NewzGovernor praises health infrastructure, security intervention BAUCHI — Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for supporting the state with critical health infrastructure and security interventions despite political differences between the Federal and Bauchi State governments. Mohammed spoke in Bauchi while receiving a Federal Government delegation led by the Ministers of Finance and Health during the commissioning of a radiodiagnostic centre at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH). The governor described the commissioning as a “double barrel of goodwill and goodness”, noting that it coincided with his birthday and the visit of two senior members of the Federal Executive Council.
He said the radiodiagnostic centre, whose foundation was laid about three years ago, would strengthen tertiary healthcare delivery in the state and reduce the burden on residents who travel outside Bauchi for specialised medical services. Mohammed described the project as an indication of what he termed President Tinubu’s statesmanship, noting that Bauchi, like Oyo State where another facility was established, was governed by an opposition party. According to him, political differences should not prevent governments from recognising and supporting initiatives that directly improve citizens’ lives.
“We don’t always just oppose and criticise for criticising’s sake. When we see good things, we say it,” he said. The governor expressed appreciation to the President for augmenting the state’s resources through Federal Government interventions.
He also commended other Federal Government interventions in the health sector, including the establishment of a university of health and federal medical centres in the state. Mohammed further thanked Tinubu for his intervention during security challenges that affected parts of Bauchi State. He disclosed that two military battalions had been established in the state, one in Galeri and another in Tafawa Balewa, saying the development would strengthen security.
The governor recalled that when some communities were threatened by banditry, he sought the President’s intervention despite being a member of the opposition, adding that Tinubu responded by deploying a high-powered military contingent. He said the intervention helped restore affected communities and enabled… —Says no uniform confers immunity from accountability, every citizen in custody remains entitled to state protection—Pays condolence visit to Niger State, announces FG’s N250m donation to bereaved families By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — THE Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has assured families of the 37 suspected miners who died in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger State that the federal government will get to the root of the tragedy and ensure that anyone found culpable is held accountable.
The 37 persons died on September 17 after being detained by the NSCDC on suspicion of illegal mining, with the cause of their deaths yet to be established. Senator Shettima gave the assurance on Monday during a condolence visit to Minna, the Niger State capital, where he conveyed the sympathies of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago, the bereaved families and the people of the state. The Vice President, who announced the federal government’s donation of ₦250 million to families of the deceased, recalled that President Tinubu had directed a comprehensive investigation into the incident, noting that government had constituted a 10-member independent investigative committee and suspended officers connected with the incident pending the outcome of the probe.
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