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By Akanji Alowolodu, Bauchi
The of the Bauchi State House of Assembly representing Bogoro Constituency, Honourable Musa Wakili Nakwada in the spirit of the end of year festivities distributed food items, clothing and cash worth over N10 million to people of his constituency mostly the aged, women, youths and other vulnerable people.
While distributing the items at the Assembly hall of Government Secondary School, Bogoro, the member said that the move was aimed at giving back to the people part of what is meant for their well being.
Musa Nakwada thanked people of the Constituency for supporting him since his election and eventual inauguration as a member of the Assembly assuring that he will continue to protect their collective interests for development.
He then urged those who are ward leaders who collected the items on behalf of their respective members to ensure that they delivered them to the beneficiaries in order to build more trust.
Speaking to journalists later in Bauchi on Wednesday, Musa Wakili Nakwada said that the items distributed was meant to help the beneficiaries have sense of belonging and celebrate the Christmas and new year period full of merriment like others.
Musa Nakwada who is also the Spokesman of the State House of Assembly said that , it is expected that those who have should always support the have nots, not only when seeking any elective position.
According to him, “I spent more than N10million on this, that is what I normally do, during Sallah period I made sure that all the Imams and other Muslim leaders got gifts, I give them rams for their sacrifice and I also give all the village heads clothing materials to sew, including other things”.
The lawmaker also said that about 400 Christian Clergymen benefitted from the gesture where he gave them clothing materials including the money for sewing.
“So when it was Christmas time, I said let me this time around touch our ministers, that is the Reverends and the pastors. I discovered in Bogoro we have 400 pastors that are there, I had a meeting with them and all of them got clothes and the money they could use to sew them”, Musa Nakwada explained.
He further said that his party, the PDP was not left out as all its leaders from across the 13 wards in Bogoro LGA received various sums of money including 18 party officials from each of the 13 wards, adding all the local government EXCO members were also the beneficiaries.
“I also made sure that I purchased over 100 packages of Maggi and ensured that all the units in my wards, my items have reached them. So, all the units in Bogoro, they were touched”, Nakwada said.
Musa Nakwada who said that various groups within and outside his constituency, Bogoro have benefitted from the gesture, pledged more dividends of democracy to his people.
He then urged them to continue to support the PDP led administration of Governor, Sen Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir to enable it deliver its campaign promises to the entire people of the state.
