***gets rousing welcome from constituents
The Senator Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan (SAIL) Empowerment Foundation is set to distribute 9,000 bags of grains to constituents in 60 wards across the five local government areas in Yobe North.
The intervention is in support of efforts by the Yobe state government and the federal government to ease the hardship faced by the people.
Lawan, the immediate past president of the 9th Senate, was received by thousands of the constituents from Yobe North Senatorial District on Friday afternoon at Wachakal airstrip
A statement by his Media Adviser Dr. Ezrel Tabiowo indicated that he arrived at Wachakal in the Nguru local government area of Yobe state from Abuja at exactly 12:40pm.
According to the statement, the former Senate President, during his tenure between 2019-2023, facilitated the reconstruction of the airstrip.
“The approval for the revival of the Wachakal airstrip – one previously considered the hub for local and foreign missions within the North East region – was given by the President Muhammadu Buhari administration in August 2021.”
The statement pointed out that Lawan’s visit to Yobe North Senatorial District, is to flag off the distribution of palliatives to his constituents by his foundation – The Senator Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan (SAIL) Empowerment Foundation, on Saturday.