Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi has called on the people of the state to use the period of Eid-el-Kabir to pray for adequate rainfall.

Mr Mohammed made the call in his goodwill message to the people of Bauchi on the occasion of the 2022 Eid-el-Kabir celebration.

According to him, rainfall is necessary in order to have a bumper harvest in the state during this farming season.

“We should pray for the prevailing peace in the state to be sustained and for adequate rainfall for us to have a bumper harvest during this farming season,” he said.

The governor also reiterated his administration’s commitment to continue to serve the people of the state and to take the state to greater heights.

He promised to continue to pursue developmental projects that had direct bearing on the lives of the people in the remaining one year to conclude his first term in office.

“We are not unmindful of the economic hardship being experienced by the generality of the people. This is a global problem which has its origin in the COVID-19 pandemic from 2020.

“I want to appeal to you to bear with the situation which is temporary. As a responsive and responsible government, we will continue to render palliative measures with a view to cushioning the effects of the hardship.

“I will, however,  appeal to you to make some sacrifices to ensure that we overcome the hardship,” the governor said.

Mr Mohammed appealed to motorists in the state to always observe traffic rules and regulations so as to minimise road traffic crashes throughout the period of Eid-el-Kabir celebration and beyond.

He further called on all parents to monitor the movement of their children and wards in order to avert  incidents of missing children during the festive period. 

(NAN)