Despite the difficult socio-economic difficulty Nigerians are currently going through, the Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohmmed, has taken frontal role in the onerous efforts at positively touching the lives of the people in his state, particularly, the downtrodden.
It is clear to put Senator Bala in the context of the saying of the elders that “some leaders believe in doing what their people want to be done.”
Since he was elected, and into the middle of his second term, the Senator-turned-Governor has not left any stone unturned towards ensuring the provision of social amenities and other critical infrastructures to the people.
He has worked extraordinarily hard to fulfil his campaign promises, and in the process, he brought about peaceful co-existence, prosperity and economic development to the state.
He has been able to empower the state indigenes.
The governor has been able to move fast, rehabilitating roads, providing houses, and setting up a strong educational, health care, youth and women developments, and creating programme for humanitarian assistance to the vulnerable.
Governor Bala has actually done more than his best to the people of the state as is evidenced everywhere across the state.
A casual look around shows, among others, the rehabilitated primary and secondary schools, elevation in status, of many teachers, traditional rulers, community leaders, farmers and local business men, so much that the People’s hope rose.
His efforts have turned the State to a beautiful one, much better than before about six years or so ago.
As a matter of fact, Senator Bala has practically demonstrated quality leadership that has impacted positively on the life of the people who elected him to lead them.
The governor is being praised now not only by the youths, elderly people, women and the disabled throughout the state but by all right-thinking individuals, including even his detractors.
Bauchi, the state capital, many towns and headquarters of the 24 local governments are now wearing a new look because of the actions of the governor to develop the whole state as he promised before the people elected him.
Many areas are now motorable and accessible to modern facilities while farmers transport their farm products easily.
Indeed, the state can be described as one of the fastest growing, not only in the North east but all over the country.
Due to Bala’s effort, thousands of youths are now engaged in meaningful endeavours aimed at reducing youths’ restiveness.
Last week’s decision by Governor Bala to throw the state open to investors through the provision of incentives, clearly showed his forward-looking nature as a leader who thinks out-of-the-box. This is worth emulating by other leaders in Nigeria.
Above all, Senator Bala’s determination to assist the PDP through his steadfastness has placed him as a great leader who is determined to see that the party remains stronger and popular in the country.
I raise my cap for Governor Bala!
Ibrahim Biu wrote in from Kuje, in Abuja.
