Lawmaker boosts water supply in Nasarawa State
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Boreholes
Lafia, Nov. 6, 2016 (NAN) Alhaji Musa Ali (Keffi East-APC) on Sunday said he has sunk eight boreholes and promised to sink 28 more in his constituency in order to reduce the water problem facing his constituents.
Ali is the member representing Keffi East constituency in the Nasarawa State House of Assembly.
He disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lafia shortly after receiving executive members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from five electoral wards of his constituency.
Ali, who is one of the recalled suspended members of the House, appreciated the people of his constituency for their support and promised not to fail them while discharging his legislative responsibility so as to improve on their standard of living.
“First and foremost, I want to thank the Almighty God, Gov. Al-Makura, Sen. Abdullahi Adamu, the Emir of Lafia, the people of my constituency, among other traditional rulers and stakeholders, for the support given to me during and after the period of my suspension.
“Everybody can testify what I have done so far for the people of my constituency; I distributed cars, motorcycles, wrappers, assisted students with school fees, helped people with medical bills, among others, so as to improve the lives of my constituents positively.
“I have promised to sink a borehole in the 36 polling units of my constituency. I want to disclose that I completed the sinking of eight boreholes and I to want assure them of my commitment to sink the remaining 28 boreholes.
“He who provides water provides life. Human beings cannot sustain their lives without water as the gesture was part of my campaign promises in which the APC has mandated us to embark on projects that have direct bearing on the lives of the electorate for the overall development of the country,” he said.
Besides, Ali revealed his plans to empower women and the people of his constituency through his women empowerment programme so as to fight poverty, unemployment and boost the socio-economic welfare of his constituents.
He assured of quality representation to his people in the legislature and solicited for their support to enable him and other lawmakers succeed in the task ahead of them.
The legislator also called on Nigerians to be law abiding, respect constituted authorities, shun all negative tendencies, live in peace and tolerate one another irrespective of ethnic, religious and political affiliation.
Earlier, Mr Babangida Sarki, the APC Chairman of Liman-Abaji ward, who spoke on behalf of others, said that the visit was to show solidarity and to appreciate the member for improving their standard of living through people oriented projects.
“We are here to show our solidarity, support, loyalty and to thank you for initiating people oriented projects in our constituency and we call for its sustenance as the sky will only be your limit,’’ Sarki told the lawmaker. (NAN)
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Edited by Muhammad Suleiman Tola