Bauchi State Executive Council approves 10 years development plan across sectors of the state.
Bauchi State Executive Council has approved a 10-year development plan aimed at achieving sustainable growth and development across all sectors.
The plan, which spans from 2024 to 2034, will focus on key areas of healthcare, education, agriculture, infrastructure, youth and women development, and industrialization.
The state Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Aminu Hammayo during a press conference on the outcome of the State executive council meeting, said the long-term plan will address youth restlessness by leveraging ICT and digital economic transformation, as well as promoting inclusiveness in governance.
In addition to the development plan, the council also addressed the issue of unregistered colleges of education in the state.
The state Commissioner for Higher Education, Dr. Lydia Tsammani, announced that the council has approved the closure of such institutions with immediate effect and directed the state Ministry of Higher Education to conduct a discreet investigation into the matter.
Meanwhile, the state Executive council has approved an intensive training program for youths in the state, to be conducted in collaboration with the Federal Government’s ICT Bureaus.
The Bauchi state Director General, Bureau for Information and Communication, Hayatuddeen Babama’aji, explained that the training aims to create an ICT enabled environment, and as such, the council has ratified the change of scope of the bureau to State Bureau for ICT and Digital Economy.
Earlier, The Commissioner Ministry of Information and Communication Usman Ɗanturaki opined that this comprehensive approach to development demonstrates the Bauchi State Government’s commitment to creating a sustainable and prosperous future for its citizens.
