Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has commended the member representing Nasarawa Central Constituency at the State House of Assembly, Hajiya Hajarat Danyaro, for her efforts in developing the area in the last one year in office.
Sule gave the commendation during a Town Hall Meeting organised by Danyaro to mark her one year in office on Saturday in Nasarawa LGA.
The Governor, who was represented by his Deputy, Dr Emmanuel Akabe, said that the lawmaker had within her one year in office impacted positively on the lives of her constituents.
He said, “Hon. Hajarat Danyaro Ibrahim is a fighter to the core. She takes her constituents’ problems as her personal problems and belonging.”.
The governor said that in the next two weeks, funds would be approved and contractors would resume work at the ongoing construction of Nasarawa main market.
“The state government will also construct road networks in the market,” he said.
On tilling of Ara road, the governor said that the issue would be looked into to boost the socio-economic activities of the people of the community.
Sule urged the people of the constituency to pray and support the lawmaker as well as other leaders to succeed.
Also speaking, the Speaker of the assembly, Mr Danladi Jatau, described Danyaro as a defender of the women, orphans, the poor, other people of her constituency and the state at large.
Jatau also appreciated the lawmaker for initiating different policies and programmes that have direct bearing on the lives of the people of her constituency in the last one year.
Earlier, Danyaro said that the town hall meeting was to roll out her achievements, get inputs from the stakeholders and other people of the constituency on her performance in the last one year in office.
She said her constituency was set to witness a wide range of developmental activities in all critical areas of humanity, which would positively change the lives of the constituents..
” So far, within one year in office, I have distributed N5000 each to over 100 religious leaders in my constituency under Talafin Tafisu, and to community leaders among others.
” I have installed 10 solar street lights in Nasarawa motor park and mechanic workshop, support students’ school competition, and support the activities of religious bodies in both Islam and Christianity.
” I have constructed culverts and drainages at unguwan kumiya linking ECWA Church as well as Depot Market Road,” she said.
Danyaro said she had provided employment to over 30 unemployed youths in her constituency and beyond.
” I have donated five vehicles in my constituency, sank and repaired many boreholes as well as distributed palliatives to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy removal.
“I have also distributed Ramadan and Sallah packages to include clothes, rice and cash to various categories of people in my constituency,” she said.
Danyaro also said that she has embarked on grading of Ungwan Kutare road down to Gidan Buba Dellali Junction in her constituency
- ” I have lobbied for the construction of a school building at Zakun Bello aside from other personal efforts in rebuilding and renovation of primary school class rooms in Nasarawa Town, especially those destroyed by windstorm in kofa kudu primary school among other interventions,” she said.’
Danyaro assured her people of better days ahead.
Besides, the lawmaker appreciated Sule for grading Nasarawa/ to Ara road and appealed to him to upgrade as well as tile the road.
She also appealed to the governor to look into the issue of Nasarawa main market and direct contractors to return to site and complete the work.
” So that my people can enjoy full modern market facilities like other local governments who are beneficiaries of this gesture,” she said.
Danyaro, who is the Chairman, House Committee on Women Affairs, during the event, donated N10,000 each to 100 women of her constituency as part of the empowerment.
There were goodwill messages from the Emir of Nasarawa, Alhaji Usman Jibril, Alhaji Musa Ahmed, the State Accountant General, Rep. Abdulmumin Ari, Minister of Police Affairs (State) Imaan Sulaiman Ibrahim, represented by Mrs Erinfolami Ola, Director in the Ministry of Police Affairs, among others.
(NAN)
