As Bauchi state governor, Governor Bala Mohammed marks his one year in office today, he has assured the people of the state of better days ahead in terms of projects execution.
The governor was represented by the Commissioner of Information and Communication, Alhaji Garba Dahiru as he led group of Journalists that carried out three days inspection of various projects across the state executed by his administration.
The Commissioner noted that one year was enough to assess the performance of any serious government, saying it is the normal practice to invite journalists to access projects being executed by the government.
“You are all aware that the government Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed will soon be one year old and it is a practice and we felt it is very important to invite the media family to come and inspect for themselves what has actually been happening so as to compare and contrast what the governor has done for his people”, he said.
According to the Commissioner, the present administration has practically demonstrated it is a true servant of the people by carrying out numerous developmental projects within such a short period of time.
Earlier, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Works and Housing, Engr. Stephen Abubakar who conducted journalists round the projects, said the 1.75 kmYakubun Bauchi-Raji quarters access road, the 4.2km Gombe – Maiduguri bye-pass and the 1.1km Muda Lawa link road all are 100% completed at the cost of N2.5 billion.
Engr. Stephen Abubakar explained that the roads have opened up communities that hitherto lacked road infrastructure and were locked out from other neighboring areas.
The delegation also inspected the 1.1km Muda Lawal MarketRoad which rehabilitation work has reached an appreciable stage, and the 6.2 km Jos Road – Dass Road bye pass contracted out at a cost of N2.2 billion with work reaching 85% completion.
