Politics
Bauchi Gov Attributes Achievements To Jonathan
The Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed has said that former President GoodLuck Jonathan has impacted his life greatly by teaching him the art and science of leadership as it has manifested in the results he has achieved within the two years of his administration.
Governor Mohammed stated this yesterday during the official commissioning of Sabon Kaura road, renamed as GoodLuck Ebele Jonathan drive in Bauchi State.
He said that at the inception of his administration in May 2019, the goverment hit the ground running by embracing good governance as a deliberate policy for development administration, to create the desired impact, adding that his administration policy thrust is predicated on global best practices of implementing programmes that are targeted at improving the lives of the people.
Governor Mohammed said that his administration met a sorry state of infrastructure deficit in both urban and rural areas, pointing out that his government confronted the situation by embarking on accelerated urban renewal, development and programmes as it was the only way to reverse the ugly trend.
He said that through this initiative, his government has constructed over 100 km of both urban and district roads across the geo-political spread of the state, adding that the government has completed the Bauchi Urban water supply scheme through the assistance of the World Bank.
“The newly constructed 6.2km road will provide vital acess to Sabon Kaura community, to Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University campus and equally serves as a bye-pass linking Jos road with Dass Tafawa Balewa roads.The road was among the first legacy project embarked upon within the first one hundred days of my administration and was awarded to Habib Engineering Nigeria LTD at the cost of N2.2 billion and was completed within 6 months.
“Again with the mentorship you have taught me, we executed all infrastructural projects through evaluation and revaluation in tandem with basic engineering management and evaluation to ensure value for money and price competiveness,” he said.
In his response, former President GoodLuck Jonathan commended Governor Bala Mohammed for standing by him even after he left office as President, saying that from his experience in leadership, most political associates usually desert a leader when he leaves office.