Burra Community in Ningi Local Government of Bauchi State has presented a memorandum to the Nigeria’s Senate requesting the creation of Burra Local Government Area out of the present Ningi Local Government Area.
Presenting the memo on behalf of the community during the North East Zonal Public Hearing conducted by the Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution in Bauchi, the member representing Ningi/Warji Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Abdullahi Sa’ad Abdulkadir (Baba Iyali), said that the community had consistently been presenting the request since 1981.
The lawmaker explained that the request for the creation of Burra Local Government Area is borne out of the genuine belief that it would bring about the rapid economic and social transformation of the area.
“The proposed Burra Local Government Area is to be made up of the present Burra District which consists of five village head areas; Burra, Kurmi, Sama, Kyata and Bashe. Under these village head areas, there are more than 250 villages and hamlets.
“The district is one of the oldest with a long history dating back to the 18th Century. In fact, it was only with the establishment of colonial rule that the independent district was merged in 1902 with two other districts; Ningi and Warji, to constitute the then Ningi Native Authority which was later re-named Ningi Local Government Area, under the 1976 Local Government Reform,” Abdukadir said.
