The Bauchi State Chapter of the All Progressive Congress, APC has called on the state government to stop blocking the execution of federal government projects in the state.
The chairman of the party’s committee on media and publicity in the state, Comrade Sabo Muhammad, made the call during a media chat at the party’s state secretariat, Bauchi.
He said there are a lot of developmental projects that were brought to the state, but the Bauchi state government has crippled the projects, by not allowing the representatives of the Federal government to implement them, for the benefit of the masses.
Sabo Muhammad says “the federal government through the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, under the leadership of Honorable Minister Sadiya Umar Farouk, has come to support the people of the state, but the state government under Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed has not given the required support for the implementation of the projects”.
He recalled that, in its effort to lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty, the Buhari-led administration has inaugurated a one-off cash grant of N20,000 to the poorest and most vulnerable citizens, and that Bauchi state, is one of the top beneficiaries.
He added that about 5,679 people from the 20 local government areas of Bauchi state benefit from the grant, which is the highest slots in all the 36 states of the federation. Despite these efforts, Comrade Sabo said, the Bauchi state government is putting political consideration at the forefront by stopping the programs.
“The Minister also inaugurated other unique projects; Government Enterprise and Empowerment Program (GEEP) which includes TraderMoni, MarketMoni and FarmerMoni with a loan portfolio of ₦50,000 to 300,000, but unfortunately, the state government denied the Minster the opportunity to hold the program at Multipurpose Bauchi. So, she had to hold the program at another venue. Therefore, if not because of lack of support from the Bauchi state government, she would have proceeded to the central and northern zones of the state to execute other important programs” Sabo added.
He used the medium to sympathize with the people of Zaki and Jama’are local governments and other areas, that were affected by the recent flooding, describing the incidents as pathetic and heart-touching.
“Indeed, this is not a small issue but, we will try as much as we can to seek interventions and support from the Federal government, through the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, to alleviate the sufferings of the affected communities”.
Sabo Muhammad also commended the Federal government for approving the construction of the Kirfi – Gombe-Abba road, which links Kirfi local government to Gombe state.
“We have to commend Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouk, for her commitment to present the matter before the Federal Executive Council FEC. This shows that she is a patriotic and hardworking person, and she also demonstrated herself as a true Nigerian, who carries every part of the country along”.
Sabo Muhammad equally called on the people of Bauchi State to remain focused and law-abiding citizens and cast their votes for the gubernatorial candidate of the APC, Air Marshall Sadique Baba Abubakar (rtd) in the forthcoming 2023 general elections, to address the problems affecting the development the state.
