The Borno State Commissioner for
Higher Education and aspirant for the House of Representatives in 2019, Usman
Jaha (Babawo) has revealed why he distributed kits with shoe polish, bags of
oranges and other items to youths in Gwoza as part of his personal welfare
programme.
Usman in a statement defending
his decision, said he empowered the youths of the area based on their peculiar
needs.
This is coming after some
Nigerians criticised the commissioner’s decision.
Usman’s statement reads ”The
programme is my personal effort and it is based on the peculiar needs of the
beneficiaries in Gwoza.
“All communities have their needs
and these needs change from time to time. In my years as a politician who
served at the Borno State Assembly before becoming a Commissioner, I have
always interacted with constituents before making any welfare intervention. I
make interventions based on their peculiar needs.
“There are times people ask for a
particular support and we don’t have the liberty of imposing our preferences.
We support communities in all sectors that include education, vocational skills
and businesses.
“There are records. What do what
our people want? I have once seen the picture of a serving Governor from a
different part of this country distributing life chickens to citizens and I am
sure it was based the peculiarities of needs. A good politician must be
conscious of the peculiarities of needs in the communities he or she represents.
“A politician must be pragmatic
and must not shamed of doing what his people want because the people make the
politician.
“What is important to me is the
happiness of our people in Gwoza, nothing else really matters.”
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