Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed has expressed his
disappointment over President Bola Tinubu’s recent nationwide broadcast,
stating that no consultation was made with state governors prior to the
address.
According to him, the President’s speech did not reflect the
reality on ground, adding that there is a huge gap between the government and
the governed in the country.
The governor spoke while addressing journalists at the end
of an emergency security council meeting held at the Government House, Bauchi,
on Monday.
The state government declared a 24-hour curfew in Katagum
LGA on Monday following the escalation of crisis in Azare, headquarters of
Katagum, where hoodlums took advantage of the protest to vandalise the
Government House Annex and the house of a former deputy governor of the state,
broke shops, and looted properties.
Mohammed, when asked what he has to say about the President
‘s address, said, “I’m not a spokesperson of the Presidency but I certainly
know that the speech of the President was very empty.
“It has rather escalated the whole situation because he
would have listened to the governors who are his first line of charge, first
line of commanders at the sub-national level so that we can give him what is
going on because we also listen to our local government chairmen.
“All the President’s commanders, the Police commissioners,
Brigade commanders, we are working together with all of them.
“However, they went and spoke in a manner that has not shown
empathy or sympathy to the youth.”
Addressing the destruction of government properties in
Katagum LGA, Mohammed said the state government had an extended emergency
security council meeting that brought all the stakeholders, including security
agencies, traditional institutions and religious groups to address the
situation.
He assured the people of the state that his administration
will not allow the ongoing nationwide protest against bad governance, tagged
#EndBadGovernmentinNigeria, to escalate.
This is as he urged citizens of the state to remain
law-abiding and exercise restraint by ensuring sustainable peace and stability
in the state.
According to him, the peaceful protest is a clear
demonstration that government at all levels has failed in the discharge of
constitutional and statutory responsibilities.
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