Spread the wordOne of the greatest tragedies of government transition in Nigeria is the abandonment of projects started by predecessors. Some projects, started as far back as 1999, continue to deteriorate at the expense of the people they were meant to serve. Alongside this, other critical schemes such as the Old Airport Water Scheme, Gagi Water Scheme, Mana Water Scheme, Runjin Sambo Water Scheme and Rugar Liman Water Scheme have either been completed or brought back to life. Governor Aliyu is not merely reacting to immediate political pressures; he is deliberately consolidating past investments while expanding the state’s development footprint. Under Governor Aliyu, Sokoto is not trapped in cycles of abandonment and restart.