Shuaibu Usman
Member representing Umaisha/Ugya State Constituency at the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Ibrahim Abdullahi Sa’ad, has distributed food items, sponsored Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination of students and empowered women with cash to invest in their business ventures totalling N28 million.
He disclosed this on Saturday during the distribution of the empowerment items in Umaisha, Toto Local Government Area of the state.
Empowering 60 women with N50, 000 each, Sa’ad, who is the Chairman House Standing Committee on Capital Market urged them to use the money judiciously for the purpose it was meant.
He said that the gesture was borne out of his desire to assist his people, especially at this month of Ramadan in order to improve on their standard of living.
“I have distributed this rice cutting across our people residing in Lafia, Keffi and Abuja in that order before coming home today for this distribution”.
“I have also empowered vulnerable women in my constituency as I gave N500, 000 each to each of the six electoral wards where 60 women were empowered with N50, 000 each”.
The lawmaker commended Gov. Abdullahi Sule for his prompt action over Katakpa killing by sending delegation to the affected communities to ascertain the level of damage.
He said Gov. Sule promised to provide a military base in Katakpa to address further issues of security challenges.
In his welcome address, the representative of PDP Chairman, Toto Local Government Area, Musa Wakili lauded the member for the gesture, saying that it was the first of its kind in the area that involved people across political parties.
Speaking during the occasion, Chairmen of NNPP, SDP and ADP at the ward levels of Umaisha and Ugya commended the member for fostering unity among different political parties in the area which was first of its kind.