Bauchi Legislator Flags off Subsidised Shuttle Buses for Constituents, Donates N35m to Schools, Hospitals.

Segun Awofadeji in Bauchi

The Member representing Darazo/Ganjuwa Federal Constituency of Bauchi State, Hon Mansur Manu Soro donated 10 shuttle buses to his Constituents to operate commercial transport services at a very subsidised fare as a way of cushioning the harsh effect of the removal of fuel subsidy.

The federal lawmaker also gave N35 million grant to health facilities and educational support to schools in his Constituency.

Speaking at the brief presentation ceremony held at the Yuli Campus of the Bauchi State University in Bauchi Sunday, Mansur Manu Soro said that, “In January 2023, I launched the Darazo-Ganjuwa Subsidized Shuttle Service with Four number of vehicles to enable the immediate commencement in subsidized- transportation of persons across Darazo/Ganjuwa Federal Constituency.”

Manu Soro said “to enhance their coverage, today, we are expanding the existing fleet with Six additional vehicles to maintain the service routes of:-Bauchi -Darazo – Sade – Potiskum (Bauchi-Maiduguri Federal l Highway);

• Bauchi-Kafin Madaki – Ningi (Bauchi-Kano federal highway) and Darazo-Dukku (Darazo-Gombe federal highway).”

According to him,” Primarily, our targeted objective is to subsidize costs of transportation and minimize the risk of vehicular accidents along the designated routes while creating jobs for our people.”

Hon. Soro also presented N35million in facilitated-grant to the following schools and health facilities for the annual year 2024: H.E Nana Kashim Shettima Pediatric Hospital, Sade and H.E Aisha Bala Mohd Pediatric Hospital Soro.

Others are: H.E Hadiza Mohd Abubakar; Maryam Uwais Pediatric Hospital Miya; Ganjuwa East Gifted Secondary School Soro; Ganjuwa West Gifted Secondary school Kafin Madaki; Darazo Central Gifted Secondary School Darazo; Darazo West Gifted Secondary School Sade; Special Primary School Lanzai and Manu Soro Memorial School for the orphanage Soro.

Recall that in November 2021, Soro, through the MMS Foundation, constructed 4 health facilities, named the facilities after prominent Women including the Wife of Vice President, Nana Kashim Shettima, wife of the past and present Governors of Bauchi State, Aisha Bala Mohammed and Hadiza Mohammed Abubakar respectively.

Soro subsequently presented, in January 2021, a grant of N31million to the said facilities and schools that continued to provide affordable healthcare services and tuition-free quality secondary and primary education with complete school kits and free hot meals.

According to him, “We shall remain irrevocably committed to complementing the efforts of the State administration under the pragmatic leadership of Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed in bringing succor to our people affected by the impacts of the removal of petrol subsidy.”

Speaking earlier, a Community leader, who spoke on behalf of the constituents, Alhaji Umaru Sa’idu Maigamo said the buses are meant to ease transportation within Darazo/Ganjuwa Federal Constituency a development that was initiatiated in 2022 by Hon. MMS as a result of the then consistent increase in fuel prices and subsequent difficulty in transportation.

He said, “Consequently, 4 buses were purchased and launched by His Excellency, Executive Governor of Bandi State. Today with the addition of 6, we have a total of 10 buses for shuttle within the same constituency as contribution of palliative measure to cusion the effect of subsidy removal.”

“Also today, we are witnessing the presentation of N35 million grant to Health and educational facilities provided by Honourable Member to his constituency,” he added.

According to him, the facilities include Gifted Sch. Kafin Madaki, Soro, Darazo, Sade, Special Pry Sch, Lanzai, Peadeatic hospital Miya, Soro, Gabarin, Sade, Manu Soro orphanage school, Soro.

He said that,”Students in these schools receive free uniforms, textbooks and all the schools are tuition free. Similarly, free treatment is offered in all our paediatric hospitals including laboratory diagnosis and drugs.

In the area of Agriculture, Soro has provided 2 tractors in the constituency currently operating at a substalized rate.

Additionally, in the education Sector, just last month, the Member sponsored the payment of N20million to over 900 students in Darazo / Ganjuwa Federal Constituency studying at tertiary levels of education across the country.

In the area of human empowerment, plans have reached advanced stage to Provide 50,000 indigenes of Darazo /Ganjuwa Federal Constituency with financial grants to aid small and medium scale businesses.