Ex- Nasarawa Speaker Balarabe donates millions naira relief items to victims of Toto LG communal crisis
…Distributes Cows, Rams, Bags of rice to constituents to celebrate Sallah at ease
The immediate Past Speaker of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly Rt. Hon. Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi, has donated a millions naira relief materials to Internally Displaced Person (IDPs) in Katakpa, Shege and other villages in Toto Local Government Areas of Nasarawa State.
Global Times Nigeria had reported that several communities in Toto LGA were attacked by Bassa Kwomu gunmen leading to several lost of lives and destruction of of properties leaving several people displaced.
Relief items, consists 100 bundles of zinc, other essential materials and as well bags of 50 kg of rice, semolina, cartons of spaghetti, gallons of oils, Maggi among other food items.
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Presenting the items on behalf of the former Speaker Balarabe to IDPs in Umaisha, the adminstrative headquarters of the Umaisha Development Area on Wednesday, Alhaji Usman Muhammed alias Understand, the Political Adviser to Former Speaker said the items were part of effort to provide succour and reduced pains the affected people are passing through.
Alhaji Muhammed Understand further explained that the former Speaker also distributed Rams, Cows, over 100 bags of rice and other items worth millions of naira to the people of his constituency to enable them celebrate Sallah at ease.
According to Muhammed Usman, the relief materials are meant to support the victims of the recent communal crisis in the area to start a new life and settled down by rebuilding their homes especially now that the farming session has sets in.
He also noted that the Former Speaker Balarabe Abdullahi has presented the sallah packages as his usual tradition to enable his people celebrate the upcoming sallah festival with joy considering the present economic reality in the country.
He enjoined the people to remain peaceful and united irrespective of their affiliations and continued to pray and support the government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Gov. Abdullahi Sule to succeed.
Stakeholders and speakers present at the presentation of the materials, Village Head of Shege Alh. Usman Idoko, Hon. Muhammed Sani Special Adviser to Governor Abdullahi Sule, Hon. Iliyasu Miryam the Overseer of Umaisha Development Area, APC Chairman of Toto LG and the Woman Leader among others lauded the Former Speaker Balarabe Abdullahi for having his people at heart and addressing their plights even after living office praying God to reward him abundantly.
Global Times Nigeria gathered that former Speaker of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly Rt. Hon. Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi, represented the good people of Umaisha/Ugya State constituency at the Nasarawa State house of assembly and was also speaker for all they years he spent in the hallowed chambers.
During his Balarabe’s era, several development both at National, State and LG were attracted to Toto LGA using his office to actualised it.
