Bauchi’s debt crisis has reached alarming levels, with the state accumulating a staggering N145.2 billion in domestic liabilities, making it the state with the highest debt in Northern Nigeria.
The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has condemned the Governor Bala Mohammed-led administration and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the state’s financial woes.
According to the PRP, the state’s huge debt has not translated to meaningful development or improvement in the lives of its citizens.
Instead, the administration has prioritized extravagant spending on unnecessary items, such as renovating government houses and purchasing luxury vehicles.
The party lamented that basic services like electricity, healthcare, and education remain inadequate, leaving citizens to suffer.
The PRP called on citizens to hold the government accountable for its actions, urging them to reject the cycle of misgovernance and demand transparency and accountability in the management of the state’s resources.
The party’s statement emphasised that the state’s future must not be mortgaged for the greed of a few and that it is time for true redemption.
“It is disheartening that, amidst our state’s dire need for electricity, functional hospitals, properly maintained roads, employment opportunities for our teeming youth, and poverty alleviating initiatives, our governance has prioritized extravagant spending on unnecessary items.
“The billions wasted on non-essential travels, security votes for non-existent threats, and bloated salaries for political appointees only illustrate the crass abandonment of duty by the current government.
“We stand in shock as the citizens of Bauchi State are subjected to blatant misuse of public funds while their livelihoods deteriorate and their basic needs are disregarded. It is a blatant betrayal that must not be tolerated.
“The people of Bauchi deserve better than an administration that continually chooses to mortgage their future for personal gain while neglecting the essential services that contribute to human dignity and quality of life.
“As Bala Mohammed and the PDP continue to lead us into uncharted territories of debt and despair, the PRP calls upon the citizens to hold them accountable. It is high time we reject this cycle of misgovernance and demand transparency and accountability in the management of our collective resources,” the statement partly read.
