Bauchi Assembly Member Distributes N23m To Constituency

Member representing Jama’are constituency in the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Hon Mubarak Haruna Mai Rakumi has disbursed N23 million for the execution of various projects in his constituency.

Speaking during the presentation of the money to various committees he constituted to execute the projects and programmes, Hon Mubarak Haruna said that the gesture was part of his plans to leave good and lasting legacies and impact positively on the lives of his constituents.

He explained that he constituted various committees to implement his policies and programmes so that everybody would be carried along in the Jama’are development project and for easy execution of his plans since he can’t be everywhere.

Hon Haruna said that the money disbursed will cover the period of July 2023 to July 2024 while the same gesture would be replicated every year.

He announced the allocation of N1.3 million to his Committee on Health Matters to take care of all issues on diseases, medicals and other health-related issues; N1.4 million to Education Committee for all education-related matters, N1 million to Sports Committee to take care of all sporting activities in the constituency and N1.25 million to Emergencies and Humanitarian Committee to take care of emergency issues that may come up.

While N1.6 million was allocated to Higher Education Committee, N500,000 was assigned to Admission Committee, N6 million to Empowerment Committee, N2 million to Water and Sanitation Committee and N8 million for logistics and incentives to members of the eight committees.

He urged the committees to be just and honest and judiciously use the money allocated to them. He also assured his constituency that this is just a tip of the iceberg as he would continue to formulate and implement many policies and programmes that will ensure the wellbeing and development of his constituency.

Zonal chairman of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Hon Kabiru Shira; Jama’are local government chairman of NNPP, Hon Ahmad Bawa and the director-general of Mai Rakumi Campaign Council, Alh Umaruje Muhammad, all expressed happiness and satisfaction on the quality representation of Hon Haruna barely one month in office, saying he has made them and their party proud.

Speaking on behalf of the chairmen of the eight committees, Chairman of Education Committee, Alh Shehu Fari thanked the lawmaker for trusting them and assured him and the people of Jama’are constituency that they would judiciously use the money given to them with transparency and the fear of God.