The Tears of Bauchi’s Retirees and Dr. Ali Pate’s Promise of Hope
By: Lamara Garba Azare They carried chalk, files, and stethoscopes in their youth. Today, they carry pain, waiting for gratuities that never came. Dr. Ali Pate says their waiting must end, and 2027 could be their dawn. For more than a decade, thousands of retired civil servants in Bauchi State have lived with pain and…