Items worth N130 million were on Tuesday distributed by a member representing Baruten/Kaiama Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon Mohammed Omar Bio to members of his constituency.
The programme which is the second edition of his mega empowerment gesture organized by the lawmaker, took place at Kosubosu, the headquarters of Baruten Local Government.
The programme was well attended by eminent personalities, members and supporters of APC including the Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Engr. Salihu Yakubu Danladi; member representing Okuta/Yashikira Constituency in the Kwara State House of Assembly, Hon Mohammed Baba Salihu and his Adena/Banni/Gweria Constituency counterpart, Hon Saidu Ahmed.
Others are a member representing Kaiama/Kemaji/Wajibe constituency, Hon Abdullahi Halidu Danbaba; Commissioner for Energy, Dr. Lafia Aliyu Sabi; Commissioner for Women Affairs, Hon Mopelola Abdulmaliq-Bashir; state APC Chairman, Prince Sunday Fagbemi and
TIC Chairman in Baruten Local Government, Hon Abdulrasheed Ibrahim Lafia.
Emir of Yashikira, Alhaji (Dr) Umar Usman Seriki Sabi Kpasi (Seriki Tamma) and Emir of Ilesha Baruba, Prof Halidu Abubakar were among the royal fathera at the event.
Items distributed included fertilizer, herbicides, spraying cans, hand tractors with tillers and weeders, sewing machines, grinding machines, hair dressing machines, valcanising machines, photocopy equipment, cameras and printers, welding machines, cattle salts, bajaj motorcycles, refrigerators, cash empowerment to market women, cash empowerment for widows and scholarships for students among others.
The beneficiaries include farmers, artisans, students, market women and vulnerable constituents.
Speaking during the presentation of items to the beneficiaries, Hon Bio said his mega empowerment programme which is second in the edition, was to put smiles on the faces of the beneficiaries.
He added that “it is constitutionally believed in Nigeria that the core mandates of legislature is lawmaking, oversight and effective representation. In lawmaking ,I am privileged to say that I have several motions and bills to my credit in the area of response to happenings and developmental projects in our constituencies.
“This is to the tune of Kishi-Kaiama road, Kaiama Kosubosu road, Chikanda Ilesha Baruba road and other roads, gruesome murder of our constituents in Ilesha Baruba, wiping out of corruption in our country, establishment of border community development offices, establishment of federal medical centre, establishment of University of Agriculture and establishment of University of Science and Technology in our constituency respectively.
“On representation which has to do with facilitation of laudable projects to do the Constituency for the benefits of the constituents and keying in into the needs of the constituents, it is my wish to inform you that I have been following this up since assumption of office as member of House of Representatives.
“As we speak, I have facilitated a reasonable number of projects such as motorised, industrial and hand pumb boreholes, transformers, solar street lights, construction of roads, police and station, classrooms across the constituency among others.
The lawmaker explained further that apart from infrastructural achievements, the needs, yearnings and aspirations of the people spurred him to greatly work on empowerment of constituents.
Hon Bio assured his constituents of continued qualitative representation and meeting the yearnings and aspirations of the people.
The Deputy Governor Kayode Alabi who was represented by the Chairman, Local Government Service Commission, Alhaji Umar Danladi Sero, appreciated Hon Bio for the programme which he expressed optimistic that it would lift the beneficiaries out of poverty.
He said the present administration was very committed to poverty eradication and well being of the people of the state.
For their parts, Engr Danladi and Prince Fagbemi thanked the lawmaker for the programme which they said was in terdem with policing and programmes of APC led administration in the state.
Emir of Yashikira, Alhaji (Dr) Umar Usman Seriki Sabi Kpasi (Seriki Tamma), appreciated the present crops of politicians in the state led by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for their efforts at reducing poverty and making young ones productive.
Other dignitaries who spoke at the event, charged the beneficiaries to make the judicious use of the items so that their lives
Some of the beneficiaries who spoke with our reporter, expressed deep appreciation to the lawmaker for the king gesture and promised to use the items received intended purpose.
