One Year Anniversary: We are Partners In Dev, Gov Namadi Tells Jeje Riders

Jigawa State Governor, Malam Umar Namadi, has said that international
touring bikers group, Jeje Riders Nigeria is a partner in the
advancement of the quality of lives in Jigawa State.

Governor Namadi made the commendation when he granted audience to the
bikers, who paid him a courtesy visit as part of their one year
anniversary celebration of humanitarian services at the weekend.

The governor recalled the humanitarian assistance rendered to the
state by the group in the aftermath of the devastating flood that hit
the state last year saying Jigawa remained grateful.

He thanked the group for the visit, describing them as partners in
progress for keeping faith with the state a second time.

He expressed delight for the promise of an e-library and promised to
support the group to execute the project timely and in full.

“I want to thank you for what you have been doing, certainly you have
been partners in progress and I think other associations will emulate
what you are doing.

“Most of the problems in the state cannot be solved by the government
alone but with the support of humanitarian groups. I think what you
are doing is on the right track and your humanitarian services are in
line with the SDG goals.

“Allah has given each and every one of us blessings and that blessing
is not for us alone, we need to share the blessings with others and if
we continue to do that certainly, we will change our own narratives.

“Last year you were in Jigawa when we had a problem with flooding and
you helped our people, we will not forget that. Immediately I was told
that these riders wanted to see me. What came to mind was ‘is not the
people that gave us donations and that was the reference point I
remember, and I said these are our partners’.

“It is always good to do something good that will make people remember
that you touch their lives. The e-library is marvellous; it is a
project that nobody knows how many people will benefit from it because
generations will use it. It is a legacy that is endless; I want to
assure you that the state government will partner with you to achieve
this objective.

“We are ready to partner and support you to advance the status of the
lives of our people. We are not taking it for granted,” Governor
Namadi said.

Speaking on behalf of the group earlier, the president and chairman of
the Board of Trustee (BoT) of Jeje Riders Nigeria, Ibrahim Tizhe,
thanked the governor for receiving them warmly and announced that the
group would be donating a fully equipped e-library to a secondary
school in Jigawa State before the end of 2023.

He said the group is ready to partner with the state government in
achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) in education.

He also announced that the group is partnering the National Drug Law
Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and Interpol to fight drug abuse and other
vices.

According to Tizhe, Jeje Riders donated a fully equipped library to
Gombe State this year in collaboration with the Emir of Gombe, Alhaji
Dr Abubakar Shehu Abubakar III CFR.

Last year, the group donated food items worth ₦12.7m to 200 households
when floods ravaged Jigawa State. The governor, who received the
donations from the group last year in his capacity as the deputy
governor of the state, expressed delight that Jeje Riders have kept
faith with Jigawa State.