By: Monday Danladi, Bauchi
Muslim community in Alkaleri/Kirfi Federal Constituency of Bauchi State have received food items worth over N350m as Ramadan palliation by the Member representing the area in the House of Representatives, Alhaji Kabiru Yusuf AKY, Makaman Duguri.
Speaking during the distribution exercise on Monday, , Alhaji Kabiru Yusuf said that, the gesture will help reduce the hardship faced by people especially in this month of Ramadan.
Kabiru Yusuf Makama explained that beneficiaries of the food items include APC party Executives from the Two Local Government Areas to Ward levels, members of AKY Makama structure, stakeholders from Alkaleri-Kirfi Federal constituency, opposition parties, women and Youth groups as well as some selected individuals from the two Local governments.
According to him, in addition to the food items gesture, N2 million was earlier given to party Executives and stakeholders of his constituency as Ramadan gift.
AKY Makama, added that after Sallah holidays, there would be a massive empowerment programme to people of his constituency, where beneficiaries will receive Cash, vehicles, motorcycles, tricycles and other economic driving tools.
On his part, Chairman, APC Stakeholders, Alkaleri LGA, Alhaji Adamu Umar Gokaru, highlighted some achievements of the Federal Lawmaker to include distribution of fertilizer and other agricultural inputs.
They also included vehicles, motorcycles, tricycles, construction of PHC facilities, blocks of classrooms, international cattle market, securing of Federal jobs to not fewer than 80 constituents, drilling of boreholes and installation of solar lights among others.
Adamu Gokaru, expressed confidence that AKY Makama will take Alkaleri-Kirfi Federal Constituency to greater heights.
In his remarks, APC Chairman, Bauchi state, Alhaji Hassan Muhammad Tilde, represented by State Secretary, Alhaji Mustapha Shehu Zirami, thanked AKY Makama for promoting party activities in his constituency.
He added that APC had set up a Committee comprising former State Chairmen that will engage various stakeholders in an effort to bring members together for 2027 general elections.
Other speakers at the event, Comrade Sabo Muhammad, Dr. Musa Muazu Badara and Abdulkadir Lawal Gyangyan, encouraged the Federal Lawmaker to continue with his economic empowerment programs and other developmental projects in his constituency.
Food items distributed during the exercise included 2,500 bags of Rice, 2000 cartoons of spaghetti, 500 cartoons of groundnut oil, 1000 bags of sugar and 500 cartoons of Noodles.
