The Nasarawa State Government has urged the residents to come out en masse and welcome President Bola Tinubu during his one-day official visit to the state.
By Sunday John
The Nasarawa State Government has urged the residents to come out en masse and welcome President Bola Tinubu during his one-day official visit to the state.
Mr Ibrahim Tanko, the state Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism made the call during a news conference on Tuesday in Lafia.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the president is scheduled to visit the state on Wednesday, June 25.
The commissioner noted that the visit would the first to the state for Tinubu since assuming office as President in 2023.
“You can see that preparation is in top gear in Lafia, the state capital, and other major towns given the significance attached to this visit.
“People across all the 13 local government areas of the state are very happy, ready and eagerly waiting for the day to give the president a warm reception,” he said.
Tanko said that the state was proud of the achievements of the president in the across sectors including security, economy, agriculture, education, health and infrastructure.
The commissioner explained that the critical legacy projects earmarked for inauguration by the President during the visits were clearly testimonies of Gov. Abdullahi Sule’s transformative efforts the state, especially Lafia, the state capital, in the last six years.
He added that some of the projects – Lafia Underpass and Flyover and the State Secretariat had put the Nasarawa at par with other developing states in the country.
Tanko further said that the government had invested hugely in the training of civil servants, provision of fertilisers and other farming inputs to farmers, provision of quality and affordable healthcare services, among others.
According to him,every sector of the economy has received serious attention from the present administration in the state.
Tanko, therefore appealed to the citizens to be peaceful during the visit and avoid anything that would lead to a breakdown of law and order.
The commissioner said the president would inaugurate the flyover and underpass in Lafia, dualised Shandam road, the Modern State Secretariat complex, among others. (NAN) . (www.nannews.ng).