Bauchi: APC guber candidate promises to  actualise Air Force University in Tafawa Balewa

From.David Kuvie Bauchi

Gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bauchi State, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar retired,  has promised to actualise the establishment of Air Force University  in Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of the state if elected.

Abubakar made the promise on Monday while interacting with elders of Federal Low Cost Housing Estate in Bauchi.

He said under his administration security would be accorded top priority as it affects all social sectors,  a statement from Air Marshal Sadique Media Office dated  March 6, 2023,. disclosed.

“The proposed Air Force University which idea l conceived while in service as Chief of Air Staff, is intended to boost tertiary education as well as bring lasting solution to the security breach in that part of the state” he said.

“The proposed university will be accompanied by the establishment of a Special Forces Unit that will guarantee security of lives and property in the area”.

The gubernatorial candidate explained that socioeconomic activities in the form of agriculture,  mineral exploration and other commercial activities in Tafawa Balewa and other neighbouring local government areas will receive a boost if security is restored. 

While thanking the people of the state for the voting Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and other candidates of the APC, Abubakar urged them to come out on Saturday and ensure victory for the party at all levels.

While assuring workers and pensioners that he would address all salary-related infractions in government payroll, he assured youth and women of better days if he  is elected.

Abubakar said special skills acquisition packages have been designed to make the unemployed not only employed, but become employers of labour

He later met  Islamiyya pupils of Imam Malik Model Islamiyya School who recited the Holy Quran and prayed for the success of Air Marshal Sadique.