Jigawa Senator Flag-Off Multi-Million Gully Erosion Project

Mika’il Tsoho

As part of the effort to control gully erosion, the Senator representing Jigawa North-west zone, Senator Babangida Hussaini, on Wednesday flagged off the multi-million gully erosion project in the Kore town area of Garki local government Jigawa state.

According to a report for over 40 years now Kore town has been under the threat of being destroyed by landslides due to erosion caused by floods during each rainy season.

Residents of Kore town told our correspondent that they will now sleep with their eyes closed without the fear of being consumed by landslides.

Addressing his constituents at the flag-off ceremony held at Kore town, Senator Banagida Husseini said, this is one of the promises he made during the campaign rally.

He said the project will consume more funds and already machinery has been set to achieve the feast.

The Senator said the contract had been awarded and the equipment had been brought and mobilized to the site.

“We are representing our constituents and we are not just representing ourselves. But we are representing you people, you sent us there and for that, I will do more for you people”, he said.

He explained that he could not declare how much the project would cost, but he could spend his last Kobo to make the project succeed.

” When I visited Kore people during the campaign rally, they invited me to inspect the gully erosion threatening their lives for over forty years and I promised them that I would help them to control the erosion whether I win the election or not”, he said.