The Ministry of Budget, Planning and Multi-lateral Coordination in Bauchi has said that the state government is making concerted efforts to positively impact on the generality of lives of people of the state.

The Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Idris Saleh Giade said, “His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Bauchi state, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed has been trying as much as possible to positively impact on the lives of the people of the state, especially in social services such as food and nutrition”.

The permanent secretary was on yesterday fielding press questions at the venue of the Bauchi State Multi-Sectoral Plan of Action for Nutrition Development workshop, organised by Catalyzing Strengthened Policy Action for Healthy Diets and Resilience (CASCADE) in collaboration with the Bauchi Ministry of Budget, Planning and Multi-lateral Coordination.

Alhaji Idris Giade explained that the objective of the workshop is to have a multi-sectoral plan of action with relevants MDAs in the state whose activities are related to nutrition, hence the work plan to cut across all the MDAs that have complimentary relevance on one platform, which is nutrition.

According to him, the International partners that brought about the CASCADE project to support Bauchi state have a multi-sectoral plan of action for implementation, saying Bauchi state has domesticated the National policy on food and nutrition, and its implementation has already been approved by the State Executive Council (SEC).

“The Council has already approved for the implementation of the domesticated document, the ACFN national policy, and it has been put into implementation. So we’re here to make sure we go through the national multi-sectoral plan of action, to make all the scrutiny that is expected to have a document relevant to the local setting of Bauchi state”.

Gaide gave the relevant state MDAs as the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, State Health Management Board, BASPHCDA, among others, whose representatives as workshop participants are all in Plateau state for the occasion.

Also speaking to the press, the CASCADE Project manager, Mr. Isaac Ishaya Audu said that CASCADE as a program has the particular interest around strengthening multi-sectoral coordination in food and nutrition service delivery in Bauchi state.

“To achieve that, we have the national multi-sectoral plan of action that has come into play, to be a key driver in terms of leading implementation of food and nutrition policies in the country”, Audu said.

Audu further stated, “So for Bauchi, our particular interest is to ensure that a multi-sectoral plan of action for food and nutrition is actually used as a driving template to lead actors in terms of implementation of food and nutrition service delivery.”

The manager also stated that CASCADE keeps particular interest around maximising technical and financial investment specifically around food and nutrition service delivery, as it has multiple layers of actors and donor investments going into nutrition.

“But how can those investments be maximised to drive efficient results. If we can have a multi-sectoral cost plan of action to drive that process, it will significantly maximise the cost investment and guide actors who are leading most of those investments process in terms of achieving results”, Audu concluded.

Adamawa People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Stakeholder Hon. Abubakar Isa (Marafan Shelleng) has congratulated Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri over his victory on a petition filed by the Candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) Dr. Umar Ardo, Challenging his election at the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal Sitting in Yola Monday.

Abubakar Isa who is the former member representing Shelleng constituency, in a statement through his media office in Yola, described Fintiri’s triumph at the Tribunal as a well-deserved victory for democracy.

The former Adamawa lawmaker, said that though he never doubted the victory of Adamawa Governor at the general election, and this actually showed that, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) followed due process.

While saluting the steadfastness and firm belief of critical stakeholders in Adamawa State, Marafan Shelleng charged the Governor to embrace all indigenes and residents of the state, irrespective of their political leaning.

He further urged people of Adamawa to rally around the governor in his bid to continue the delivery of good governance and efforts to turn the state around for the better.

Abubakar Isa who cited example with the recent approval for the construction Yola Super Highway linking welcome to Yola with Army Barracks road to A. A Lawan Junction and Mubi Roundabout Flyover among other ongoing people oriented projects across the state.

He added that, he strongly believe that, the victory of Governor Fintiri, will further motivate him to carry on with good governance that will enhance the socio-economic development of the State.

He further charged the Governor to consider himself as a leader of all in the state and continue to engender government of inclusiveness, transparency, accountability and probity.

The Chairman Adamawa State Board of Internal Revenue Service, Alhaji HammanAdama Njabari has described the victory of Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri on a petition filed by Social Democratic Party (SDP) Governorship Candidate Dr. Umar Ardo at the Adamawa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal Sitting in Yola, as well-deserved for democracy and the good people of State.

The Internal Revenue Boss, In a congratulatory message on behalf of Management and the entire staff of the AIRS, said the Tribunal verdict confirms the yearnings of the people of Adamawa State that Fintiri is the preferred leader to reset the state on the path of greatness.

According to the message, the resounding victory of Fintiri the “FRESH AIR” Governor has refreshed all and sundry in the state, adding that the outcome would enhance a better governed Adamawa State that everyone will be proud of.

He added that the victory is for the people of Adamawa State who are yearning for good governance which the government of PDP is pursuing and urged others to accept the ruling in good faith and support the government of Umaru Fintiri.

The Chairman said the interest of the state should be paramount in the heart of all.

He also appeal to Governor Fintiri to see himself as a man of destiny and he should always remember that God gives power to whoever he wishes and he should remain focus and deliver the dividend of democracy to the people of Adamawa State.

While reaffirming the commitment of the AIRS in boosting the revenue generation of the state he called on all stakeholders to join hands with the government of Ahmadu Fintiri for the betterment of generality of Adamawa people as power belongs to Almighty Allah.