The aide complained of access to the governor being blocked
Browsing: Governor Mohammed Abubakar
Shettima described the outcome of the 2015 general election as the watershed in the Nigerian political history and commended Benue State people for their continuous support of Northern agenda
The President was scheduled to be in Bauchi on Thursday (today)
Christened: “Budget of Sustainable Development,” the estimate is made up of recurrent expenditure of N58.85 billion and capital expenditure of N86.60 billion
The aide said as part of efforts to ensure that none of the slots allocated to the state was wasted, a second round of screening was organised to carter for the absentees, but the outcome was still not encouraging
Abubakar said: “It is not my wish to arrest them, but I have to do that because there is the need for people to respect their leaders
He, however, said that his administration was passionate about redressing the plight of the affected children, especially the girl-child
However, in a turn of events, some of the anti-governor protesters suddenly changed stance and started chanting slogans in his favour
Governor Abubakar, a lawyer, who believes in freedom of speech gave the immediate release order on his return from a business trip to China
The politicians, led by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, and the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, accused Abubakar of misusing the N8.6 billion bailout funds given to the state by the Federal Government
A press release by Malam Abubakar Al-Sadique, the Press Secretary to Governor Mohammed Abubakar, said the State Chief Executive had approved their suspension
Payment of the re-verified and cleared workers in 64 of the 70 MDAs has already commenced since Friday
We must also preach the virtues of peace and unity among us, we cannot afford to allow ourselves to be divided along religious and ethnic lines.”
Abubakar stated this in a post on his official twitter handle, @GovMAA
‘While we are currently drawing up strategies to tap our numerous potentials, I strongly believe we do need to learn from others who have faced similar challenges and succeeded’
Abubakar said: “I have augmented the payment of Local Government staff salaries in the last three months and I will not do it any longer.
“The state depends almost 100 per cent on federation account to pay staff salaries and other activities, while oil price in the international market has continued to dwindle
It stated that Abubakar disclosed this at the opening of a two-day sensitization workshop on corruption for public officers organised by the National Orientation Agency in conjunction with the state government
It said the decision was part of the recommendations of the Management Consultancy Firm engaged by the government three months ago to assess and reposition the state civil service.
Governor Mohammed Abubakar of Bauchi State has said that his pronouncements on the “empty treasury” he inherited were for the…