Vatsa tells political appointees in Niger to see appointment as a call to serve, not to line their pockets

Former Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism and Chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Niger state, Hon. Jonathan Vatsa has urged the newly sworn in commissioners, special advisers, and other political appointees in the state to see their appointment as a call to serve the people and not for personal gains
Vatsa gave the advice in Gulu Vatsa community in Lapai local government area of the state during an inter-faith prayer session organized by the community for present administration in the state and all political appointees from the area for God’s guidance and wisdom to serve the people.
Community leaders, Muslim and Christians leaders had gathered in the community where they offered prayers for all their sons and daughters who were recently appointed as commissioner, special advisers, coordinators and senior special assistants by the state Governor, Rt. Hon. Umar Mohammed Bago into his government.
The former commissioner, who is one of the beneficiaries of the new appointments as Special Adviser to the Governor on Public Private Partnership (PPP), said every opportunity to serve the people should be seen as a privilege to add value to their lives and should not be seen as opportunity for personal aggrandizement.
Vatsa who is also a former publicity secretary of the party in the state while thanking the people for their support for the present administration before, during and after elections assured them that the government will fulfill all its campaign promises to them, adding that “as appointees, our duties is to continue to support the governor in all his programmes to enable him succeed.
“We will constantly remind him of his campaign promises to the people and ensure he fulfill them so that we will be able to come back to you after four yours to ask for your supports for second term. I assured you that the governor will keep his promises with the people”.
He said that the Governor is already fulfilling part of his campaign promises with the recent appointment of 131 women into his government who will serve as commissioners, Special Advisers, Coordinators, Senior Special Assistants and Special Assistants.
He disclosed that this will be followed with the youth empowerment program of the governor, stressing that “no segment of the society will left behind in the transformation drives of the Governor. What is needed from you is a continue prayers session like this to enable the government succeed”.
Vatsa pointed out that the government acknowledged the present hardship being faced by the people which was occasioned by the fuel subsidy removal, adding that the people will be the greatest beneficiaries at the end because the expected savings from the subsidy removal will be channeled to infrastructural development.
According to him, “what is needed from the people at this critical moment of the country’s history is patience and continued prayers for the government and all its appointees.
“That is why I want to personally commend you people for organizing this prayer. The government is aware of your plight as measures are being taken to address them”.
He maintained that the palliatives for the subsidy removal recently announced by the President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu will go a long way to cushioning the current hardship, adding that the N5billion meant for the state will be judiciously utilized for the benefit of the people.
Special prayers were offered by the different religious leaders for all elected and appointed leaders from the area and the peace of the state and the country in general.