Taraba State Governor, Darius Ishaku
By Hameed Abubakar, Jalingo
Taraba State Governor Darius Ishaku has assured the people of the state that his administration would provide peoples-oriented projects across the state before his exit in 2023.
The Governor who gave the assurance in Takum, headquarters of the local government on Sunday, disclosed that his has already completed about 700 boreholes while two other hospitals would soon be commissioned in Bambur and Gembu in Karim-Lamido and Sardauna local government areas respectively.
He said he intervened in the Takum General Hospital that was now providing quality service to the urban town and surrounding communities.
Addressing thousands of supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at a reception organized for him in Tukum, Ishaku said that apart from the health and water sectors, his administration has also turned around the education, agricultural and social sectors to improve the living conditions of the people.
Ishaku who was visiting his hometown, Takum, for the first time since his re-election in 2019, was received by a large turnout of his kinsmen, some of who climbed trees to have glimpse of their son.
He told his audience at Rimi Primary School, Takum, venue of the reception, that many communities in Tukum, Donga, Ussa, Wukari and Ibi local government areas as well as the Yangtu Special Development Area would soon enjoy uninterrupted power supply courtesy of the 40 Mega Watt electricity dam project that would soon be commissioned in Kashimbila, Takum LGA.
He said his administration was also liaising with relevant federal authorities and the World Bank to improve irrigation activities and water supply to the rural communities since Kashimbila project was a multi purpose one.
Governor Ishaku who is in Takum to vote in the upcoming Local Government Council Election scheduled for Tuesday, June 30, 2020, called on the people of the area to conduct themselves peacefully as they elect candidates of their choice.
Traditional dances and other cultural displays added colour to the event.
