A Member of the House of Representatives representing Yabo and Shagari Federal Constituency, Sokoto State, Alhaji Abubakar Umar, on Tuesday, empowered no fewer than 1000 of his constituents with various items and cash.
The items distributed were 200 pieces each of water pumping and sewing machines, as well as bags of maize.
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Similarly, some of the beneficiaries each got N 20,000 and a bag of rice, while others were given N 10,000 each and a bag of rice.
Speaking at the ceremony held in Yabo, headquarters of Yabo Local Government Area, the leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, commended the donor for the gesture.
Wamakko said that the gesture was in line with the ideals of the APC, which uphold the integrity and honour of Nigerians.
He urged the leaders of the party in the state to sustain their credible and laudable leadership styles.
Wamakko also urged that the people of the state, who have sustained their support to the party, should continue to be assisted.
Also speaking, the state APC Chairman, Alhaji Isa Sadiq Achida, said that Umar, just like other elected officials of the party, were following the dexterous footsteps of Wamakko.
The donor, Umar, who also extolled the sterling leadership style of Wamakko, said, “We are just trying to emulate him in our own little ways”.
The lawmaker also said the gesture was aimed at further alleviating the suffering of the beneficiaries, as well as curbing the menace of unemployment and poverty.
