Gov. Mohammed To Misau LGA: Not Voting Me, Will Not Prevent Working For You

…Flags off construction of N5b 7km dual carriageway 

BY ADEYEMI AKANJI – Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, has said that the fact that the people of Misau Local Government Area did not vote for him in the 2023 gubernatorial election would not stop his administration from working for them.

He said that it was their constitutional right to vote for the candidates of their choice while it was his responsibility as the governor of the state to work for the people.

Mohammed specifically said that he was not in any way worried or disturbed that people of Misau did not vote for him in the 2023 elections.

Mohammed, who stated these in Misau on Monday, February 5, 2024 while flagging off the construction of a 7km dual carriageway at the cost of over N5billion, said that issues of party politics were over as governance has taken over the next stage.

According to Mohammed; “We are not doing what we are doing because we want you to praise us, no. We are doing it because it is our responsibility to ensure that we do it for you.

“My administration decided to dualize the road from the AD Rufa’i College of Islamic Legal Studies to Government Secondary School, Misau in order to save innocent lives which are being lost on a daily basis due to the bad condition of the portion of the road”.

Mohammed noted that even though it is a Federal road, his administration took it upon itself to do the road for the good of the people of Bauchi State and by extension, Nigerians who are using the road.

He assured that the project will be completed within 18 dried months and therefore urged the contractor to execute the project according to the specifications and contractual agreement.

The Governor assured that his administration will continue to embark on people oriented projects and programmes that have direct bearing on the lives of people.

Earlier, the Commissioner for Works and Transport, Hon Ibrahim Galadima expressed confidence that the contractor will perform as contained in the contractual agreement and will deliver on scheduled.

Also speaking, the Caretaker Chairman of Misau LGA, commended Governor Mohammed for embarking on the project which he said is very important to the people of the area especially Misau town.

He said that the students of AD Rufa’i College and Government Secondary School will be saved from frequent accidents on the road.