By Israel Bulus, Kaduna
The Member Representing Kauru Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mukhtar Chawai has flagged off the distribution of the first phase of free fertilizer to farmers in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
PUNCH reports that the lawmaker facilitated the fertilizer intervention through the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency (SMEDAN) as part of his Constituency Projects to support small rural farmers to boost food production in the area.
The Chairman of the Central Distribution Committee, Hon. Shuaibu Goma, who flagged off the distribution on Tuesday at Kahuta Village in Kauru town, said the intervention was to support food production and economic development.
According to him, Kauru is a rural constituency where 95 percent of its population are farmers, “It becomes imperative upon the lawmaker to take deliberate steps to intervene in this most critical sector of the economy.”
He further explained that the eleven wards that made up the Kauru Federal Constituency received 72 bags of Urea and NPK fertilizers each for onward distribution to the selected beneficiaries who are booked to receive two (2) bags each through the Ward’s distribution committee members.
“The beneficiaries must not sell the fertilizer but ensure it is effectively applied to their farm crops to address food insecurity in the area.
Similarly, Goma also disclosed that the Federal Lawmaker also launched a second phase of a rural electrification project with a full implementation of Solar Powered Street Lights in the Bandi community in Dawaki Ward in his Constituency.
He said the installation work had commenced in August and has since been completed and commissioned this September.
” Bandi community is now fully lightning up with solar-powered street lights, adding the lawmaker facilitated the project to the Constituency through the National Productivity Centre to help curb insecurity that has been bedeviling the area.
He thanked the constituents for acknowledging the lawmaker’s contributions toward the development of the entire Constituency, saying the Solar Powered Street Lights Project has been facilitated to the area as part of his constituency capital projects on Rural Electrification and Community Development to bridge the infrastructure deficits.
Some of the constituents commended the lawmaker for the timely installation of the Solar Powered Street Lights in their community, stating the Solar Powered Street Lights will not only illuminate their streets but also improve their safety and security.
According to them, the unwavering commitment of the Federal Lawmaker to making a positive impact in the lives of the people of the Bandi community and the entire Kauru Federal Constituency was an effort that would never go unnoticed but a commendable and appreciable gesture.
“The Constituency Projects implementation on Solar Powered Street Lights installation will continue to cover major Communities in the entire Kauru local government area.
“This project as implemented in Bandi community was the biggest of its kind and must be jealously protected from unscrupulous elements against any act of vandalism.” He explained.
