The Zamfara State Government, under the leadership of Governor Dauda Lawal, has distributed sixty-five (65) motorcycles to sanitation supervisors in Gusau, the state capital, as part of efforts to support and ease their daily sanitation duties.
Speaking at the official flag-off ceremony for the distribution, the Acting Governor of Zamfara State, Mani Malam Mummuni Masamar Mudi, who represented Governor Dauda Lawal, stated that the gesture was aimed at motivating the beneficiaries and enhancing their efficiency in maintaining cleanliness in Gusau metropolis. The event took place at the Office of the Deputy Governor in Gusau.
This was contained in a statement signed by Shehu Adamu Gusau chief press secretary office of the Deputy governor issued to newsmen.
The Acting Governor cautioned the beneficiaries to be diligent and responsible in the use of the motorcycles, warning them against misuse or negligence, which could attract appropriate government sanctions.
He, however, noted that it would not be wrong for the beneficiaries to use the motorcycles for commercial purposes such as okada (commercial riding) after official sanitation hours, as a means of livelihood.
Mani Malam Mummuni further explained that the current focus of the Zamfara State Government is youth empowerment and job creation.
He recalled that the government recently distributed ten (10) vehicles to youth leaders across the state, and now sixty-five (65) motorcycles to sanitation supervisors, assuring that more interventions would be extended to other youths in the future.
He urged the beneficiaries to handle the motorcycles with care and dignity.
In a related development, the Acting Governor also flagged off the distribution of vocational tools facilitated by the Senator representing Zamfara Central Senatorial District, Senator Ikra Aliyu Bilbis, for youths in his constituency.
The empowerment items include motorcycles, sewing machines, and refrigerators, totaling seven hundred and fifty (750) items, distributed to male and female youths across Gusau, Tsafe, Maru, and Bungudu Local Government Areas to enable them to be self-reliant.
In his remarks, the Acting Governor commended Senator Ikra Aliyu Bilbis for the laudable initiative and called on other elected representatives to emulate his example by attracting meaningful development projects to Zamfara State and providing quality representation to their constituents.
