Gov Bala, a portrayal of LG autonomy

I write to commend the recent effort intensified by the Executive Governor of Bauchi State, His Excellency, Sen. Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir, in his bid to stick to President Muhammad Buhari’s proposal in restrengthening his proposal on local governments’ full autonomy. The 20 local governments that constitute the Bauchi State are now being solidly renovated to meet […]

I write to commend the recent effort intensified by the Executive Governor of Bauchi State, His Excellency, Sen. Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir, in his bid to stick to President Muhammad Buhari’s proposal in restrengthening his proposal on local governments’ full autonomy.

The 20 local governments that constitute the Bauchi State are now being solidly renovated to meet with the updated comfortable working environments. This is an indication to every objective individual that would convince the people of the state, the region, and the nation at large that the governor is in full support of local government autonomy.

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However, all the office stationeries are to be renewed and the old ones would be discarded to ease the running of the local government affairs. To be candid, this recent move confirms and attests to the fact that Governor Bala is incredibly a leader with great and unseeable foresight.

Sadly, the last time that these local government secretariats were renovated was about 49 years ago, but because he remains supportive and committed to the requirements of the local governments he strongly is determined to promote the local government’s authority. 

We should therefore note that local government is the only entity that is supposed to be constitutionally independent because it is the closest to the local people.

Furthermore, it is not a biased conception that of all the Nigerian governors, none has ever proved to be fully active and dedicated towards the development and independence of his local governments.

The project of these local governments’ renovation is soundly good and worth praising. Because the local governments have been desperately in need of renovation but were left uncared for.

Finally, Governor Bala deserves applause for his actions of emulating President Muhammad Buhari’s dream of full autonomy for the local authorities. 

Mohammad Haruna Barde is the Senior Special Assistant to the Executive Governor of Bauchi State on Mobilization