Bauchi Governor Vows to Move College of Agriculture to Dass LGA

Governor Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar has announced that the Bauchi State College of Agriculture will be relocated from the state capital to Dass local government area.

He made the announcement when he received the people of Tafawa Balewa, Dass and Bogoro local government areas who paid him a solidarity visit.

He reaffirmed his readiness to work with everybody including those criticising his administration if they have something to offer to the development of state.

He said that the planned relocation is part of an effort to reposition the practice of agriculture as the highest revenue earner to the state as well as create direct and indirect jobs.

The governor said that such measures will provide opportunities and ensure an even distribution of infrastructure to all parts of the state adding that fairness is the cardinal objective of the ruling APC and his administration.

He said Dass is one of the highest rice producing parts of the state therefore a place is being scouted for the immediate take off of the college.

“My administration has done enough given the state of finances available to Bauchi state. And if my critics and even political detractors have something tangible to contribute to the development of Bauchi state, we are ready to accommodate such people because the preoccupation of this administration is how to make life better for our people as we earlier promised during our campaigns”, he said.

While speaking, Murtala Ibrahim Danmalikin Boto, Elisha Tula Gwamis and Yusuf Wandi Dass who spoke on behalf of the delegation said the three local government areas are united in supporting the governor’s efforts in transforming the area which they said is backward in distribution of infrastructure.

They urged the governor to complete projects being carried out by the administration,

They assured the governor that they will support his administration in all its good policies.

The community leaders also appealed to the governor to establish tertiary institutions in the area that will provide technical and vocational training to youth and reduce reliance on white collar jobs.

The three local government areas representatives said under the present administration their area has been fairly treated in appointments and distribution of infrastructure.