Dipo Olowookere
By Dipo Olowookere
The residents of Tsaunin Kura (Sabo GRA) in Kaduna State have appealed to the Speaker of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Mr Yusuf Ibrahim Zailani, to fulfil the promise he made to them concerning the deplorable state of their roads.
In 2020, precisely on Monday, November 30, 2020, Mr Zailani had assured residents of the area that he was going to facilitate the rehabilitation of the roads in the first quarter of 2021.
He made this pledge when the late president of the Tsaunin Kura GRA Residents Association, Mr Silas Adamu, paid him a courtesy visit.
When Mr Adamu visited the lawmaker with executives of the association last year, he (Mr Zailani) was quoted in a report by New Nigerian to have said, “We have enough allocation for roads in next year’s budget.
“I will call KADRA and tell them Tsaunin Kura should be captured in the first quarter of 2021 projects.”
But in the first quarter of the year, the roads were not done and the people of the community are optimistic that the Speaker will fulfil his promise as he is a man of his words.
In a statement issued on Sunday, July 11, 2021, by the Executive Public Relations Officer (EPRO) of Sabo GRA, Okpani Jacob Onjewu Dickson, the residents said they believe that the roads would be attended to by the government to make life easier for them.
“Though the timeline given for the commencement of the fixing of our roads has elapsed, we are optimistic that the Speaker is a man of his words and would still influence the roads projects in our community before the year runs out,” a part of the statement said.
The residents said the rainfall is yet to reach its peak this year, but they are already going through untold hardship in their community as a result of the deplorable roads.
“We are, therefore, appealing to the Speaker to come to our aid as a very good friend of our community,” the statement added.
They used the opportunity to commend Governor Nasir el-Rufai on the huge progress made so far in its urban renewal project, appealing to him to key their community into it.
