15th January, 2015
Senator Kabiru Gaya (APC-Kano), Chairman, Senate Committee on Local Government, said on Wednesday that he had secured the release of 96 prison inmates in his constituency.
Gaya, who is representing Kano South Senatorial District, made the announcement at the “NUJ Platform” in Kano.
The platform was introduced by the state council of the Nigeria Union of Journaliststo give political office seekers opportunity to showcase their manifestos and programmes.
He said the inmates were released from the various prisons across the senatorial district after he paid their fines amounting to over N600, 000.
“You will be surprised to know that some of the inmates fines are less than N5,000 but they cannot pay due to the current economic situation in the country.
“When I got to know about the situation, I set up a committee recently which came up with the names of the 96 inmates who were languishing in the prisons because they could not pay the fines,” he said.
He said the beneficiaries had since been released and reunited with their families.
Gaya, who emphasised his commitment to support the less privileged, said he had awarded a contract for the construction of Bebeji Bridge to link the area with Kiru Local Government.
“The contractor had already been mobilised to site and would soon commence work.
“When completed, the bridge will enhance socio-economic activities of the two local government areas,” he said.
Gaya appealed to Nigerians to vote for candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) during the forthcoming general elections.