Senator Ireti Kingibe, the Senator representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Saturday lived up to her promise of providing social amenities for residents of the FCT with the commissioning of road project in Karu, a satellite town in Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC).
The construction of the 0.6 kilometres Ishan Road, a project of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, was facilitated by Senator Kingibe.
At the commissioning, Senator Kingibe, according to a statement by Nana Kazaure, her SSA Media/Press Secretary, harped on the necessity for unity.
She said: “As I have come here to commission this project today, I will Insha Allah do many more like that. I am also proud and honoured to be here today and I hope all these things will unify us. Unity is what we need in this country. As I said in my campaign, I am part Hausa, part Yoruba and part Igbo. I consider myself the symbol of Abuja. I am the sister of everybody and I want us to think of each other as brothers and sisters”.
The contract for the construction and rehabilitation of the road was awarded in late 2023 with a 10-week completion period.
After commissioning the road, Senator Kingibe proceeded to Gwagwalada in the South of FCT where she performed the ground breaking ceremony of a 50-bed Hospital in Dobi, a community in Gwagwalada.
While performing the ceremony, she noted: “This community for a long time has been expectant, demanding a hospital. Now, within three to four months, you will get a hospital.”
Before the ground breaking ceremony, the Senator paid a courtesy visit to the District Head of the community, Ismaila Nda Dagmba.
Also same day (Saturday), Senator Kingibe celebrated with the Abuja School for the Deaf in Kuje as its students celebrated their Cultural Day.
It was, indeed, a busy weekend for the Senator. Earlier, on Friday, she had visited the District Head of Kawu in Bwari Area Council.
The community leader, who praised her for being a leader always in touch with her people, outlined a number of challenges the community is grappling with.
They include bad roads, dilapidated school buildings, youth unemployment and lack of access to empowerment programmes.
Responding, Senator Kingibe promised to do what she could to provide employment and empowerment for Kawu youths and women as well as provide good access roads, community electrification and other amenities, to improve the lives of inhabitants of Kawu.
