Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed of Bauchi State has warned traditional rulers and community leaders to desist from selling lands across the state, instead use the land for agricultural activities to enhance food security in the state....READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE ▶▶
The governor gave the warning during his speech at the flagging-off of 25.88 kilometers Maina Ma’aji-Badara-Kuka-Pali rural road project in Alkaleri local government area on Thursday
The Governor urged them to use the forests for agriculture production as well as other profitable usage stressing that the state is blessed with arable forests.
“The area is blessed with natural resources which are gradually attracting investors and plans have been completed to establish a cement factory in Gwana district which will offer employment opportunities to the people.
“No fewer than 200 youths will be employed as truck drivers while many others will be taught welding just as others will be employed as skilled and casual workers”
“My administration will rehabilitate the 32km Bauchi – Dindima Federal highway to facilitate easy access to the famous Yankari Games Reserve.The Federal Government is constructing the Futuk – Mansur Federal road to ease transportation of people and goods especially farm produce to the markets”he said
He assured that his administration will continue to embark on projects that will open up the rural areas to check migration to the urban areas.
Earlier, the State Commissioner of Rural Development and Special Duties, Honourable Farouk Mustapha in his goodwill message said that the effort is one of the legacy projects of Governor Bala Mohammed, and because of his doggedness, the governor paid the whooping amount of money to the tune of N2.5b as counterpart fund just for Bauchi State to benefit, especially the rural dwellers as well as the state in general.
“Bauchi communities are very lucky to have somebody like Bala Mohammed as the Governor,”who is always telling me that, we are the rural dwellers and we must do something to improve agricultural activities through rural roads, and that would encourage business transactions” he said.
