This is the then-Governor of Bauchi State, Adamu Muazu, and I on Monday, August 2, 1999. I love Bauchi and have visited it more than ten times. The people of Bauchi have a long history of civilisation and know what they want as a people.
Bauchi state has the right to govern itself in accordance with its culture and tradition. If that involves temporarily shutting down schools in observance of the Ramadan fast, I have no issues with it. I support what the people of Bauchi want for themselves.
They elected their Governor and are in favour of what he is doing. We are in a democracy. It is the government of the people by the people for the people. Since Mutanen Bauchi have no problem with it, you should not sit down in Lagos, Anambra, and Port Harcourt and take Panadol on their behalf when they do not even have a headache.
For your information, Bauchi is one of the states that feeds Southern Nigeria. I refer you to the VAT contribution data recently released by the National Bureau of Statistics. Bauchi is not a parasitic state.
My counsel to those of us who are not from Bauchi but have strong opinions on Bauchi shutting schools for Ramadan is this: Until your state can contribute as much or more than Bauchi in terms of food production and VAT contribution, perhaps it is best to focus on your own Governor and hold him accountable.
Bauchi only shut down schools for one month. In the states of origin of some of you condemning Bauchi, life is shut down completely every Monday. That is 54 days a year and eight weeks per annum. If you have outrage, utilise your outrage in that direction rather than at Bauchi.
Reno Omokri

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