Lawan, FCT Residents applaud Aduda over constituency projects 

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan and residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have commended Senator Philip Tanimu Aduda for facilitating Multi-billion Naira constituency projects.

Aduda who was candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election lost to the Labour Party’s Ireti Kingibe.

INEC had declared Ireti Kingibe winner with 202,175 votes while Philip Aduda of the PDP came second with 100,544 votes. Angulu Dobi of the APC placed third with 78,905 votes.

During the commissioning of the multi-billion Naira constituency projects he facilitated different communities in Abuja Municipal Area Council and Bwari Area Council celebrated the senator for what they described as uncommon representation.

Specifically the Senate President represented by the Deputy Minority Whip, Senator Danjuma Laah, at the commissioning of Nyanya Township Road and Karu Town Hall, facilitated by Aduda, said, going by series of projects attracted into various communities across the Six Area Councils in FCT, Aduda deserved to be returned and returned, into the Senate by electorates in FCT,  for continuation of his projects – driven representation .

“As loudly heard here from various speakers, and clearly seen  projects facilitated into various communities across the Six Area Councils, as the FCT Senator, I urge your constituents to reward you with more and more reelection into the Senate for continuation of responsive  representation you have been giving them “, he said .

He added that the magnitude and the quality of projects facilitated by Aduda in various communities in FCT show that he is doing what three Senators combined, are doing across the 36 States of the federation.

“Your constituents have said it loud and clear that they want you back into the Senate and the projects facilitated and executed for them , have spoken for you”, he stressed.

Earlier in their separate remarks on behalf of the Constituents, representative of AMAC/Bwari Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon Micah Jiba, the Executive Chairman of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Hon Zaka Maikalangu, assured Aduda of continued support of the residents.

Also in Bwari Area Council at the commissioning of Multi – purpose Town Hall, the Executive Chairman of the Area Council, Hon John Gabaya, said as far as the people of the Area Council are concerned, Aduda is their Senator and will remain their Senator.

He said aside countless boreholes sunk across the various wards in the Area Council, Senator Aduda within the last four years alone, executed over 15 development- driven projects comprising of asphalt laid roads with drainages, street lights, primary health care centres etc.

The Etsu Bwari, Dr Yaro Ibrahim (JP), in his own remarks, said: “We don’t have any other Senator than him and it is only God that will continue to bless him. Ours is to continue to support him as a Leader indeed and in need “.

Senator Aduda in a brief remarks on the projects being commissioned said he facilitated them as a way of giving back to FCT residents for confidence reposed in him as one out of the 469 federal lawmakers from 2003 till date .

He however clarified that while projects like Roads , Boreholes , Street lights, bridges, Health Care Centre, Classroom construction etc, are for development of the beneficial communities, Multipurpose Town Halls like the ones in Karu and Bwari Town, are for revenue generation by the beneficial Area Councils.