Governor of Bauchi State Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed has lifted the embargo placed on recruitment of workers in the state.
The governor said this in his address shortly after taking oath of office and allegiance for a second tenure following his re-election in March.
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“It is very important to point out that our human capital remains the bedrock of the administration’s effort at creating a new narrative in governance.
“More fundamentally, though we have done some strategic hiring to fill yawning vacancies in some strategic sectors recently, the government recognises the huge burden placed on the existing work force.
“In order to ensure that the MDAs are appropriately and adequately staffed, and that employment opportunities are opened for qualified youth of the state and ultimately recalibrating the civil service for efficient service delivery and sustainable growth, I am delighted to announce that the embargo on employment is hereby lifted,” Bala said.
The governor vowed to consolidate on the already made gains in the area of peace and security thereby, making Bauchi the most peaceful state in the North-east.
“It is imperative to point out that achieving the reputation of the safest state in the North-East did not come by accident. It is the product of seamless and rigorous collaboration between the Bauchi State Government (including the state vigilante) and our patriotic and selfless security agencies. Despite some man-induced security breaches, we are satisfied that insecurity is not as pervasive as it is in some states,” he said.
Governor Bala said the established Bauchi State Vigilante and Youth Empowerment Agency, modelled after Amotekun in the South West, will stabilise the substantially effective security infrastructure already existing at the local government level.
He said under the agency, about 20,000 youths will be recruited under the first phase of the programme.
He added, “Let the word go forth from here that while we will always welcome visitors on genuine legitimate missions, we will never allow our land to be taken over by bandits coming from some other states. To put it starkly, what we have achieved we will maintain at all costs.
“I want to assure our traditional rulers, religious and community leaders that they will continue to play their God-given roles as our ‘first line of defence’ as we strive to checkmate the marauders including those involved in illegal logging, sale of charcoal and destruction of our traditional forests.”