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Segun Awofadeji in Bauchi

As Nigerians celebrate the 2024 new year, Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Abdukadir Mohammed has appealed for the prayers, cooperation and understanding of our traditional rulers, religious leaders, stakeholders and politicians across party affiliations for peace, tranquility and prosperity to continue to reign supreme in Bauchi State and Nigeria as a whole.

Governor Mohammed, who made the appeal in goodwill message to the people of the state on the  occasion of 2024 new year celebration  yesterday,  said his administration has resolved to continue to maintain Security by remaining vigilant against the activities of criminal elements.

According to him, “I want to assure you that criminals and their collaborators will have no safe haven in Bauchi State.  Government will continue to give security Agencies in the State the necessary support to effectively and efficiently deal with  security challenges that might arise.  

He called on the people to also  cooperate with security personnel  by reporting suspicious movements or persons to them, stressing that  “I need not  tell you that the fight against insecurity is a collective responsibility”.

He noted that in spite of the paucity of funds, “we  have not relented in our drive towards the provision of  infrastructural and Social facilities, especially in the areas of Roads Reconstruction, Mass Housing, Urban Renewal and Education. We have also recorded significant strides in reviving Agriculture, Economic Empowerment and Youth Development”.

The governor also commended the  sagacity of the people for giving him the  mandate to serve them for another four years, saying:”In Sha Allah.  Let me assure you that  as a Government, we  will, during our second tenure, raise the bar of  performance  and push the frontiers of progress as well as socio-economic and political inclusion as our strategy for providing more dividends of democracy to our people. 

“To this end, we will continue to deepen consultation, stake-holding and community engagement which are essential for good governance.  This stakeholder ownership will emphasize the rights and obligations of the citizens. For emphasis also, we consider it the inalienable right of the people to hold Government accountable to the tax payer. 

“We will also strive to honour the maxim of being our brothers’ keepers and to demonstrate, in word and indeed, that ours is a caring government that recognizes the voter beyond the Election Day.”