Ndume sympathizes with APC supporters over stampede in Borno
By Njadvara MUSA, Maiduguri
Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume has sympathized with the All Progressive Congress (APC) supporters in Borno south senatorial district.
Over a dozen supporters were injured, when the get of Biu Local Government Lodge collapsed to meet Ndume, representing his people in the district.
Lamenting the incident, yesterday (Monday), in Maiduguri, he said: “It was unfortunate for this incident to happen in Biu.
My intention was to meet the delegates and assure them of the bill to establish Federal Polytechnic, Marama.”
Besides, he added: “I was overwhelmed with the turnout of party delegates and supporters to meet in five Councils of Biu, Bayo, Kwaya/Kusar, Shani, including Marama of Hawul.”
He noted that with the large turnout of women, who were led by his wife, were each provided with a token of N3, 000 and a wrapper.
According to him, all the hospital bills of the injured were settled to enable supporters to return to their communities.
Speaking on constituency projects, he disclosed that trucks of fertilizers are to be distributed to genuine farmers in nine Councils.
Other completed projects in the district, are the sinking of four boreholes in each of nine councils.
Besides, he added that three primary schools were also built and equipped in Chibok and Gwoza Local Governments Areas; as the Boko Haram insurgents torched most of the schools in the state.
