Arewa Media Updates

By Muhammad Khalid Idris The most notable quality in a leader that attracts people's attention is being steadfast and truthful to the people he governs, and it is also what gives them peace of mind, which is expecting the safety of whatever comes through the leader to properly reach its targeted beneficiaries. As it is the nature of human beings, assuming people to think the same way the people of our calibre think, therefore we interpret each actions of people in line with the active mentality in our mental focus. If you are used to following the political atmosphere of Nigeria, you may not find the deceptive attitude of our politicians as anything surprising, nothing is done would sound strange on your hearings, it is always about wanting to see people on the same page they belong to. The executive governor of Bauchi, Sen. Bala Muhammed Abdulkadir, is not a grassroot politician, he has always been a target of other politicians who happen to share different political i...

By Bilyaminu Gambo Kong-kol The level of effect of Coronavirus pandemic on Nigeria and Nigerians economically cannot be measured. Hence the Federal Government, national and international foundations, and well to do individuals in the society had deemed it imperative to provide citizens with palliatives in order to cushion the effects of the virus which led to series of lockdowns in almost all the parts of the country. Despite receiving these palliatives, most of the Nigerian governors have decided not to distribute them to their people who were nearly killed by hunger in recent times. However, three of the Nigerian governors from the Northeast: Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, Borno, Senator Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir, Bauchi and Muhammad Inuwa Yahya, Gombe, who have their people at heart, were able to live above board. Reports have it that they have distributed the palliatives long before now. These governors must be commended and celebrated. Surprisingly, on the other hand, ...

BY SILAS SHENTUKWAK When Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed assumed office as governor of Bauchi state, the state is face with numerous challenges in the health sector characterize by  infrastructural deficit and dire shortage of  health care workers especially in the primary health care Centers thereby threatening the lives of people most especially in the local communities. To tackle these challenges and ensure availability cost - effective Health care solutions, reverse the negative trends through holistic but sustainable response, provide standard, high quality and affordable health care to the people of Bauchi state. The state governor convened the first Bauchi health summit. The summit was intended to identify new opportunities and approaches that is obtainable in the developing world to make Bauchi a health destination. The determination of His Excellency Bala Mohammed to reposition the health sector was a fulfilment of his campaign promises to build and equip...

By Bilyaminu Gambo Kong-kol 25th October, 2020 Monday, 19th October, 2020 was a special day in the history of Bauchi State as the state was able to hold a two-day health submit. His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Bauchi State Senator Bala Abdulkadir Muhammed participated at the opening ceremony of the summit at Command Guest Bauchi.  Special Assistant on New Media, Lawal Muazu Bauchi reported that, Governor Bala Mohammed, in his opening speech, Governor Bala said his administration was organizing the summit to identify new opportunities and approaches providing health care delivery in developing world to revitalize the state health care delivery system.  On his part, the Special Guest of Honour and Minister of Health, Dr.Osagie Emmanuel Ehanire commanded Governor Bala for coming up with the summit which he described as timely and in line with the healthcare direction of President Muhammadu Buhari.  Other development partners who spoke at the opening cer...

By Muhammad Khalid Idris It is counted as part of being dedicated to serving people when a leader takes a promise to make sure that he fulfils as said, that will make people believe that the government is alive to serve them, and whenever such promise is taken, the leader really means business, not just propaganda. Recalled that, Sen. Governor Bala Muhammed of Bauchi, was in Abuja during a visit, when Nigeria was declared Polio-free, he visited the Heath minister Dr. Osagie, and also commended their efforts in actualizing that Nigeria has become the dreamed atmosphere of the Nigerians. The minister also commended his Excellency Governor Bala Abdulkadir Muhammed, for showing an unquantifiable dedication to enhance the health sector in Bauchi state, with provision of the required facilities for effective health care delivery system in Bauchi. As part of the efforts mentioned then was, Bauchi state under his Excellency Governor Bala Abdulkadir Muhammed has over 15% of its budg...

By Bilyaminu Gambo Kong-kol The journey of Governor Bala Mohammed into PDP began in March 2010 when the then President Goodluck Jonathan appointed him minister of the Federal Capital Territory despite being a member of the ANPP. The appointment followed his brave role in ensuring the ascension of then Vice President Goodluck Jonathan to the presidency, following concerted efforts by the cabal of the Yar'Adua government to stop  Goodluck Jonathan from becoming the acting president. Despite the fact that his boss lost in the 2015 Presidential election, Governor Bala Mohammed remains loyal and supportive not only to Goodluck Jonathan but to People's Democratic Party in general. His loyalty pays and he rose from being just a former minister and a member of the PDP to number one citizen of Bauchi State. Senator Bala Mohammed had in 2018 emerged as the 2019 governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bauchi State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) repor...

By Abdullahi Rufa'i Adamu Bauchi state has experienced paucity in running of good governance from the previous administration ranging from lack of provision of social amenities, reduced in cash flow, infrastructural development among others. The emergence of Sen. Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed as the new Governor of Bauchi state brought about many changes in almost all the sectors which includes payroll system, efforts in repositioning the state's educational system and improvement in the infrastructural development within the capital and in the entire state. The current administration under the mantle of Sen. Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed is committed in awarding the construction of many roads within the state. The Governor, however, is not at rest in terms of renewing the agreement of the leftover projects of the previous administration. Governor Bala of the PDP, in his first year in the office as the Governor of the state, had completed many capital projects across the stat...

By Muhammad Khalid Idris 14th - October, 2020. There will always be a hearsays about anyone who wishes to take the mantle of leadership, it does not only happen in politics, it also applies to other aspects of life, especially his Excellency, Governor Bala Muhammed, who came with a unique aspiration to get into the power, and was able to get an outstanding victory of unseating an incumbent governor, which came as a shock to all and sundry. Before the 2019 gubernatorial election, a lot of folktales and baseless stories, as well as unjustifiable narratives were propagated against the governor to boycott the masses attention from him and kill the hope they had in him, but unfortunate for the political gladiators, God has willed Bala Muhammad to succeed through the thick and thin. On the ground of how such politically motivated stories were widely spread to paint Bala Muhammed black in the eyes of anyone that sees him as a scalable candidate, the governor was openly asked by a ...

By: Silas Shentukwak I m compelled to write this piece after analysing the ongoing#EndSARS protests by Nigerians demanding the end of the tactical squads SARS. We are all unmindful of the fact that SARS have been unleashing terror in some parts of the country especially in the South South, South East and South West. The protests did not gain momentum in the Northern part of Nigeria because the north had not experience 2% of the brutality and harasment of SARS. Another factor is that those in the other parts of the country I had mentioned earlier never supported plight of the northern people, for instance when they cried for End to Boko Haram, End to Banditry and Kidnapping, they always roar back that "it's northern affair, they should deal with it" because they don't see or feel the agony and pains they are passing through. Now that they are worst hit by the venom of SARS they want everyone to join them because it affects them directly. Worst o...

By Bilyaminu Gambo Kong-kol 11th October, 2020 On Monday, 5th October, 2020, His Excellency, Governor Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir has celebrated his 62nd birthday. The celebration was climaxed by a colourful event and gifts' presentations.  Special Assistant to the Governor on New Media, Lawal Muazu Bauchi reported that, in her effort to celebrate her lovely husband, the Bauchi State First Lady, Hajiya Aisha Bala Mohammed has organised a special birthday dinner. Speakers at the dinner including the Deputy Governor, His Excellency, Senator Baba Tela, Speaker, Bauchi State House of Assembly, Chief of Staff, Government House Bauchi, Dr Ladan Salihu and Engineer Salmanu Mohammed, an elder brother of the Governor saluted the Governor on his birthday anniversary. They described the governor as a humble and nice leader who respected his colleagues and leaders of the society.  The First Lady congratulated Governor Bala on his 62nd birthday anniversary and wished him well and ...

By Muhammad khalid Idris 7th – October, 2020 The hope of the electorates at everywhere that the democratical system is flourishing, is voting a leader who will join hands with them to make the light work, and wipe away their tears and restore their communities' lost glory. As a governor, you can't absorb every one into the Government parastatals, others have to sacrifice the privilege to others, but to make every one feel contented with your style of leadership, a leader has to earn their trust in order to make them believe in his government policy. His Excellency, the executive governor of Bauchi state, senator Bala Muhammad Abdulkadir, has obviously employed this strategy into his administration, apart from enlightening and educating the citizens about the government policies, it also helps the governor to extinguish every fire that arises in the state related to his leadership style. I am talking about the two media parleys chaired by the governor himself, the fir...

Compiled by Abdullahi Rufa’i Adamu 4th October, 2020 On Monday, 28 September, 2020, the Executive Governor, Sen. Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed had in the audience of Mr. Osita Benjamin Chidoka, a former Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation under immediate past President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan at Bauchi Governor’s residence in Abuja. On the same day, Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed visited the National Chairman of People’s Democratic Party P.D.P at his residence in Abuja. The Governor was accompanied to the visit by the Bauchi state P.D.P Chairman, Alhaji Hamza Koshe Akuyam. On Wednesday, 30 September, 2020, His Excellency, Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed was decorated as the National Patron of the Police Community Relations Committee P.C.R.C. The National Chairman of the P.C.R.C also presented a certificate of honour to the Governor in recognition of his relentless efforts, philanthropic gestures and excellent performance towards the upliftment and development of P.C.R.C in Niger...

Compiled by Sulaiman Maijama'a Few days after the Federation of Nigeria celebrated her 60th independence anniversary, governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State is celebrating his sixty two (62) years on earth. Our beloved prophet (peace be upon him) said in a hadith that the best among human beings is the one whose life is elongated and his deeds are good, and the worst on the other hand is the one who is privileged to live long but his works are bad. Just like Nigeria's history was/is traced along with its achievements over the years, so I shall be tracing governor Bala's journey in life from the very time he came into world. Read below: Bala Mohammed was born on October 5th, 1958 in Duguri to the royal family of District  Head of Duguri in Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State. Little Bala Mohammed was enrolled in Qur'an school after which he had his primary education in Alkaleri from 1965 to 1971 and started his secondary School in 1972 to 1976  Bal...