Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni has described the
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, as a national figure who has contributed
immensely to the nation’s unity.
Buni stated this in a speech he delivered at a grand
reception organized by the Yobe State Government to honour the Nation’s Chief
lawmaker, held in Gashu’a, Bade Local Government Area.
According to the Governor, Lawan’s sterling accomplishments
and passion for an indivisible Nigeria set him aside for the honour by the
State government.
“His Excellency, Distinguished Senator Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan,
is an apostle of a united Nigeria. His passion for an indivisible Nigeria is
uncommon and second to none. Little wonder why he always maintains the slogan
‘Unity’.
“Among some of his numerous contributions to Yobe State, the
Northeast Sub-region, and Nigeria, are his pivotal roles in the approval of the
new railway line from Port-Harcourt to Maiduguri via Damaturu and Gashu’a, the
Damaturu Regional Water Supply, the reconstruction of Wachakal Airport, the
Fika Water Project, the upgrading of 132 KVA power line, the ongoing upgrade of
Geidam, Gashu’a and Nguru power substations.
“This is in addition to the numerous roads, electrification,
and medical facilities that he secured to the state, as well as, Federal
Government appointments he also secured for many people, and many others too
numerous to mention”, Buni stated.
Gov. Buni further stated that people in the State cannot
forget in a haste the great role of the Senate President in the creation of the
North East Development Commission from a bill to law and now a full-fledged
commission that is addressing the unfortunate circumstances that the North-East
found itself following the over a decade-long Boko Haram insurgency.
“Today, the North-East Development Commission is seen
actively investing resources in the Resettlement, Reconstruction, and Recovery
process in the North Eastern States”, he said.
In his response, Lawan said, “I am very happy that my people
have decided to honour me. Yobe north, this is your reception, you made it
possible.
“If you didn’t elect me in 2019, I wouldn’t have been Senate
President. I appreciate the support over these years, and I want to promise
you, that so long as we remain engaged with the federal government, we will
have the best of treatment”.
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