Bala Mohammed
10 Sep
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has scrapped the Ministry for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs following the Supreme Court judgment granting autonomy to local government across the federation.
9 Sep
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has scrapped the Ministry for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs following the Supreme Court judgement granting autonomy to local governments across the federation. Mohammed announced this on Monday shortly after swearing in three newly appointed commissioners to replace those who resigned to contest the August 17 local government election. The…
26 Aug
The Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum has urged the Federal Government to improve transparency in revenue allocation between the federal, state and local governments. This was among the resolution reached at the end of the forum’s monthly meeting held in Jalingo, Taraba State n Friday. In a communique read by the Chairman of the forum…
23 Aug
Bauchi State governor Bala Mohammed has flagged off the construction of a 115-kilometer road across the three senatorial districts. The project is under the Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP) and aims to boost agricultural marketing and improve the livelihood of residents. Speaking at the inauguration of the roads on Friday, Mohammed said that…
21 Aug
Amid the prevailing hardships in the country, Governor Bala Mohammed has presented multi-million exotic Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) to six first class emirs in Bauchi State.
16 Aug
The Bauchi Emirate Council has stripped the Senator representing Bauchi South Senatorial District, Shehu Buba, of his chieftaincy, citing alleged disrespect for Governor Bala Mohammed.
15 Aug
The Bauchi Emirate Council has stripped the traditional title of the Senator representing the Bauchi South Senatorial District, Shehu Buba, over alleged disrespect to the Governor, Bala Mohammed. In similar cases, the Palace has in the past withdrawn the titles of the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, a former minister and…
12 Aug
The Speaker of the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Abubakar Suleiman, has thrown his full support behind Governor Bala Mohammed's recent critique of the Federal Government's economic policies under President Bola Tinubu. Recall that during the flag-off of the People's Democratic Party’s (PDP) campaign for local government elections in the state last week, Governor Mohammed…
12 Aug
A group, Bauchi State Youth Democratic Assembly, has berated former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, and the senator representing Bauchi South senatorial district, Shehu Umar Buba, over their attacks on Governor Bala Mohammed. Dogara, in a statement on Saturday, criticised the governor for condemning the economic policies of President Bola Tinubu, saying…
10 Aug
Former Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has condemned the Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, over his comments against the economic policies of President Bola Tinubu. Dogara in a statement he signed on Saturday criticised the governor's achievements, saying that the administration of Mohammed has “no functional social amenities. Bauchi State under him is one…
9 Aug
A security operative attached to Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has threatened to deal with journalists.
8 Aug
Security operatives attached to Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, on Thursday threatened to deal with journalists while performing their duty. The journalists who are members of the Correspondents' Chapel were at the Palace of the Emir of Katagum when the governor visited the local government after a violent protest where hoodlums razed the Council Secretariat…
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