From Olanrewaju Lawal, Birnin Kebbi
Kebbi Governor Dr Nasir Idris has described the Etsu Nupe, Dr Yahaya Abubakar as a pillar of national unity.
The governor made this known while receiving a delegation from the Etsu Nupe on a courtesy at Government House, Birnin Kebbi.
The delegation were in Kebbi State to thank the governor for appointing a Nupe man, Alhaji Ahmed Idris from Niger State as his Chief Press Secretary (CPS).
The governor said: “Nationally, when you talk of Etsu Nupe, people will say that yes, he is a good man, a philanthropist, an Emir that always work to see that North and Nigeria stay as one family.
“We have no reason whatsoever not to thank the Emir for giving us his son to come and serve with us here in Kebbi and we have not regretted working with him. Ahmed is a true seasoned journalist to the core, a Journalist without sentiment and a journalist who knew the job.
“Ahmed Idris is a Nigerlite and Kebbi is his second home, I knew him in the past 30 years, I worked with him as my best man when I was Chairman, Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) and also Chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Kebbi State.”
The governor recalled that the history of Gwandu in Kebbi State and Bida in Niger State was an old and lasting history that boardered around boundary sharing, cross-marriage and cross-business among others.
Idris revealed that Governor Bago of Niger State had been his close friend, adding that they share so many things in common for the benefits of the two states.
Earlier, the leader of the delegation and Jakadan Labaran Nupe, Alhaji Muhammad Baba-Busu said they were in Kebbi to convey the message of His Royal Highness, the Etsu of Nupe to the governor and people of Kebbi.
He said the Emir was highly elated for finding his subject worthy of the position of Chief Press Secretary in Kebbi, assuring that the appointee would never disappoint the governor and the state at large.
Baba-Bussu used the medium to commend the governor for starting in a very sound footing towards bringing positive transformation to the state, assuring that all Nupe people would continuously pray for the governor to effectively deliver the dividends of democracy to all.