Bauchi Governor commends Tinubu for appointing Pate as Minister 

… Says Bauchi is proud of Pate as an illustrious son 

From Paul Orude Bauchi

Bauchi State Governor, Bala  Muhammad, has commended President Bola Tinubu for finding a son of the state, Prof. Muhammed Ali Pate worthy of appointment as the Minister of Health and Social Welfare. 

The Governor gave the commendation when he visited the Minister in his office in Abuja on Wednesday to seek ways of collaborative working relationship for quality healthcare service delivery. 

Mohammed said that his administration will find the ministry under Pate useful and important in meeting the challenges facing the health sector of the State.

He further said that as a son of the soil, all hands should be on deck to help in solving the challenges in the very important health sector.

Mohammed said Pate has the required experience to provide workable solution to the challenges affecting Health Sector and Human Capital across the country.

He further described the minister as a technocrat whose vast experiences in the health sector earned him a global recognition commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointing him in that capacity.

According to the Governor, Bauchi is Proud of Pate’s laudable initiative towards addressing challenges in both Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Health services.

He also encouraged the Minister to sustain working with subnational actors especially in Bauchi State irrespective of political party differences to enable him succeed.

While commending the President for the appointment, Mohammed assured that the people of Bauchi State would continue to support the Federal Government to enable the President to succeed in future assignments.

In his response, Pate, thanked Governor Mohammed for the visit and said that the Federal administration led by President  Tinubu  was preparing to reposition the health sector in the country to achieve optimal performance.

He said the Ministry he is heading was always ready to partner with the Bauchi State Government on the areas of efficient and effective healthcare service delivery and praised the Governor for investing heavily in the health sector.

Pate appreciated the Governor’s visit and his words of encouragement assuring of adequate representation of the state at the national level.

He therefore solicited for the support of the state government and all relevant stakeholders to enable him deliver on his mandate.