The member House of Reps, representing Bungudu/Maru Federal Constituency in Zamfara Hon. Abdulmalik Zubairu Zannah has announced the grant of 50 million Naira project funds to communities of Kuyambana Ward in Dansadau Emirate, Maru South Constituency.
This was contained in a statement issued in Gusau on Monday by the Chief Spokesperson to the lawmaker, Malam Aminu Lawal Bungudu.
Zannah made the pronouncement during a recent visit to the area which featured a meeting with stakeholders and executive of the five political wards of Maru South Constituency.
The lawmaker said the prevailing insecurity in the axis has subjected Kuyambana communities to enjoy less benefits in terms of projects execution by his representation, hence the need to come out with strategy on how to reach out to them with projects.
Zannah directed the stakeholders to form a seven-man committee that will design and come up with at least three projects plans requiring 50 million Naira funding.
“Owing to how you’re left behind in terms of projects execution as a result of insecurity, you are requested to sit down and form a committee with representation from all the three zones of the ward which will design and come up with three projects requiring 50 million Naira” the Lawmaker explained.
He maintained that the essence is to ensure equity and fairness in his representation, pointing out how he valued the votes cast on him by people from the troubled and insecure areas.
Some selected stakeholders, party executives, youths and women representatives who spoke during the meeting appreciated the concern by the federal lawmaker and prayed Allah SWT to reward and uplift him to the position higher than the one he currently occuppies.
The lawmaker equally doled out over four million Naira as welfare to the participants of the meeting.
Meanwhile, the lawmaker also donated 100 bags of wheat to diabetes patients.
As part of his giant strides to cushion the plight of people particularly vulnerable, Hon Zannah supported the diabetes patients in Zamfara with 100 bags of wheat.
The items were given to the patients drawn from Bungudu and Maru LGAs and those being consulted at Federal Medical Centre Gusau among others.
The overall idea behind the provision of the gesture was to ease the difficulties being experienced by people suffering from diabetes ailment.
“Diabetes case medication and management is a herculean task which involves callosal spending, hence the need to key in to support the victims using available means” Zannan Bungudu explained.
Coordinator, Diabetes Association of Nigeria, Zamfara State Chapter Dr. Kabir Sada represented by Dr. Sikiru received the commodity on behalf of members of the association where he appreciated the Federal Lawmaker for identifying with diabetics in his representation.
According to him, it was not the first time the lawmaker assisted the association or its members, pointing out how Zannan Bungudu’s representation impacted positively on the health and humanitarian sectors.