Bauchi State House of Assembly, on Thursday, adjourned plenary to Tuesday, October 24, having completed the first term of the 10th Assembly.
Before adjourning plenary, the Member representing Burra Constituency, Hon. Ibrahim Burra had moved a motion calling on the Executive Arm of Government to construct the Burra-Yadagungume road in Burra Constituency of Ningi Local Government.
Leading a debate on the motion, Hon. Burra said that Burra to Yadagungume Road, is a road that people of the Constituency have been yearning and requesting since the colonial era, however, the yearning and request have not come to fruition now.
He explained that the road serves as a major link between the people in Southern parts of Burra, poeple of Toro to Burra and Kano State and to say it is important and crucial is an understatement because it is the major link between the three geopolitical zones of Nigeria; North-East, North-West and North-Central.
According to him, “However, despite the strategic socioeconomic importance of this road it’s left unattended, shattered, un-motorable and impassable, especially during the rainy season.”
He said that, “Mr Speaker, the axis that this road covers, is the economic hub of this State, because of the abundance of mineral resources, fertile land for massive agricultural productivity and potential for interstates and inter-regional markets.”
“This is in addition to the fact that the famous Lame-Burra Game Reserve which is one of the largest game reserves and tourism attraction sites not only in Bauchi State but in the Country at large, is located along this road,” he added.
The Lawmaker added, “And now that the State is trying its best to diversify the economy, constructing the road will boost tourism and scientific research in the Area thereby improving the economy and creating potential for the State.”
According to him, “some of the oldest mining sites in Bauchi State are in the axis and up to today, mining activities are taking place in this area and the famous Katini Dam which has the potential of creating massive irrigation activities that can feed the nation is located in the area which means constructing the road will not only boost mining activities, exploration of untapped mineral resources but also boost irrigation farming in the area.”
Hon. Ibrahim Tanko Burra submitted that “construction of the Burra to Yadagungume road will also enhance security in the State because it will help in exposing all the hideouts of criminals and making our forests unsafe for criminal elements because the area will be opened up.”
He further said that “The road will also serve as an alternative route for people travelling to Abuja from the northeastern states. We used to have a situation where whenever there was a crisis in Plateau State people would find it difficult to ply the Jos-Abuja Highway. If this road is constructed and linked to the ongoing Ningi-Yadagungume-Fuskar Mata Federal Road, it will serve as an alternative route to Abuja for many Northeast States.”
“The road if constructed, will link Bauchi-Kano Highway to Rishi-Rahma-Saminaka road which is another route to Abuja. This will provide another easier way, especially for people travelling to Abuja from Adamawa, Taraba and Gombe States as they can follow Gombe-Darazo-Gwaram-Babaldu road, then move to Ningi and follow Ningi-Yadagungume-Rishi-Rahma-Saminaka road and will link Kano State to Burra-Ningi-Yadagungume-Rishi-Rahma-Saminaka road,” he added.
“This means, people travelling to Jos from Kano will have shorter and easier routes to Jos and don’t have to pass through the notorious Falgore forest and some crisis prone areas in Plateau State as they will just take Bunkure-Rano-Kibiya-Ghani-Sitti-Massu-Burra-Gumau-Magama-Tilde-Jos road which has no history of violence or crisis,” he further stressed
The Member, therefore, requested the House to urge the Executive Arm of Government to include the construction of Burra-Yadagungume road in the 2024 budget of the State, award the construction of Burra-Yadagungume road in Burra Constituency of Ningi Local Government Area to link up with the ongoing Ningi-Yadagungume-Fuskar Mata road by the Federal Government and lobby the Federal Government to rapidly complete the ongoing construction and rehabilitation of Ningi-Yadagungume-Fuskar Mata road which stopped for years.
Responding to the motion, the Speaker, Abubakar Sulaiman commended Hon. Ibrahim Tanko for the wonderful and well-researched motion which he described as very important to the people of the area.
Hon. Bala Abdu Rishi representing Lame Constituency said that the motion belongs not only to the people of Burra Constituency but also to Toro Local Government and their neighbors of Kano and Kaduna States.
He added that construction of the road will help in tackling insecurity especially now that insecurity is everywhere and the area is bushy.
According to Hon. Bala Rishi, constructing such a road will ease the condition of people in the area.
Hon. Habibu Umar representing Kirfi Constituency said that the motion is very important and well-researched as it affects the entire Northern Nigeria.
He opined that the motion is a national motion suggesting that the motion should be upgraded to a motion in the National Assembly so that a federal intervention will come.
The Speaker said that Members of the National Assembly would definitely find it interesting and advised Hon. Ibrahim Tanko to also liaise with the member representing Ningi/Warji in the House of Representatives to come up with another motion for the Federal Government.
The House unanimously adopted the motion after the Speaker put the prayers to voice vote.
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