20th December, 2017
The Zamfara State House of Assembly has called on the State Government to construct a 75 kilometre road to link up communities in Zurmi and Shinkafi Local Government Areas of the state.
This followed a motion by Alhaji Manir Gidan-JaJa (APC, Zurmi-North) during the house plenary in Gusau on Wednesday.
Gidan-Jaja said the call became necessary following challenges faced by the people of the area due to lack of access roads which had negatively affected socio-economic activities in areas.
He expressed optimism that the roads if constructed, would ease challenges faced by the people of the area as well as boost its agriculture and economic activities.
This, he said, was especially so as it would enable farmers have good access road to markets.
According to him, the road will link villages in Zurmi and Shinkafi Local Government Areas like Mayasa, Birane, Tungar Fulani, Tubali and Mashema and will terminate at Shinkafi town.
The lawmaker therefore, urged other members of the assembly to support the motion considering its importance to the lives of the people of the state, especially rural dwellers.
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Seconding the motion, Malam Aminu Danjibga (APC, Tsafe South) urged members of the assembly to support the motion and called on the state government to construct the road.
The Speaker of the House, Alhaji Sanusi Rikiji who presided over the sitting, commended the lawmaker for his concern for his people.
Rikiji noted that representation was all about the need of the people and as good representatives of their people, lawmakers should always put the needs of their people first.
He called on the State Government to expedite action on the road because of its importance to the improvement of socio-economic activities of the people.
The assembly had meanwhile, approved a 30 days annual leave for the State Governor, Alhaji Abdul’aziz Yari with effect from Dec. 20 to Jan. 20, 2018.
It also approved that the State Deputy Governor, Malam Ibrahim Wakkala should act as the State Governor during the period the Governor would be on leave.