Senator Shehu Buba, who represents Bauchi South Senatorial District, has distributed more than 21,000 bags of semovita to members of his constituency and other residents across the 20 local government areas of Bauchi State. The distribution is aimed at easing the economic hardship currently faced by Nigerians.
This latest initiative follows an earlier intervention where the senator gave ₦10,000 cash and a bag of semovita each to 1,000 women at the Federal Low-Cost Juma’at Mosque in Bauchi.
Speaking during the distribution exercise on Monday, Senator Buba assured Nigerians that the difficult economic situation would soon improve. He noted that the Federal Government was already recording progress in its efforts to stabilise the economy.
“The Federal Government has to a large extent been able to stabilise the exchange rate of the naira against other currencies, thereby improving import and export activities,” he said.
The senator explained that his continued distribution of palliatives was part of his efforts to support his constituents and other residents of Bauchi State. He added that similar interventions had been carried out several times in the past to reduce the effects of inflation and rising food prices.
Senator Buba, who is also the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Security and Intelligence, disclosed that Senator Sama’ila Dahuwa of Bauchi North, who recently resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), would soon join the All Progressives Congress (APC). He further called on Senator Abdul Ningi of Bauchi Central to also leave the PDP and join the APC “to move the state and country forward.”
He expressed appreciation to the people of Bauchi South for their peaceful conduct and continued support for the APC government. “Without peace, there cannot be meaningful development,” he said, urging residents to keep supporting the government at all levels.
The APC State Organising Secretary and Chairman of the Distribution Committee, Abdulkadir Gyangyan, explained that 1,000 bags of semovita would be distributed across the seven LGAs within Senator Buba’s constituency — Bauchi, Dass, Tafawa Balewa, Bogoro, Toro, Alkaleri, and Kirfi. The remaining 13 LGAs would each receive 500 bags, while some portions would go to party officials, political organisations, and associations.
An APC stalwart in Bauchi State, Aminu Danmaliki, commended Senator Buba’s leadership and generosity, urging residents to pray for his success. He noted the senator’s sponsorship of 500 students studying physical and environmental sciences at Malikiyya College and scholarships for other students both within and outside Nigeria.