Yobe state governor, Hon. Mai Mala Buni said the year 2025 would record timely completion of all ongoing and new projects in fulfilment of his campaign promises to the people of the state.
The Governor stated this on Monday while signing the 2025 budget into law, saying, “this administration is committed to judicious use and investment of our resources into people oriented programmes and projects, especially, education, Healthcare delivery, agriculture, Infrastructural development, wealth Creation, and empowerment to stimulate economic growth.
“We have identified and mapped out some rich agricultural, livestock and other natural potentials for international investment to generate employment opportunities and wealth Creation. We have commenced discussions with reputable local and international organizations to harness these potentials.
“Let me seize this opportunity to draw the attention of all the supervising engineers attached to government projects. Your attachment to these projects is to protect government interests. You must ensure that every project is executed in strict compliance to specifications and other contractual agreements. I will support you, and stand with you to execute your duties effectively and efficiently.
“However, if you fail in your responsibilities, Government would not hesitate to engage external supervising engineers to ensure quality execution of our projects for the government to get value for its money.
“The Project Monitoring Committee under the leadership of Engr. Zaji Bunu is hereby advised to intensify supervision and monitoring of all projects so that the projects would be executed on schedule and in strict compliance with the contractual agreement to add value to the lives of our people” he said.
Governor Buni charged the Bureau on Public Procurement to always undertake “clinical diagnosis of contractual biddings and to patronise only competent contractors with the capacity, technical know- how and other required prerequisites”.
He assured that the State government would strive to sustain accountability and transparency in governance which earned the state the award of best performing state in transparency and accountability in Nigeria from the World Bank assisted State Fiscal Transparency Accountability and Sustainability (SIFTAS).
“I am optimistic that the new leaderships of the State Fiscal Responsibility Commission, and the Board of Internal Revenue, would both work towards enhancing accountability and prudence in revenue generation and government expenditure to promote good governance and efficient service delivery to the people” he said.
The governor charged the new Chairman Board of Internal Revenue Alhaji Suleiman Bakura to work towards improving revenue generation, block leakages and ensure remittance of all revenues collected into government coffers.
Buni also charged the new Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) Alhaji Babayo Umar to key into the government efforts to advance basic education through ensuring qualitative teaching and learning, provision of instructional materials and conducive environment.
“You should ensure effective monitoring and supervision in the schools, and the execution of all projects awarded by the board.
The Governor also launched distribution of N50 Million cash grant and start-up kits to 500 beneficiaries trained by the Yobe State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in production of soaps, detergents, charcoal, Shoes and disinfectants.
The beneficiaries received a cash grant of N100,000 each and a start-up kit to launch their businesses for a sustainable income generation, urging them to make good use of the opportunity for a brighter future.
Signed
Mamman Mohammed
DG Press and Media Affairs to the Governor
