Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed of Bauchi state on Wednesday assented an executive bill for the Regulation, Control and Management of Traffic in the state.
Signing the bill at the Council Chamber, Government House Bauchi, Governor Bala Mohammed described it as a tool for sanitizing towns and villages of the state.
He stated that the sixteenth bill so far assented by his administration which is passed by the State House of Assembly was done in the best interest of the state and the nation large.
He said the bill for the Regulation, Control and Management of Traffic in the state will go a long way towards providing employment opportunities to teeming youth as well as deepening responsibility and responsiveness.
“It is indeed a pleasure today to assent to the sixteenth bills enacted by the Bauchi State House of Assembly. I don’t think there is any Assembly that has done this feat and of course despite all the differences mentioned by the Honourable Speaker we are connected by the people of Bauchi state and Nigeria.”
“Some of the encroachment that we are seeing, the conflict between the Ministry of environment and Ministry of lands and Ministry of Local Government would be put aside because definitely the issue of development, control and other related matters will be repudiated by the law and the agency to be established.”
The Governor assured the assembly and Nigerians that his administration will establish a robust framework and select people of integrity to man the Agency to be responsible for traffic management with a view to ensure justice and equity.
“The synergy is working, the democracy is working in Bauchi and definitely we are going to surprise everyone by making sure we leave legacies and landmark in terms of doing things for the betterment of our people.”
Presenting the bill to the Governor for his assent, the Speaker, Bauchi State House of Assembly, Rt. Honourable Abubakar Y Suleiman said the bill will provide employment opportunities to teeming youth, control traffic and inculcate discipline on traffic rules by road users and it is expected to significantly improve the state’s internally generated revenue.
The Speaker used the medium to on behalf of the members of the State House of Assembly to reassure the Governor of their renewed support and mutual cooperation for the development of the state and for the benefit of the citizens.
“Your Excellency Sir, we are here today again to present you another bill as passed by the Assembly for your assent. The bill which is provided for the regulation and control and management of traffic in the state is the sixteenth bill since our assumption into office, this bill is important like other bills that you have assented.”
