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Nigerian Tribune 32 Wednesday, 9 March, 2011
Bosso spends NIOOm on market development
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OSSO Local Gov ernment Area of . Niger State spent NlOOm on the construction of the Beji modem market to boost its internally generated revenue, Alhaji Bawa Beji, the local government chairman, disclosed this while conducting newsmen round the market at Beji. "The council expended NlOO million to establish Beji modern market; we focused on the project because it will serve as our major source of revenue," he said. He said that the money was expended on clearing the site, fencing and construction of lockup stores, open shops and the administrative block. The chairman explained that the market project was financed with the NI00 million special project grant allocated to each of the 25 local government councils by the state government. "'We chose Beji modern market as
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said. Beji said that in the past, the council generated NBO,OOO to N90,OOO per week but since the establishment of the market, its internal revenue had increased to
NI40,OOO per week. He said that although the market had not been formerly inaugurated, the council decided to aliow business activities to commence following appeals by people of the area.
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HE Chairman of Lapai Local Government Area of Niger state, Alhaji Abdulkhadir Umar, has said that the council constructed five primary health clinics at N50m last year in a bid to improve access of
wa ter borne diseases in area,
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He urged the state government to establish educational institutions in the community. "Students here trek long distances to get to the secondary schools in Kabwir, Dawaki, Ch'igwong and Balang villages. "We do not have secondary schools in Wuselli and this is seriously affecting our youths; our students have to trek several distances. "This is not good for their educational pur-
Umar added that the council would intensify effort toward improving access to portable water supply because "improved water supply will lead to improved healthcare of the people; this is an important priori ty for the council'. On the on-going voter registration, the local government chairman urged the people to turn out in large numbers to be registered so that they could exercise their civic respon-
sibility during the April polls. He advised INEC to consider extending the two weeks allowed for eligible adults to be registered in view of the problems associated with the exercise at the beginning.
Bwari residents appeal for more police patrols
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his community, Wuselli. The councillor also inaugurated five culverts and a constittiimcy office. Speaking at a ceremony to inaugurate the projects, Yilding described the area as "educationally disadvantaged" and called for the establishment of more secondary schools in the
people to medical care. Umar told newsmen that three of the ciinies were cited at Dare, Gabi and Evuti, while the remaining were located at Tashibo and Gupa Umar also said the council had expended NIB.3m on the sinking of boreholes adding tha t some of them were motorised across the council to red uce the hardship of the people in their quest for portable water. The Chairman said the boreholes had greatly improved the access of people to portable water and reduced the spread of
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Cletus a counCillor in Pankshin Local Government Area of Plateau State, has donated two blocks of classrooms to
Lapai expends N50m on clinics
suit," he said, and ex-
ernment to establish
pressed regret that the rainy season always af-
primary and secondary schools in the area.
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Goyang commended the councillor's initiative and pledged the community's readiness to help him achieve his future dreams.
ESIDENTS of Saban Gari area of Bwari, in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have called for increased police patrol to ensure the security of lives and property. Some of the residents told newsmen that the increased activities of criminals in the area had become a source of concern. Mr Chuks Emordi, a civil servant, said the high rate of armed rob-
'Equal representation, beauty of democracy'
rivers and streams often Celestine Ihejirika, overflowed their banks Jalingo and cut off the communily from the rest of the EQUAL representastate. lion of communities "It is possible to move in governance has during the dry season but . been described as the it is another trouble alto- beauty of democracy. gether if the rains start." The chairman of the The District Head of Peoples Democratic Party Wuselli. Chief (PDP) in Gassol Local Emmanuel Goyang, Government Area of called on the state gov- Taraba State, Alhaji
Mutari Ajuji, made the assertion while speaking with the Nigerian Tribune in Jalingo. Ajuji explained that various rommunities across the rountry were given the opportunity to be represented and expressed their opinions on relevant issues and present problems for possible solutions. He said that equal rep-
resentation would create room for speedy development of the rommunities. The chairman said that during the military era, only few individuals were invalved in the act of governance, adding that in most cases, the military men at the heJmsofaffairsonlyengaged their relations and friends at the expense of the larger society.
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HE Jigawa State act ing project coordinator, Hajiya Hadiza Giwa, said that FADAMA farmers were to receive NI5m assistance under the project to support the nine local government areas. She made the disclosure while speaking to the elected executive members of the FADAMA Users Association in the state
in Dutse. Hajiya Giwa noted that the co-ordination office would soon start disbursing the fund to the farmers to enable them pursue some projects that would enhance their production and marketing. She explained that the first and second phases of FADAMA projects have contributed immensely to the agricultural Qevelopment of the state.
how FADAM I and II projects assisted you to improve your agricultural activities I am informing youthatFADAMAIIIhas alsoproferredahugepackages for you in an effort to modernise your agricultural practice, making it more profitable and ensuring food security. "So I call on you to mobilise your members to pay for your counterpart fund amounting to N2m to
disbursement as early as possible" Giwa said. In his response, the new chairman of the association, Alhaji Muhammed Auwai, promised to work hand in hand with the FADAMAillc()-{)rdination office to achieve the desire aims. Auwal also vowed to ensure prompt payment of counterpart funds by alI FADAMA users in the state.
bery in the area required immediate action from the security agencies to ensure the safety of residents. Mrs Grace Emmanuel, a trader, however, complained abou t the lack of access roads, especially behind Deeper Life Bible Church in the area, stressing that the bad road impeded access to the area by police patrol vehicles. Emmanuel urged the chairman of the area council, Mr Peter Yohanna, to assist in the construction of a direct access road to the area to ease movement and aid rescue operations. It will be recalled that recently, there has been an increase in the number of robberies in the area, with r?bb.l7s",.invading the threebedroom flat of some ladies and threatening to harm them. One of the victims said the robbers prepared a meal of' eba' in their kitchen and ate their soup. "They then knocked at our room windows, demanding for money and threatened to harm us. "It was one of our neighbours that assisted us by calling the police help lines which turned the thieves away at the sound of the siren/' the victim
said.
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