i seek your forgiveness said by the bafarawa former governor of sokoto 1999 to 2007 and later as president aspirant 2007, followed by bafarawa with the more than 40years of political experience before his retirement from politics. Legit.ng reports that the former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain said this on Wednesday, September 18, while launching the Attahiru Dalhatu Bafarawa Foundation in Sokoto. At the event, he committed N1 billion to the well-being of the Sokoto people.

Bafarawa who said he has “mixed feelings each time” he looks back to his years as governor, said thoughts of scenarios of misappropriation of funds through acts of omission or commission could be “troubling” and “prick the conscience”, The Punch reported.

The former governor said: “I must confess that I entertain some mixed feelings each time I look back to my years as governor. “While acknowledging the people’s love and solidarity, I feel that I can do more in the area of giving back to the people.” He added: “I may not have lived up to everyone’s expectations. Consequently, I seek the face of the people afresh in this regard. “Personally, I ask for forgivenes as I have always done, in whatever area I fell short of the people’s expectations.”

Following his tenure as governor, Bafarawa founded the Democratic People’s Party (DPP) and became the party’s presidential candidate in the 2007 election. He garnered 289,224 votes, coming fifth in the poll won by late Umaru Yar’Adua.