By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi –
Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State on Tuesday visited a 110-year old village head of Beli in Shira LGA, Muhammad Inuwa, where he pledged to construct 120-kilometer road from Kilbore-Beli-Zigau-Bukul.
The project is to be constructed by Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP).
Governor Mohammed, who made the promise when his campaign team visited the village head in his palace in Beli, said he was at his palace to pay his respect and seek for his prayers and blessings.
He said: “I am here to seek your blessings and prayers as I campaign for a second term in office. God Almighty who kept you alive for these 110 years is not in vain and I have benefitted from this blessing because I have come and saw you healthy.
“We are also here to tell you that I was with your children in Abuja when I was Minister, but now God has given me the leadership of this state as governor. “
The governor added that: “I have known this road for many years now and I want to assure you and all the people that are here, that by the grace of God, we will construct this road by the time I am reelected for a second term, I will construct this road by the grace of God. I can see that this road has become so bad and I know you are really suffering.”
Responding, the village head thanked the governor for the visit even as he urged him to fulfill this promise of constructing the road so as to ease the hardship they have been facing.
The super centenarian, who requested for a hospital to be constructed in the area, added that the 60,000 people in the village lack access to basic healthcare as they have to travel for many kilometers to be treated when they are sick.
He said: “I am very pleased to receive you this very day because despite your busy schedules, you decided to visit this ancient town. We beg you that you please construct this road for us because it will ease the hardship we face in this town. Please, help us construct it as you have promised.
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