Bauchi buys N96m horses for 6 Emirs

The Bauchi State government has bought horses worth N96 million for the state’s six emirate councils, the Commis­sioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr. Nuruddeen Moham­med, has said.

At press conference on the administration’s mid-term report on Tuesday at the Ministry of Infor­mation, Tourism and Culture, Mohammed said that the purchase of horses for the emirates was to maintain the tra­dition and culture of the state.

He said that the Min­istry for Local Govern­ment Affairs makes monthly statutory con­tributions to the six emirate councils, Local Government Pension Board, State University and the State Universal Basic Education Board.

The commissioner, who presented his minis­try’s score card, disclosed that N137million is spent annually to eradicate po­lio in the state.

Mohammed said that the ministry serves as liaison body between the three tiers of govern­ment, federal, state and councils to ensure pru­dent release of funds for executing policies and programmes.

He hinted that his min­istry during the period under review bought 25 Toyota Hilux and their accessories at the cost of N252 million for security outfits.

Other financial com­mitments by the minis­try, according to him, are the printing and distribu­tion of uniform indigene certificates, and revenue receipts for the 20 coun­cils at N72.9million and N55 million respectively.