Sayawa Chiefdom: You’re Enemies Of Progress – Bauchi Gov Tackles Critics

By Samuel Luka, Bauchi

Following barrage of criticisms over his recent decision to create Sayawa Chiefdom with headquarters in Tafawa Balewa town, Governor Bala Mohammed has on Thursday described the critics as enemies of progress.

The Governor stated this when officials of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) led by its Chairman, Reverend Abraham Damina paid him a Christmas courtesy visit at the government house Bauchi.

The Governor who also appreciated the Sayawa Community for giving him benefit of doubt in his effort to actualize their Chiefdom, said his Government is working tirelessly to keep the state peaceful.

“Without your cooperation there won’t be peace. Even your deep sense of actualization, self determination in the creation of the Sayawa Chiefdom you continue to give me benefit of doubt”, the Governor said.

Bala Mohammed stated that his administration has recently set up so many Committees, carried out Community engagement, stakeholder engagement to ensure that some of the thorny issues in the process of creating the Sayawa Chiefdom are addressed.

According to him, upon all the effort, including, the siting of the headquarters, yet there are contentious issues and areas based on age-long suspicion and mistrust.

The Governor who insisted that despite the unprovoked insults on him regarding his efforts to create the Chiefdom, he will ensure that it is done in the interest of peace and justice.

“Inspite of unprovoked insults on me, I will accommodate and swallow it, but I assure you it will be done, we will get there, we know those people behind this, they are enemies of progress”, he said.

“I am happy you are seeing and recognizing what we are doing and you are appreciating the contributions of both parties on both sides and the sacrifice, all we want is to bring peace where both sides would benefit”, Bala emphasized.

“If I don’t do it as one of the biggest beneficiaries of you people and the other side too, having come from the same area then I don’t know who will come and do it”, he said.

The Governor while urging all the stakeholders to give him benefit of doubt, assured of his readiness to intensify stakeholding by reaching out to all the parties involved in order to actualize the Chiefdom amicably.