is no ward in Adamawa that I have no been to. I’ve visited all in my capacity as Chairman of SUBEB and Commissioner for LG Affairs”, he said.
Dr. Girei earlier visited the APC Secretariat to formally declare his intentions to the party Executives and congratulated them for their emergence as the new EXCO.
In his remarks, Alhaji Hamza Madagali appreciated the visit and assured the party readiness to conduct free, fair and credible primary elections across all political offices.
