I Stand For Borno - Abdullahi Yusuf

As a citizen of Borno state, i have always stood my ground in defending and projecting the good image of my dear state. I have always tried in my little way in expressing my personal opinion on issues related to my state, and to the best of my ability I have tried to insure that i don't dent the image of my state by expressing negative opinion about my own state. Even though many of those making noise on the social media are doing so to attract attention thinking that those they are against will call and settle them.

But I have never tour such lane, i have taken so much risk in the run up to the 2015 general election believing that it is a sacrifice that we all needed to make to move our dear state forward. Many high profile people had tried to convince me to go against the leadership of the state, but in my own way I refuse because I know what has happened in the last for years, and it will amount injustice because the current dispensation has not fully take off.

I have tried my best and contributed my quoter in supporting the Governor, and I did so with hope that he will bring development to the state. It will not be fare to judge him based on his performance in the last four years. We all know the situation of the state back then, but we thank Allah everything will be OK. Therefore, the next 2 to 3 years will be the ideal time to criticise him if he fails to deliver on his promises. Wallahi I will be in the forefront in standing against the governor if he fails, but I cannot just because others are attacking him with the hope that he may give them money, then I will follow suit, no.

I am optimistic that things will change despite some of the shortcomings. Mind you am not saying everything is perfect about the govt of KSM, because there is no such thing as a perfect govt, surely there are shortcomings here and there, but all am saying is, let us be optimistic about our own state. We are all human beings, and none of us is perfect, so we should not expect others to be perfect. We should as citizens stand for our state and suggest meaningful ways through which we can collectively bring about change that we all desired.

Let's stop the negative campaign, let's be patriotic and stand for our state.

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