The Bauchi State Government’s recently unveiled budget plans have come under fire from the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) Bauchi State Chapter, which has condemned the allocation of N1 billion for fuel and N1.4 billion for travel expenses as a “shameful display of mismanagement and greed.”

According to the PRP, the N1 billion earmarked for fuelling vehicles and generators for the Government House is a staggering amount that highlights the extravagant lifestyles of the state’s leaders. The party noted that half of this amount, N500 million, is set aside for fuelling motor vehicles, while another N500 million is allocated for fuelling generators.

“This total of N1 billion not only highlights the extravagant lifestyles of our leaders but paints a clear picture of their mismanagement of state resources,” the PRP said in a statement. “While families in Bauchi struggle to make ends meet, our government seems more focused on extravagance than on the pressing needs of its citizens.”

The PRP also expressed outrage over the State House of Assembly’s plan to spend an additional N1.4 billion on travel expenses. “This begs the question: how many life-changing healthcare facilities and schools could be built with such a monstrous amount?” the party asked.

Furthermore, the PRP criticized the office of the Bauchi State Secretary to State Government for budgeting another N1 billion for international travels. “While our hospitals lack basic medical equipment, our schools go underfunded, and our roads remain in disrepair, the government has decided that jaunts abroad are far more important than addressing the pressing issues facing our communities,” the party said.

The PRP called on Governor Bala Mohammed and members of the Bauchi State House of Assembly to cease their “treacherous path of misappropriation and mismanagement of public funds.” The party also urged the citizens of Bauchi State to rise against this culture of impunity and demand better from their elected officials.

“We must unite in our quest for good governance, and an end to the systematic looting of our resources,” the PRP said. “The time has come for us to reclaim our state from the hands of those who would see it perish under their greed.”

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