Relocate Our LGA Hqrs Back To Tafawa Balewa In Line With The Constitution – ZDA
BY ADEYEMI AKANJI, BAUCHI – The people of Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of Bauchi State on the aegis of Zaar Development Association (ZDA), have demanded the relocation of the headquarters of the Area back to Tafawa Balewa in line with the provisions of the Constitution and in the interest of peace, equity and justice.
The ZDA therefore called on the National Assembly Committee on the review of the 1999 Constitution to as a matter of fairness, equity and justice relocate headquarters of the Council back to Tafawa Balewa town where it has been since its creation in 1976.
The position of the ZDA was contained in a memorandum presented to the House of Representatives Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution that held public hearing in Bauchi in which they stressed that the headquarters was politically moved to Bununu during the administration of former Governor Isa Yuguda.
The ZDA described the relocation as unconstitutional stressing that the Constitution still recognizes Tafawa Balewa town as the headquarters of the Local Government Area, saying that the unconstitutional error committed should be corrected without further delay.
The presented document signed by Adamu Bagudu, National Secretary of ZDA, further states; “if the reason for the relocation was basically for lack of peace in the LGA, but Tafawa Balewa has been peaceful for sometimes now and its inhabitants are living in peace with each other even among all the religions”.
On the agitation for the creation of Bula LGA out of the Tafawa Balewa LGA, ZDA said that it has no objection to that but is not comfortable with the submission of Senator Adamu Gumba that if Bula LGA is created, Bununu should remain the headquarters while the headquarters of Tafawa Balewa LGA should be taken elsewhere other than Tafawa Balewa town where it was rightly sited.
ZDA said that the local government was created as a result of fulfilling the requirements of bringing development closer to the people as well as an incentive to the area based on the contributions of late Prime Minister of Nigeria, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa to the nation.
It therefore called on the Committee to consider another Federal Constituency out of the present Bogoro /Dass /Tafawa Balewa which will be splitted into Bogoro /Tafawa Balewa and Dass/Bula federal constituencies.
