by Isyaka Laminu Badamasi
In my continued analyses on the stewardship of our elected officials, especially the assembly members in both the state and national levels, my searchlight this week was beamed on Honourable Kani Abubakar Faggo, member representing Giade/Shira federal constituency of Bauchi state.
The name Kani Faggo is a household name in the Bauchi state political scene, considering his antecedents, especially in the public service before joining real politics, where he is now a parliamentarian at the green chamber.
The analyses is for the people to see how they are been represented by their representatives in terms of legislative work, oversight functions and the provision of numerous dividends of democracy.
The piece is also meant to let the people know how they are been carried along in their respective constituencies in the areas of education, health, water and sanitation, agriculture, human empowerment as well as employment opportunities, to mention but a few.
Like other serious Parliamentarians at the green chamber, who have their constituents at heart, in a document obtained from his constituency office, Hon Kani Faggo is not a bench warmer as we fondly called non performing members. From the inauguration of the 9th assembly to date, Hon Kani Faggo has presented a number of bills and motions that have direct impact on the lives of his constituents and the country at large.
These motions includes:
- A motion for the need to expedite action on the construction of Gulka Dam in Giade local government of Bauchi state, as water is an important tool in the Sustainable Development Goals SDGs.
- A motion on the collapse of a pedestrian bridge at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi as a result of heavy downfall where five students lost their lives and the urgent need for the construction of the bridge to ease their sufferings and to avoid future occurrences.
- A motion calling on the federal government to construct fourteen (14) rural roads of more than hundred kilometres in the Giade/Shira federal constituency of Bauchi state.
- A motion on the need for the construction of a mini multipurpose stadium in Shira and Giade local governments, as sports is an important tool for promoting peaceful coexistence, job creation and revenue generation.
- A motion under matter of urgent public importance on the urgent need for the National assembly to investigate crisis that surrounded the inauguration of the Bauchi state 9th assembly and the circumstances that led to the emergence of two presiding officers.
- A motion on the need to control erosion menance along the river bank of Disina Jama’are river bank in Shira local government area of Bauchi state.
In the areas of Health, the member has offered medical assistance to a number of persons in need at the Federal Medical Centre Azare, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH), Bauchi and AKTH Kano etc, through the activities of a Humanitarian committee appointed by the member, an unprecendented effort in the history of the constituency who always represent him in many disaster related issues before his personal visit to the affected persons or communities.
Hon Kani Abubakar Faggo renovates a number of classrooms in the constituency and provide a number of instructional materials. He also offered scholarship to students from the constituency in the University of Maiduguri, Bauchi state University Gadau, Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic, College of Education Azare and Social Develpment Institute Ningi, among others.
The member has also selected about eighty one (81) persons with disabilities and sponsored their studies in some of the above institutions.
On water and sanitation, in his effort to reduced the problem of water scarcity, the member constructed a number of motorised boreholes in Sawi, faggo, Bukul, Jaka, Rumbu, etc, and is still counting. He also, in collaboration with the state assembly members from his constituency, constructed a road linking Jaka to Dago and Bukul Girawa.
Electricity as an important tool for economic growth and development, Hon. Kani has assisted the following communities with transformers in collaboration with Rural Electrification Agency, the communities are, Ajanga, Jakan, Gudda and solar power lights in Jaka, Zabi, Isawa and a number of tsangaya schools in the constituency.
On employment opportunities, Hon Kani Faggo has secured a number of Federal appointments to his constituents.
He is also planning to organised an unprecedented empowerment program to his constituents, in the coming program that has reached an advanced stage, the following persons are the beneficiaries of his employment opportunities.
SHIRA DISTRICT:
1- Aminu Garba Ahmed – Fed. Univ. Dutse.
2- Idris Ahmed- Fed. Univ. Dutse.
3- Abdullahi S. Ahmed – Fed. Teaching Hospital Gombe.
4- Shamsuddeen Bala – Nigerian Police Force.
5- Abubakar Muhammad – Nigerian Army.
6- Mahmud Mua’azu Salihu – Fed. Poly. Damaturu.
DISINA DISTRICT :
7. Bala Muhammed Khanna – Fed. Univ. Dutse.
8- Hamza Usman – National Board For Arabic and Islamic studies.
9- Bello Abubakar Disina – Fed. Poly. Damaturu.
10 – Khamisu A Umar – Fed. Teaching Hospita,Gombe.
11- Bala Bala – Nigerian Army.
GIADE L.G.A :
12- Usman Ahmed – Fed. Univ. Dutse.
13- Sadiq Umar – Nigerian Maritime University.
14- Abasiya Sarki Gidado – National Board For Arabic and Islamic studies.
15- Ahmed Muhammad – Nigerain Prison Service.
16- Yarima Gambo Sulaiman – Federal Teaching Hospital Gombe.
17- Yarima Gambo Sulaiman, Federal Teaching Hospital Gombe
- INUWA MANSUR (Shagari Tsumba) Giade, Gombe Teaching Hospital.
- Mu’azu Baba Shira (Shira), Gombe Teaching Hospital.
- Sama’ila Sa’idu Jugudu ( Giade), Gombe Teaching Hospital.
- Maimunatu Muhammed Adamu Yana (Shira), Gombe Teaching Hospital.
Giade/Shira federal constituency is one among the very few constituencies in the state that are lucky, as they have a man who is serious in the representation of his people unlike others who are primordially acting like a novice, ‘globetrotting’ from Abuja to Bauchi, those who find it very difficult to even copy from their colleagues, those who, instead of investing in human capital development have resorted wasteful ventures with the meager resources expected to be used in changing the lives of their constituents.
Hon Abubakar Kani Faggo was born in Faggo, attended Faggo primary school, GSS Misau and Bayero University Kano. He holds a Bsc in Public Administration and Msc in Business Administration. He began his working career as an assitant secretary in Katagum local government area and retired as a permanent secretary from the Bauchi state civil service.
The member has three wives and 18 children, he held the traditional title of Cika Soron Katagum,Talban Shira, Sarkin Arewan Giade and Majidadin Faggo.
Isyaka Laminu Badamasi writes from Bauchi and can be reached via 08033665510 or [email protected]
