The Speaker of the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Abubakar Suleiman, has said the achievements recorded by the state governor, Bala Mohammed, have already campaigned for his reelection in 2023, saying without going out for campaign, his opponents stand no chance.
Suleiman said this during the launching of Kaura Economic Empowerment Programme (KEEP) in Ningi and Warji Local Government Areas recently.
The Speaker, who lauded the projects and developmental milestones achieved by Governor Mohammed in Ningi and Warji Local Government Areas and all parts of the state, said whether the governor visit the area for campaign or not, the residents would vote for him because his projects have already campaigned for him.
“There was no governor in history who went round Bauchi State dishing out resources to citizens for self-reliance like Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed,” he said.
He stated that the empowerment programme would enhance the economic status of the beneficiaries and create wealth in the state.
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While urging the beneficiaries of the programme to make good use of the packages given to them, Suleiman prayed for continuous guidance of the governor to continue to develop the state.
In his remarks, Governor Mohammed said economic empowerment would make the people of the state be self-reliant by providing them a conducive environment to be economically productive thereby boosting their economic activities in an effort to address problem of unemployment and alleviate poverty among people, especially youth, and women.
According to him, with the launching of the programme in Warji and Ningi Local Government Areas, 16 out of the 20 LGAs of the state have been covered by economic intervention.
The governor added that with the commencement of the formal launching of the Kaura economic empowerment programme in the Local Government Areas, an average of N75 million has been distributed to some selected beneficiaries in each of the LGAs where the programme has been launched.
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