“You Are Only After Money” – Gov Slams LG Bosses’ Agitation For Autonomy

The Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed has slammed council chairmen agitating for autonomy.

The Governor during a meeting with local government chairmen at the Government House, Bauchi on Monday- according to a report monitored by societynow.ng on Dailypost,ng -, asserted that

“We are going to discuss all these issues. Land speculation in the areas where our forest reserves are being destroyed. Bandits come and take territorial possessions after being provided right of way by you because the local authorities there are under you.

“All these are there. We are also going to discuss issues of your autonomy. It would appear you don’t even have capacity for the autonomy we are giving you.

“You are only after the money, not the challenges. You can see how we are using very small resources to do a lot of things. We have to do that in some cases. You say I have not been given money, the thing you have been given is what you have, that is what we have been given too at the state level.

“The commissioners responsible for all these are here, especially local government and housing and environment, and culture and tourism, it’s unacceptable. Even if the commissioners were not there, the permanent secretaries were there. That is why the head of service is here.”