The governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Bauchi State, retired Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar has promised to reform the civil service to demystify governance for effective service delivery if elected in the forthcoming general election.
He stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Bauchi.
Abubakar, who spoke through his spokesman, Mr Sabo Mohammed, said the measure was imperative to check financial leakages and fraudulent activities bedeviling the civil service in the state.
He expressed concern over the huge wage bill in spite of the low revenue base of the state.
The governorship hopeful said that he had consulted with relevant stakeholders and came up with a blueprint to address the menace for sustainable social and economic development of the state. (NAN)