***Says hard times Will Soon Be Over
The Senator representing Niger East Senatorial district, Alhaji Mohammed Sani Musa on Friday in Minna, distributed over 20,000 bags of assorted grains and other food items to his Constituents to cushion the effect of the current hardship in the country.
The food items which included rice, beans, maize among others were distributed to the people of in the 2,053 polling units in the nine local government areas of the senatorial district.
This gesture is coming barely one month after the senator doled out cash and food items to his Constituents over the same reason
As many as 4,100 Constituents benefited with N50,000.00 each as empowerment to enable them cope with the present economic reality in the country.
The Senator in addition to the cash grant, gave grains and seedlings to farmers ahead of the forthcoming farming season.
This he said is targeted at boosting farming activities in his senatorial district in order to tackle the hardship from different angles.
The intervention programme tagged ” 313 Palliative/ Ramadan package distribution” cut across the 2,053 polling units in the nine local governments of Suleja, Gurara, Tafa, Paikoro, Chanchaga, Bosso, Rafi, Munya & Shiroro making up the Niger East Senatorial District .
Explaining to journalists the essence of the intervention program, Senator Musa noted that the gesture was for all his constituents, irrespective of party affiliations, to alleviate the prevailing economic hardship in the country, especially in Niger East.
“This is just my way of giving back to the people who voted me into office. It is my resolve to continue to do my best to bring dividends of democracy to them “, he said .
The responsive legislative gesture, he added, is required strategy of addressing the root causes of the current economic difficulties and also geared towards promoting long-term economic stability and prosperity of the people of his Senatorial district in particular and Niger state at large.
“These food items are a humble gesture to ease the burden of our families during this period. I pray that they bring sustenance, joy, and blessings to all who receive them’, he stressed .
Specifically in Paikoro Local Government Council, the items distributed include 232 Bags of Rice; 464 Bags of Millet, 464 Bags of Maize, among others.
Items for the local Government council were received by the Constituted Palliatives Distribution Committee consisting the Paikoro Local Government Council Chairman, Hon Umaru Aminu Yandayi, the Hon Commissioner for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Mrs Elizabeth Shaba; the Paikoro Local Government APC Chairman, Hon Jibrin Mohammed (Anti-Boss), Hon Walijo Ahijo and the Paikoro Local Government 313’s Coordinator, Hon Danjuma (DJ Gwam).
Similar channels of distributions, were also used in other local government councils in the Senatorial District
Meanwhile the senator told Nigerians that the hard times being faced will soon be over following the successes being recorded by the federal government to improve the economy.
He indicated that the current economic hardship is being tackled from different dimension including the distribution of palliatives, adding that “the federal government had to a large extent been able to stabilize the exchange rate of the national currency against others thereby improving imports and exports”.
According to him, concerted efforts are also being made to fight oil bunkering which has contributed to the shortfall in revenue from the sector, pointing out that very soon the pump price of petrol and other petroleum products will drop.
“All these steps will soon begin to have positive impact on Nigerians. I can assure Nigerians that the hard times Will soon be over”, he added.
Musa appreciated the peaceful conduct of his constituets which he said has also assisted the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) government in the state “in delivering dividends of democracy to them.
“Many projects are ongoing and immediately after fasting more projects will be flagged off by the Umaru Bago led APC administration in the state” he submitted.
Musa solicited for the continued cooperation of the people with the government at all levels stressing that “without peace there cannot be meaningful development”.
Special Adviser to Governor Umaru Bago on Political Matters, Alhaji Nma Kolo who witnessed the distribution of the food items, commended Senator Musa for always reaching out to his constituents saying ” You have reduced hunger among our people”.
He therefore appealed to the people to be patient and show some understanding with the present government, insisting that”there will surely be light at the end of the tunnel”.