EFCC chair Olukoyede praises Lawal's Zamfara at state's 30th anniversary

The chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Olanipekun Olukoyede, don talk say Zamfara State dey run with kind leadership wey dey change lives, as e point to new roads, street lights and a new airport for Gusau as signs.

Olukoyede talk dis one while e dey give keynote address at the lecture wey mark 30 years since dem create Zamfara, wey happen for Grand Chamber of Government House for Gusau. Di sources differ small on di day: Vanguard and The Sun report say e talk on Thursday, while Leadership talk say na Friday.

E talk say e dey normally avoid political gatherings and government houses because of di ethics of im office, but e accept dis invitation after e look into di state and im governor.

“I do small due diligence on His Excellency and di state,” e talk.

E add say e tell President Bola Tinubu wetin e see and di President encourage am to attend. Na im first time for Zamfara, e talk.

Wetin e see for Gusau

When e arrive, Olukoyede talk say di new airport stand out even to first-time visitor, and say freshly paved roads wey get solar street lights don change di look of di capital.

E talk say Zamfara don long dey near bottom among Nigeria less developed states, despite im potential, and say di change of past three years stand out to am. E also talk say e dey encouraged by reports say di state results for NECO and WAEC exams don improve.

E tie di progress to wetin e call deliberate reforms by Governor Dauda Lawal administration, wey match di lecture theme, “Accountability and Responsibility in Transformational Government”.

For ordinary residents, di praise no mean pass whether e go turn to safer roads, working schools and jobs. Zamfara don struggle for years with insecurity wey don spoil farming and travel, and di governor talk say community involvement in tackling insecurity na among di issues dem discuss for di lecture.

Wetin Lawal talk

Lawal talk say di anniversary, wey get theme “Reflections, Achievements and the Future”, na chance to look honestly at di state challenges and wetin leaders owe di next generation.

E point to im Six-Point Rescue Agenda and di Zamfara State Development Plan 2025–2034, wey e talk say provide long-term framework for di economy, infrastructure, social welfare, human capital development, governance and environmental sustainability.

“We must turn these commitments into measurable improvements in people lives,” e talk.

Other speakers for di lecture include Professors Tijjani Muhammad Bande, Sulaiman Kura, Murtala Rufai and Taofik Aminu.

Wetin go happen next: Di governor talk say di commitments for di plan must become measurable improvements in people lives. Residents go dey watch whether di roads, schools and security gains wey dem describe for di lecture go reach beyond di capital.