The Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed has laid the foundation for building six modern markets under the Public Private Partnership (PPP) to boost the state economy.
Mohammed, while performing the groundbreaking ceremony for six new modern markets along the Atiku Abubakar Bypass road on Wednesday said that Bauchi would lead other states economically in a few years to come, saying that addressing it as a “salary dependent” won't be accurate.
The Governor described the project as a strategic response to rapid population growth, increased commercial traffic and the overstretching of decades-old market infrastructure. He explained that congestion, roadside trading, blocked access roads, poor sanitation and security risks necessitated the deliberate intervention.
According to him, the initiative aligns with his administration’s economic philosophy of stimulating macro and microeconomic activities through continuous capital projects.
The Commissioner for Cooperatives and SMEs Development, Muhammad Sadiq Hamisu Shira, said the markets represent smart governance and sustainable development under a PPP framework.
He described markets as “the heartbeat of the local economy,” stressing that the new facilities would provide planned shop spaces, improved sanitation, reliable power and water supply, parking areas and enhanced security.
Managing Director of the Bauchi Markets and Terminal Management Company Limited, Alhaji Muhammad Kabir Sizwe, assured stakeholders of professionalism, transparency and timely delivery of the projects.
The markets include Fanteka market, new vegetable market, perishable market, new furniture market and green and herbal market.
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