Eid-el-Kabir: Sen. Yari distributes 380 cows to 147 political wards
Cows
By Ishaq Zaki
Gusau, Jun. 9, 2024 (NAN) Sen. Abdul’aziz Yari (APC-Zamfara) has commenced the distribution of 380 cows to 147 political wards across the state for the Eid-el-Kabir festival.
The Chairman, Sen. Yari’s Political Organization, Alhaji Lawal Liman, disclosed this in a statement issued in Gusau on Sunday.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Yari represents Zamfara West Senatorial District in the Senate.
According to Liman, the distribution exercise was inaugurated in Kasuwar Daji ward of Ƙaura Namoda Local Government Area.
Liman said the gesture was part of Yari’s annual assistance to the APC supporters and less-privileged families.
“Each of the 147 political wards will receive two cows.
“Other beneficiaries of the gesture include APC executives and other stakeholders of the party in each ward.
“All the political wards under the Four Local Government Areas of Zamfara North senatorial district have received their allocations.
“The remaining wards from the 10 local government areas in Zamfara Central and West Senatorial Districts will receive their allocations on Tuesday,” Liman explained.
He commended Yari for his continuous assistance to the people and called on other political office holders to emulate such efforts. (NAN)(www.nannews.ng)
Enugu, June 9, 2024 (NAN) The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says that the rescheduled rerun election for the Enugu South 1 State Constituency was postponed due to security reason.
The INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Dr Chukwuemeka Chukwu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Sunday that the postponed election was cancelled earlier last week due to security consideration.
Chukwu disclosed that the rerun election, which was fixed after stakeholders’ engagements to hold on June 8, would hold on a further date to be communicated by the commission.
“Last week, the scheduled rerun election was postponed and duly communicated to all stakeholders with a clear reason for the postponement.
“But I am surprised some misguided people are taking up all sorts of unfounded falsehood and rumours against the commission that it seems the election had been held in secret even as I am speaking to you,” he said.
NAN reports that Mr Bright Ngene, the Labour Party (LP) candidate for the State House of Assembly was declared winner of the March 18, 2023 election and was sworn in but the election was nullified by the tribunal for being inconclusive.
This is the third attempt by the INEC to hold the election.
As early as 7am on Saturday, voters had converged in the affected polling units but no official of the INEC was seen at the venue.
The LP candidate for the election, Mr Ngene, who was at the polling centre expressed dismay over the development.
He told journalists that there was no information available to him and his party that the election would not hold.
On his part, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Mr Sam Ngene, however, said the postponement was duly communicated to his party. (NAN) (www.nannews.ng)
June 12: Movement holds rally for MKO Abiola, other democracy heroes
Rally
By Adeyemi Adeleye
Lagos, June 9, 2024 (NAN) The Patriots, an eminent group of leaders of thought in collaboration with June 12 Pro Democracy Movement of Nigeria, will on June 12 in Lagos, host a national rally in honour of late Chief MKO Abiola.
Prof. Anthony Kila, Chairman, Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the June 12 Democracy Day Celebration 2024, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Lagos.
Kila said that the rally, with the theme “Securing the Future of Nigeria through a Democratic People’s Constitution”, would also call for a people’s constitution in Nigeria.
According to him, the group’s National Democracy Day Rendezvous will hold at the Conference & Exhibition Centre of Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Alausa, Ikeja, at 10.00am on Wednesday.
He said that the event would be chaired by a former Secretary General of the Commonwealth, and the Chairman of the Patriots, Chief Emeka Anyaoku.
Kila added that June 12 stakeholders and activists would be addressed by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State at the national rally.
According to him, already invited to give goodwill messages at the event are former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, the 2023 Presidential Candidates of the Labour Party (LP) and the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Mr Peter Obi and, Dr Rabiu Musa Kwakwanso respectively, among others.
He said that Dr Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), Prof. Attahiru Jega and Sen. Shehu Sanni were expected to lead the anniversary conversation on “securing the future of Nigeria through a democratic constitution reform process.”
“Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, who was earlier scheduled to provide the key note address at the occasion has now been replaced, due to very pressing engagements and his place taken by former Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi and Former Military Governor of Kaduna State and June 12 Activist, Col. Umar Dangiwa.
“They are respectively billed to pioneer broad interventions on the anniversary.
According to him, leading pro democracy stakeholders and activists invited to x-ray and discuss the key note submissions at the event are Prof. Pat Utomi, Mr Femi Falana, (SAN), Dr Oby Ezekwesili, Prof Jibrin Ibrahim, Amb. Nkoyo Toyo, among others.
“A roll call of Honours for nominated Heroes and Heroines of the present democratic rule in Nigeria will also be undertaken by the conveners at the historic event.
“This year’s anniversary will be rounded off with a colourful motorcade procession from the venue of the national democracy rally for a people’s constitution for Nigeria in Alausa.
“It will move to the residence of the martyr of the current Nigeria’s democracy, Chief MKO Abiola, off Toyin St. in Ikeja Lagos.
“Here prayers for the repose of the souls of departed heroes and heroines of democracy and tributes as well as the laying of the annual wreath of honour in their memories will be jointly carried out with members of the MKO Abiola family,” Kila said.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that June 12 has been declared by the Federal Government as the Nigeria’s Democracy Day in honour of the acclaimed winner of the June 12 1993 Presidential Election, Chief MKO Abiola. (NAN) (www.nannews.ng)
June 12: Democracy enthusiasts seek revival of basic amenities
President Bola Tinubu
Democracy
By Bukola Adetoye
Abeokuta, June 9, 2024 (NAN) Democracy lovers in the country have urged both state and Federal Governments to revive social amenities to enable Nigerians to reap more dividends of democracy.
They made the appeal while speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abeokuta on Sunday ahead of the celebration of ‘Democracy Day’ on Wednesday.
Democracy Day is a national public holiday in Nigeria to commemorate the restoration of democracy in 1999.
The Founder, ‘Useful Youth Vision Concepts (UYVC)’, an NGO, Mrs Adetokunbo Shonibare – Ayantunji said,”Democracy is yet to fully deliver dividends to all Nigerians.
”For the dividends of democracy to be reaped, electricity supply must be regular.
”Nigerians pay extremely high costs to access electricity, which in turn has a geometrical reaction on their finances .
“Many companies have folded up as a result of the lack of adequate electricity and other factors.”
Shonibare – Ayantunji said for Nigerians to enjoy the dividends of democracy, basic amenities like electricity, potable water, sanitation and health care facilities must be available.”
She,however, pointed out that there have been notable advancements in areas like media freedom and civil society engagement.
The Iyaloja of Owode market , Mrs Monsurat Adelaja decried the lack of good roads to transport goods and services in some of the communities .
Adelaja said that challenge has negatively impacted the prices of goods and services.
She pleaded with the government to rehabilitate the roads to enhance transportation for the traders and Nigerians as a whole.
A butcher at Kuto Market, Abrokuta Alhaji Sherif Hassan, urged governments to end herder–farmer conflicts.
” The conflicts, ongoing insecurity and terrorism are deterrents to our business and reasons we are not enjoying democracy in Nigeria,” he said .
Hassan canvassed for a security sector reform, calling for a ‘professionalised security forces’, to address corruption and enhance community policing.
Mrs Roseline Olusegun , a textile dealer at Kuto market said Nigeria’s democracy was still evolving.
“Addressing the challenges will require collective efforts from the citizens, civil society, government and other stakeholders,” she said.(NAN) (www.nannews.ng)
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Why I moved for creation of additional state constituencies – lawmaker
Constituencies
By Peter Amine
Jos, June 9, 2024 (NAN) Mr Nanbol Daniel (LP-Langtang North Central), Member, Plateau State House of Assembly, has explained why he moved the motion for creation of additional state constituencies in the assembly.
Daniel told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Jos, that the people of the state would have better representation if more constituencies were created out of the current 24.
The lawmaker said that the creation would further help in meeting the current legislative demands of Plateau.
He said the constituencies should be reviewed from 24 to 40 members, to reflect equity in the number of federal constituencies in Plateau.
Daniel stated that since the inception of the current democratic dispensation in 1999, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), had not reviewed the number of constituencies in the state.
According to him, it is a constitutional duty of INEC to do a periodic review of constituencies, noting that Plateau has been long overdue in view of its growing population.
The lawmaker stated that Section 91 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) provided that a State House of Assembly shall consist of three or four times the number of seats that it has in the House of Representatives.
“It is provided that a House of Assembly of a state shall consist of not less than 24 and not more than 40 members.
“Section 112 of the Nigerian Constitution also provides that the INEC shall divide every state of the federation into such number of state constituencies as is equal to three or four times the number of federal constituencies within that state.
“More so, Section 114 provides that INEC shall review the division of every state into constituencies at intervals of not less than ten years.
“And may alter such constituencies in accordance with the provisions of Section 114 to such extent as it may consider desirable in the light of the review,” he explained.
Daniel therefore, urged the state’s lawmakers, National Assembly members, and Plateau Government, to start and sustain the processes for the upward review and creation of additional state constituencies. (NAN)(www.nannews.ng)
Abuja, June 9, 2024 (NAN)The Abuja branch of the Okpe Union, a Delta based socio-cultural organisation, has called for concerted efforts to preserve Nigeria’s values and cultural heritage.
The President of the branch, Mr Wilson Awhensebe, made the call at the 2024 Okpe Day and 94th anniversary celebrations of the union in Abuja on Sunday.
“As a thriving socio-cultural organisation, we remain committed to the preservation of our rich cultural heritage, customs and traditions handed down to us by our founding fathers.
“We are, however, concerned about the erosion of cultural and moral values in today’s modern society, hence, we believe in promotion and preservation of our culture, ethics and values.
“As steps towards addressing the moral crisis and challenges in society. This is part of the reason we celebrate Okpe day,” he said.
He explained that the day was celebrated to showcase our rich cultural heritage and values which was deeply cherished and guard jealously.
Awhensebe commended Federal Government’s policy on teaching of indigenous languages in schools in every local government area in the country.
He appealed to President Bola Tinubu to mandate the Ministry of Education to put modalities in place and to work with state governments to ensure speedy implementation of the policy.
According to him, this will go a long way to resuscitate learning and communication in local languages and prevent indigenous language from going into extinction.
Awhensebe also called on the Federal Government to prioritise reviving the Sapele, Warri and Koko ports in Delta.
He said reviving the ports would help to decongest the gridlock at the Apapa Port in Lagos State while boosting the economy of not just Delta, but the Niger Delta region and the nation at large.
He commended government’s ongoing efforts at rehabilitating portions of the Abuja-Lokoja-Auchi-Benin-Warri federal highways which had been in deplorable condition for many years.
The branch president appealed to the Minister of Works, Mr Dave Umahi to ensure speedy execution of the contracts for the federal highways for the comfort of citizens plying the roads.
Awhensebe, equally tasked the Federal Ministry of Transportation to commerce work on the Itakpe-Abuja rail line which he said had the potential to boost socio-economic activities along the corridors of the Abuja-Itakpe-Warri area.
He further appealed to government at all levels to provide the enabling environment for citizens to thrive in their endeavours through the provision of basic amenities and infrastructures.
The Union’s Secretary Mr Mitaire Ikpen, while speaking with newsmen on the sideline of the event, said its essence was to showcase the rich cultural heritage of Okpe kingdom in Delta.
Ikpen said the celebration was also to foster unity and patriotism among the people while preserving the rich cultural heritage of the kingdom.
“The essence of the day is to showcase and promote the rich cultural heritage of the Okpe people to ensure it is not eroded by modernity.
“As we celebrate our day and culture, it fosters among us a sense of belonging, unity and commitment to patriotic ideals,” he said.
Also, Chief Bright Igbako, the pioneer Secretary of National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) said members of Okpe kingdom were historically children of same father.
He said the 94th anniversary was an opportunity for the Okpe people to celebrate themselves and to throw more light on their activities and culture.
“Every opportunity we have to emphasise our identity, we seize it to let the world know we are playing our part in the affairs of Delta and Nigeria,” Igbako stressed. (NAN).
Cost of governance:Aisha Yesufu wants Senate scrapped
Cost
By Adeyemi Adeleye
Lagos, June 9, 2024 (NAN) A renowned political and civil rights activist, Aisha Yesufu, has called for the scrapping of the Nigerian Senate to reduce cost of governance.
Yesufu, Co-founder, Bring Back Our Girls Movement, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos.
She was reacting to calls in some quarters that the country should jettison its bicameral legislature and adopt a unicameral legislature to reduce cost of governance.
NAN reports that unicameral legislature is a system with one chamber or house, as opposed to bicameral legislature which has two chambers(Senate and House of Representatives).
Some countries with unicameral legislatures include China (National People’s Congress), Sweden (Riksdag), Norway (Storting), Denmark (Folketing), and Portugal (Assembly of the Republic).
The activist said Nigeria could, alternatively, consider re-introduction of the parliamentary system of government to reduce the heavy funds spent on the National Assembly.
According to her, until something is done about the cost of running government and corruption, Nigerians would not feel the dividends of democracy.
“We need to really and critically examine our democracy and look at what fits us and serve the ordinary people and the masses. The one that will not be too expensive.
“What we have now is too expensive. We need to cut cost and not just continue what we have that has not been working for Nigerians.
“I totally support the call for us to have a unicameral legislature. It is very important because the kind of governance that we are practising is very expensive.
“As a country, we really don’t have that kind of money. Apart from this, the fact is that both Senate and House of Representatives end up duplicating functions in terms of what they do,” Yesufu said.
She said the Senate had been turned into “a retirement home for a lot of incompetent and failed governors who didn’t do anywhere well for the people in their state”.
She said that Nigerians had continued to bear the brunt of the hit on resources annually allocated to these political ‘retirees’ in the Senate.
Yesufu added: “It (Senate) is a joke ground; we cannot say what Senate does is in a really sense different from what the House of Representatives do.
“They (Senators) do nothing special and at the end of the day, they are paid humongous amount of our money and such huge allowances for doing nothing different.
“We found out that a good number of them, especially those that are former governors, while they get this humongous salary, they are as well collecting pension from their respective states.
“There is no way democracy can work for the masses with this kind of waste of public funds that could have been directed to put happiness to the face of the common man.”
According to her, Senegal is practising a unicameral legislature, after abolishing Senate for the second time in September 2012.
She said : “The House of Representatives is capable of taking care of the law making aspect of the nation, oversights and other things that the legislative arm of government does.
“Unicameral legislature should be adopted in Nigeria because bicameralism is too expensive apart from the fact that it slows down business of lawmaking.
“It is not working for us, we don’t have the kind of money to run it and maintain this, especially at a time the masses are suffering.
“Having a single legislative arm will pay us better in terms of reduction of cost of governance,” she said.
Yesufu decried that Nigeria had not in real sense been practising true federal system of government.
Speaking further, the activist said the country could also adopt the parliamentary system of government to also reduce cost to governance.
She said that Nigeria could not longer sustain the current presidential system of government.
“This will also pay us in terms of reduction of the cost of governance because whoever is leading the country is the one that is the first among equal.
“Ministers in this system are selected from members of the parliament that are elected.
“So, that reduces the cost of governance drastically and better than what we have now where separate people are brought in as ministers,” she said.
The activist said that both bicameral legislature and presidential system of government had brought a lot of pressure on the nation resources.
“We can have a parliamentary system of government, we shall be reducing cost of governance drastically well.
“The Prime Minister would not be this powerful and exercise control over everything, including the appointed ministers, because ministers are also members of the parliament,” she said.
APC chieftain advocates merger of House of Reps, Senate
Merger
By Adekunle Williams
Lagos, June 9,2024(NAN)A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress(APC),Mr Abiodun Salami , has called for the adoption of unicameral legislative system to reduce cost of governance.
Salami ,a former Assistant Publicity Secretary of the party in Lagos ,made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN)on Sunday.
He was reacting to calls in some quarters that the country should jettison its current two-chamber National Assembly and adopt unicameral legislature in order to reduce cost of governance.
NAN reports that unicameral legislature is a system with one chamber or house, unlike a bicameral legislature which has two chambers(Senate and House of Representatives).
Some countries with unicameral legislatures include:- China (National People’s Congress) Sweden (Riksdag) Norway (Storting) Denmark (Folketing)and Portugal (Assembly of the Republic).
Salami said the Senate and House of Representatives should be merged ,then the number of legislators pruned, to have a single -chamber legislature.
He said operating the House of Representatives and the Senate together is a burden on the country’s resources.
“Bi-cameral legislature is wasteful.We can merge the Senate and the House of Representatives to have a single house to ease the business of lawmaking and reduce the huge funds spent to maintain the two chambers that we have now.
“We can merge the two chambers and then reduce the number of lawmakers .The country spends a lot maintaining the 109 Senators and 360 members of House of Representatives
“We are having challenges with the economy right now.We should be ready to make sacrifices and take bold steps.The bicameral legislature we are having ,to me,is frivolity”,he said.
Salami said those who argue that unicameral legislature is not suited for the presidential system of government that Nigeria operates have limited knowledge of how things work in other countries.
“Those who argue that Nigeria,as a presidential system,cannot adopt unicameral legislature are wrong .They need to check well as there are some countries running the same presidential system as ours and still run unicameral legislature.
“Liberia and South Sudan both run the presidential system of government ,but do not have the Senate and the House of Representatives as we have;They run one-chamber legislature.
“Unicameral legislature is less expensive.You do not need to buy many SUVs for the too many lawmakers. You do not to spend too much money on allowances.If we really care about improving governance ,then we should adopt it”,he said.
The APC chieftain also said the country would save cost by selecting ministers from the legislature.
“I think we should also jettison the idea of picking ministers outside of the legislature.It will save us a lot of money.
“The legislators are experienced people.Some of them are experts and some ex-governors and ministers,so they are experienced in governance.We can pick among them and make them ministers while still serving as lawmakers.
“I represented a ward in Kosofe LG as a councillor under the defunct UNCP in the 90s.While serving as councillor,I was also made the Supervisor for Agriculture ,which is an executive position .So ,we can adopt this too at the national level .It will save us a lot”, he said. (NAN)
How Tinubu can make June 12 truly memorable-Movement
June 12
By Adeyemi Adeleye
Lagos, June 9, 2024 (NAN) The June 12 Pro-Democracy Movement of Nigeria says President Bola Tinubu must facilitate a process of national dialogue and consultation that will give birth to a democratic people’s constitution.
The Convener of the movement, Mr Wale Okunniyi disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday ahead of the commemoration of the 31st anniversary of June 12.
Okunniyi spoke on how Tinubu could gladden the hearts of June 12 activists under his tenure as President of Nigeria.
According to him, if the President can show commitment to national dialogue that will lead to true federal constitution in his administration, it will go down in history and become memorable.
Okunniyi said that the President by so doing would be actualising the hope late Chief MKO Abiola, the acclaimed winner of the annulled June 12, 1993 Presidential Election, stood and died for .
“The critical thing that will make meaning for us with Tinubu’s administration to further entrench June 12 Hope ’93 of MKO Abiola, is for the current president to immediately facilitate a process of national dialogue and consultation that will lead to the birth of constituents assembly that can give us a people’s constitution.
“The only thing, which will make him immortalise the struggle of June 12, MKO Abiola and the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO), which he (Tinubu) was a member of, is for him to do this.
“The only record that will be memorable with Tinubu’s administration with regard to the June 12 struggle and democracy is to facilitate a process for national discussion and dialogue.
“If the President can do this to give Nigeria a new people’s constitution that is generated from a democratic discussion, that can never forever be erased in history,” Okunniyi said.
According to him, the movement will mobilise June 12 activists and stakeholders for a national discussion on how democracy can work for the people in commemoration of the 31st anniversary .
He said that the present civil rule had only limited features and benefits of democracy in the practice.
“For us as leaders of the June 12 pro-democracy movement, it is our duty to organise the Nigerian people to further consolidate the present nascent democracy of Nigeria.
“This is to bring to memory the struggles and what we have done to bring about what we have now as civil rule or democratic governance.
“We are putting these in focus in this year’s June 12, we are refocusing on generating a democratic people’s constitution for Nigeria and securing the destiny and future of Nigeria,” he said.
Okunniyi said that the 2024 anniversary would be chaired by Chief Emeka Anyaoku, former Commonwealth Secretary General, while the keynote would be given by Dr Kayode Fayemi,a former governor of Ekiti.
“Our message and focus for this year while celebrating the June 12 anniversary is how to generate and actualise a democratic people’s constitution for Nigeria that can be given to Nigerians through an elected constituent assembly.
“What we have today, that is generating crisis in Nigeria, is the Decree 24 of 1999, which is not essentially generated and produced by the Nigerian people,” he said.
He said that Nigerians must stay faithful to the struggle and the cause for a new democratic people’s constitution for the nation to move forward.
According to him, without a democratic constitution, Nigeria cannot say it has democracy, hence the reason democracy is not serving the people at the moment.
“What we have today doesn’t reflect Hope ’93. MKO Abiola cannot be happy with what is happening in the nation now as democracy,” he said.
He said that at the death of MKO Abiola, NADECO demanded two things – a government of national unity and Sovereign National Conference to give birth to a people’s constitution.
He said that a diverse country like Nigeria would not progress without a national dialogue (conference), “where we come to agree to the terms of the existence of where we want to co-habit.” (NAN) (www.nannews.ng)
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Lafia, June 8, 2024 (NAN) Mr Solomon Akwashiki (SDP-Lafia Central), member, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, on Saturday in Lafia, donated 12 vehicles to his constituents and inaugurated some borehole projects to mark his one year in office.
The lawmaker also doled out N10,000 each to 500 indigent women at the event as part of efforts to cushion the hardship on them.
Speaking at the event, Gov. Abdullahi Sule extolled the lawmaker for initiating various projects and programmes, which had direct bearing on the lives of the people.
Represented by his deputy, Dr Emmanuel Akabe, the governor scored Akwashiki’s performance high and
urged other elected representatives to emulate him.
He also appreciated the lawmaker for keying into the state government’s development programmes.
” Nasarawa State is our project, it is a project for everybody as we must come together to develop the state,” he said
Sule lauded the Speaker and members of the 7th Assembly for operating as one united assembly irrespective of political party difference and giving the state government the needed support to succeed.
He encouraged the people to continue to maintain peace being enjoyed in the State.
Also Speaking, Mr Danladi Jatau, the Speaker, Nasarawa State House of Assembly said that Akwashiki had made him and the entire Assembly proud through his legislative duties and commitment to his constituency.
” Today is a great day in the history of the Assembly as Solomon Akwashiki is giving out dividends of democracy to his people
” Akwashiki is doing well and I am proud of his quality representation,” he said.
He urged him not to relent in providing the much needed dividends of democracy to his constituents.
The speaker also solicited for the prayers and support of all and sundry to enable the 7th Assembly and Gov. Sule to succeed.
“Members of the 7th Assembly have the capacity to deliver and are giving back to their people what the people expected from them.
” What we want is prayers and support of the people of the state in order to succeed,” he said
Jatau appreciated Gov. Sule for the good working relationship between the legislative and executive arms in the state and called for its sustenance.
In their separate remarks, Sen Aliyu Ahmed Wadada (SDP- Nasarawa West), Rep Abubakar Sarki-Dahiru (SDP-Lafia/Obi), Mr Aliyu Bello, the State APC Chairman, Hajiya Silifat Sule, wife of the governor, and Mr Danlami Musa, SDP Chairman, Nasarawa State, all appreciated the lawmaker for touching the lives of his constituents through meaningful programmes and projects.
They urged Akwashiki not to relent in improving on the standard of living of his constituents.
On his part, Akwashiki, who is also the Minority Whip of the House said that he was committed to improving the standard of living of his constituents, hence the provision of infrastructure and other programmes.
He promised to do more for his constituency and the state to justify the confidence reposed in him by their mandate.
The lawmaker appreciated all dignitaries for honouring him with their presence at the event and wished them safe journey to their various destinations.( NAN)(www.nannews.ng)
