We Won't Tolerate Abuse of Office, Corrupt Tendency--Gov. Bala Warns BAROTA
By Adamu IMAM, Bauchi
Bauchi state Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed has warned Bauchi Road Traffic Agency not to be associated with any corrupt tendency in the course of discharging their responsibility as an agency of the law in the state.
He stated this today at the inauguration ceremony of the first batch of the five hundred 500 Kadets /Marshals after receiving three weeks training on the need to compliment and enforce road safety regulations throughout the state
Bala added that, his administration would not tolerate laxity indiscipline usually associated with corrupt tendency and lackadaisical attitude on the part of their duties.
"I want to assure you government won not unduly interfere with BAROTA activities from any quoters, be it employment process, posting of staff solicitation of favour or levis that you will enforce, we would make sure that you have free hand to operate," but you must fare Allah, and know that Allah is seeing you, if you cheat anybody on duly, am not part of it." he said.
"The agency must be allowed to operate with decency, and strict compliance with its mandate, and policy objectives in the spirit of inclusiveness to hasten the establishment of LGSs offices for efficient coordination and seamless operation for the agency throughout the state," at this juncture,"
"I want to extend my gratitude to the deputy governor for midwifing BAROTA our consultant Gildor Technical Services and Engineering Limited, instructors, stakeholders, and partners who have supported the training and the commandant of the road safety and other security agencies for letting you take a little of your responsibility to perform this duty, you must collaborate with you must respect their duties,"
"I was informed that the level of training received by our Kadets and Marshals is of international standard, I want to reiterate our administration's commitment to accountability and discipline in governance we cannot afford to embark on this magnitude project and officials to the people of the state and assigned responsibility to abuse it or belittle it,"
on this note I have the pleasure to inaugurate the first batch of 500 Kadets and Marshal of BAROTA our well established Bauchi Road Traffic Agency.
While commending the governor in his welcome address the commandant General of the Bauchi Road Traffic Agency BAROTA Air Commodore Baba Gamawa appreciated some government parastatala and individuals from other local government areas of the state, who joined them and supported them during their camping as part of encouragement, he said is a signed of good leadership by example copied from his excellency the governor Bala Mohammed and thank him for giant stride of establishing the agency.
The sector commander federal road safety corps FRSC Istifanus Ibrahim in his speech appealed to the agency to ensure collaboration in executing their duties as part of the complimentary to the government to work together to ensure safety of the roads
He expressed hope that by the establishment of BAROTA in Bauchi state the over loading and unnecessary road violation would reduce throughout the state.
He appreciates the state governor Bala for his effort in making sure the state is free from road and traffic accidents through his administration commitment
"Today we are all gathered here let's not see BAROTA as an agency that you would confront them and fight them in the road, the governor deem it fit that the road traffic crash is a social problem, it has impacted negatively on our resources human and material people are dying and he loves his people and decided to come up I want to appeal to the three arms of government to give the support BAROTA needed in the state"
"especially the judiciary should support because BAROTA is created by the law," he emphasized.
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