HASHIMU Jibrin, a member at the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, has appealed to the Federal Government to provide healthcare and infrastructural facilities in Karu Local Government Area.

Jibrin (APC-Karu/Gitata) made the appeal on Thursday in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at Karu, near Abuja.

The lawmaker, who is also the Chairman, House Committee on Land and Urban Development, said the federal government’s intervention would help in developing the area.

“About 80 per cent of civil servants working in Abuja are residing in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.

“This development has put pressure on the use of facilities provided by the state government, hence the need for the appeal,’’ he said.

Jibrin, who counted many gains of President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to the state on Feb. 6, asserted that the visit would enhance creation of job opportunities to the citizens.

He also expressed optimism that the visit would improve the people’s standard of living and boost the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of the state.

The lawmaker lauded Gov. Tanko Al-Makura for developing Karu through the provision of basic infrastructural facilities.

“First and foremost, as a representative of my people, I want to appreciate Gov. Al-Makura for developing Karu through the sighting of projects including construction of international market and road networks, among others, that have direct bearing on the standard of living of my residents.

“Gov. Al-Makura has done well and is still doing his best in transforming the state; the infrastructural transformation across the state is the good hand work of Gov.Al-Makura towards improving on the standard of living of the people.

“But I want to appeal to the Federal Government to come to the aid of my people to construct road networks within Karu due to increasing population, as about 80 percent of civil servants working in Abuja are residing in Karu.

“The construction of more road networks in Mararaba, Tudun Wada, Ado, Nyanya Gwari, One Man village, among other communities of Karu by the Federal Government, will not only ease their transportation problems but will also improve on their standard of living,” he said.

Jibrin assured his constituents of his determination to woo development projects to the area.

He called on the people to support President Muhammadu Buhari and Al-Makura’s administrations to enable them deliver more dividends of democracy.

The legislator also urged Nigerians to be law abiding, respect constituted authorities, and to live in peace irrespective of their ethnic, religious and political affiliations. (NAN)

– Feb. 8, 2018 @ 18:30 GMT |