Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has declared the State Government’s move to collaborate with the Security Agencies as part of measures to address kidnapping and banditry in Bula District of the State.
The governor said this during a Sallah homage paid to him by the Emir of Bauchi, Alhaji Rilwanu Sulaiman Adamu held at the State Government House in Bauchi.
He said, “I am very delighted to welcome His Royal Highness the Emir of Bauchi Alhaji (Dr) Rilwanu Suleiman Adamu,CFR to the Government House along with his District Heads and other traditional title holders in his Emirate to pay homage to me as part of the activities marking this year’s Eid-el-Fitr celebration. The sustenance of this age-long tradition is a manifestation of the support and honour I enjoy from the traditional institution in the State.
“This understanding between government and the traditional institution will go a long way in strengthening the existing cordial relationship between the two parties. I am therefore most appreciative and grateful for the gesture”.
He however appealed to the traditional rulers to prevail on their people to be extra-vigilant and report suspicious movements or persons to Security Agencies as the State Government strives to invite investors to the State.
“We cannot afford to allow security challenges to discourage them (investors) from coming to invest in the State”, the governor added.
He reminded the Emir the role of traditional rulers in maintaining law and order in their domains through vigilance and prayers to complement Government’s effort in the direction.
“This call has become more imperative now, more than ever before, because of the security challenges being faced by some of our border communities. There have, of recent, been reports of kidnapping and banditry in Bula District along our border with Plateau State”
“We have since coming on board in 2019 and our subsequent re-election in 2023, embarked on the provision of infrastructural facilities and social amenities across the State. You will bear me witness that these initiatives have changed the lives of the people of Bauchi State for the better. Ours is a government that is determined to do more with the little resources at its disposal.
“This entails prudent management of resources and plugging leakages to free resources for execution of various projects. While we are trying to ensure value for money, we need the support and cooperation of traditional rulers to succeed in the delivery of dividends of democracy to the people.”
