…donates Seinna Bus to Okada riders.
The people of Omala Local Government Area of Kogi state can heave a sigh of relief from having to stay under tents and canopies while holding community meeting in Abejukolo, the headquarters of the LGA, as the member representing the constituency in the State House of Assembly, Hon. Aliyu Akuh flags off the construction of a multi-million Naira Ife Development Association (IDA) town hall building.
The lawmaker stated that he has always been pained whenever he sees the collapsed IDA Hall and has always prayed to God to assist him to contribute his quota to the development of the constituency, saying the flag-off of the project was a fulfilment of his promise to God.
He stated this over the weekend at Abejukolo while showcasing his constituency and social services projects to the people.
“Today, we are laying the foundation for a new IDA Hall that will be bankrolled by my humble self. The Hall will bring relief to our people from the trauma and agony of having their important community meeting under the sun and rain.
“The old town hall building was destroyed by torrential rainfall and if all of us just fold our hands without doing something about it then we have collectively failed our land. It is on the basis of this that I have decided to commit my resources and constituency fund to the building of a befitting edifice for our people.
“This project is for all the sons and daughters of Omala and I implore every one with means to contribute his resources towards its early completion. The project is in dire need of our collective contribution. It has never been in my character that only me should build an edifice for the overall good of our people.
“I consider it as a direct labour in which every one is to contribute his energy and finance to enable prompt completion of the project. I therefore encourage all and sundry to pay attention to the project and not to say it is my project. God is only using me to kickstart the project,” he stated.
Akuh, while calling on his people to play politics without bitterness, stressed that his venturing into politics was to bring progress and prosperity to his people. The states that he has been able achieve this modest contributions in his six years sojourn in the state House of Assembly.
He explained that the members of Assembly have no financial votes unlike their executive arm but he has strove to utilise the meagre resources accruable to him for the benefit of the people.
While promising to embark on more projects, Akuh noted that he has built some locked-up and open shops at Bagana and Ibado markets, police stations and residential building for the police at Icheke, sunk boreholes in some villages and made donation of a Sienna bus to the members of Okada Riders’ Association in Omala. He informed the gathering that these projects were prompted by his passion to bring succor to the people.
In his remarks, the chairman Omala Area Traditional council, HRH Boniface Musa, the Ojogba of Ife commended the lawmaker for his development strives. He called on all meaning sons and daughters of the area to emulate him.
He called on Akuh to assist the area in the local government that is being threatened by earth tumor. He extended his call to the State governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello to come to the aid of the area before it becomes endemic.
