08/08/2024
PRESS RELEASE
A REJOINDER TO RECALL SENATOR IBRAHIM MOHAMMED BOMAI
Our attention has been drawn to a letter in circulation on social media platforms and recently published by the Sahara Reporters emanating from a group calling itself Electorates of Yobe South addressed to the Chairman INEC requesting for recall of Senator Ibrahim Mohammed Bomai and two other legislators in Yobe South.
The request for recall of Senator Bomai is not only malicious, mischievous, politically premeditated but totally uncalled for as it is certainly the work of his political detractors those within the APC who failed to stop him from emerging as a Senatorial candidate both in 2019 and 2023 working against the interest of the Party and those who lost the Yobe South senatorial election from other parties in 2023.This group of people afraid of his rising political profile and his future political career are trying to bring damage to his reputation for their selfish interests.
We believe it is this same group of people who not only used this group of uninformed and gullible youth in pushing for the recall of the Senator but also seemed to be the ones behind the singling out of his house for attack and the INEC Office during the protests in Potiskum on the 1st August 2024.The fact that it was only his house that was attacked in a location where there are also three other houses of prominent politicians confirms that his house was deliberately targeted by this group out of malice and pure hatred in order to damage his political career.This can further be buttressed by the fact that the routes followed by the protesters are far away from the location of Senator Bomai's house but were instigated by this political detractors to go and attack his house.
The claim on the letter of recall of Senator Bomai on non performance,lack of concern to his constituents and other unsubstantiated allegations is purely baseless and aimed at tarnishing his political image to scuttle his future political career as it is evident and on record that his performance as a Senator of Yobe South is unprecedented and second to none since the advent of the current political dispensation in 1999.
Distinguished Bomai is the most visionary politician ever emerged not only in Yobe South but in the whole of Yobe State looking at his performance in the last five years as an ordinary Senator and not even a principal one.His people's centered projects and programmes have positively impacted on all spheres of life in Yobe South cutting across all the four local governments in the Zone ranging from education, water supply, electricity, health, roads, telecommunications to general empowerment of youths and women.The following are the projects and programmes executed by Senator Bomai in his five years of representation as Senator of Yobe South according to sectors:
CONSTRUCTIONS & REHABILITATION OF ROADS IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
(i) Tandari road
(ii) Misau road
(iii) Gadan Talakawa
(iv) Dala Street (Kwaltar ‘Yan Kuka)
(v) Chiroma Baba Street (kwaltar Jujin Osi)
(vi) Arikime new road (Bomai road)
(Vii) Fika Emir’s palace road in Potiskum
(viii) Deeper life street in Potiskum
(xv)Access Bank Street in Potiskum
(x) Sabon Garin Nangere
(xi) Fika town
(xii)Damagum town
(xiii)Layin savanna in Potiskum
(xiv) Ngelzarma Town in fune LGA
(xv) Layin Mustapha Pz in Potiskum
(xvi) Filin Jirgi in Potiskum
(xvii) Layin Kamfanin Coca-cola, ungwar Jaji, Potiskum
(xviii) Layin PHC, unguwar jaji in Potiskum
(xix) Layin Baba Ba'abba, at unguwar jaji in Potiskum
(xx) Opposite buraima primary school
(xxi) Masallacin Alkali Kalli
(xxii)Layin Muktari Damban in Potiskum
(xxiii) Kara primary school junction to Masakar Makafi.
EDUCATION:
(iConstruction of one (1) block of three (3) classrooms at GGSS Ngelzerma in Fune LGA
(ii) Cash Support to some selected students of tertiary institutions across the four Local Government Areas of Potiskum, Fika, Fune, and Nangere in Yobe South studying within and outside the country.
(iii)Renovation, furnishing and provision of forty (40) computer capacity Digital Centre with connectivity of internet services at Government Secondary School Mamudo in Potiskum Local Government Area.
(iv) Construction, furnishing and provision of forty (40) computer capacity Digital Centre with connectivity of internet services at Government Science and Technical College Damagum in Fune Local Government Area.
(v) Renovation, furnishing and provision of forty (40) computer capacity Digital Centre with connectivity of internet services at Government Secondary School Jajere in Fune Local Government Area.
(vi) Renovation, furnishing and provision of forty (40) computer capacity Digital Centre with connectivity of internet services at Government Secondary School Fika in Fika Local Government Area.
(vii) Renovation, furnishing and provision of forty (40) computer capacity Digital Centre with connectivity of internet services at Government Junior Day Secondary School Dazigau in Nangere Local Government Area.
HEALTH:
(i) Construction of Child and Maternal Health Care Centres one each at Kukar-Gadu in Fika and Dawasa in Nangere Local Government areas.
(ii) Rehabilitation of Primary Health Centre at Nahuta and supply of medical and non-medical consumables in Potiskum Local Government Area.
(iii) Donation of Hand sanitizers and anti-septic soaps to curb the effects of Covid-19 across the four (4) Local Government Areas of Potiskum, Fika, Fune, and Nangere in Yobe South.
(iv) Donation of Medical supplies to Potiskum Correctional Centre in Potiskum Local Government Area.
(v) Donation of delivery items to the following hospitals across Yobe South:
i- General Hospital Potiskum
ii- General Hospital Gadaka
iii- General Hospital Fika
iv- General Hospital Nangere
v- General Hospital Damagum
vii- General Hospital Ngelzerma
WATER_SUPPLY:
(i) Fika-Gadaka water supply project:
(ii) Water Reticulation In Potiskum Town.
(iii) Provision of solar powered borehole in Tsohuwar kasuwa, Potiskum LGA
(iv)Provision of Solar powered borehole in Jajere, Fune LGA
(V)Provision of Solar powered borehole in kolere, Fune LGA
(vii) Provision of solar powered borehole at Kudiyel, Fune LGA
(viii) Rehabilitation of solar powered borehole at Bingitenat, jajere ward, Fune LGA
(ix)Provision of solar powered borehole at Yarima Njedi Shanga, Fune LGA
(x)Rehabilitation of solar powered borehole in Ngalda, Fika LGA
(xi)Provision of Solar powered borehole in GGSS Gadaka, Fika LGA
provision of solar powered borehole in Gurara, Nangere LGA
(xi)Construction of new solar powered borehole in Gwala Sabuwa, Nangere LGA
ELECTRIFICATION:
(i) Electrification / Connection of Darin Langawa with National Grid in Nangere LGA
(ii)Installation of Solar Street lighting systems in Nangere, Fune, Fika, and Potiskum Local Government Areas of Yobe South towns and villages as follows: 1) Fika LGA:
i- Maluri,
ii- Gadana,
iii-Gamari,
iv- Godowoli,
v- Zayi
(2) Nangere LGA-
i- Kukar Awu,
ii- Gabarin,
iii- Fadawa,
iv- Degubi,
v- Old Nangere
(3) Fune LGA-
i- Mil Biyar,
ii- Marmari,
iii- Gubana,
iv-Abakire,
v- Damagum,
vi- Boi bula
(4) Potiskum LGA-
i- Barebari/Bauya,
ii- Bolewa ‘A’,
iii- Bolewa ‘B’
iv- General Hospital,
v- Tsangaya schools,
vi- Potiskum main Market
(ii) Supply of electric transformers to:
i- Jigawa in Potiskum LGA,
ii- Nahuta in Potiskum LGA,
iii- Filin Government day in Potiskum LGA , iv- Ngelzerma in Fune LGA,
iv- General Hospital Nangere in Nangere LGA,
v- Janga Dole in Fika LGA,
vi- Nahuta-anguwan Kaji in Potiskum LGA.
SOCIO_ECONOMIC_EMPOWERMENT:
(i) Renovation of Skills Acquisition Centre, Potiskum.
(ii) Distribution of 40 Tricycles to some selected youths
(iii) Empowerment of 44 youths drawn across the Senatorial District placed on monthly payroll
(iv) Nomination of 900 women from Fika, Fune, Nangere and Potiskum who accessed N9 million credit facilities under Micro Enhancement Scheme (MEES), each woman benefitted with N10, 000 cash grant.
(vii) 30 Constituents accessed 3 million AGMESIS Loan each
(viii) Covid-19 loan: 30 selected constituents have accessed more than 1 million Naira each Covid-19 loan
(ix) 384 constituents drawn from the 4 of Potiskum, Fika, Fune, and Nangere LGA’s were empowered with N30,000 cash grants under FG’s survival fund artisan and transport scheme.
(x) Npower: 601 youths in batch C stream1 were drawn from 44 wards of Yobe South were nominated and are paid the monthly stipend of N10,000-N30,000 stipends under Social Investment Programme of the Federal Government. In addition, 300 youths in Batch ‘C’ stream II were also nominated and majority were successfully enrolled.
(xi) Covid-19 Rapid response intervention: 1800 constituents drawn from the 44 wards of Yobe South were nominated by Senator Bomai and have benefited with N5,000 each for six months.
(xii) Grant Cash Transfer for rural women: 200 Women drawn from the 4 LGAs were nominated and supported with N20,000 each
(xiii)NDE Graduate Attachment Programme: 20 youths drawn from the 4 LGAs were attached in various agencies for 6 months attachment and are paid with N20,000 monthly stipend.
(xiv)NSIP Monitors: 10 youths were nominated as independent monitors and are paid with N30,000 monthly stipend
(xv) Sanitation and Hygiene ambassadors: 80 youths drawn from the 4 LGAs are engaged under Federal Ministry of Water Resources as hygiene ambassadors and are paid with N20,000 monthly stipend.
(xvi) Special Public Works Programme: Sen. Bomai facilitated the engagement of 120 youths into SPW programme and have benefitted with N20,000 each for 3 months, the youths were drawn from the four (4) LGA
(xvii) FarmerMoni: 210 constituents were nominated and will benefit with N300, 000 quick loans at no interest rate. FarmerMoni is an Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (GEEP) of the Federal Government.
(xviii) MarketMoni: 60 constituents were nominated and will benefit with N50,000 quick loans at no interest rate. MarketMoni is an Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (GEEP) of the Federal Government.
(xix)TraderMoni: 40 constituents were nominated and will benefit from the facility ranging from N15,000 to N50,000, the programme is created to boost the Nigerian economy through leverage and access to finance for petty traders
(xx) NCC Digital Literacy Training for youths: 40 youths drawn from the 4 LGAs were trained and empowered with computers.
(xxi) NCC Digital Entrepreneurship Capacity Building for Industry stakeholders: 5 youths drawn from the 4 LGAs were trained and empowered with computers
(xxii) NEDC ICT training, Gashua: 10 youths from Yobe South were nominated, trained for 2 months and empowered with starter packs
(xxiii)Selected Akara friars drawn from the 4 LGAs were supported with Groundnut oil and beans
xxiv)FERMA Road Map Monitors: 40 constituents from the 4 LGAs were nominated
(xxvNEMA Agricultural Support: 50 constituents were empowered with agricultural tools & seeds under 2021 NEMA Agricultural support to flood victims
COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND DONATIONS:
Some of his notable support and donations to his constituents are enumerated below.
(i) Donation of sixty five (65) vehicles to constituents drawn from the 4 LGAs
(ii) Donation of 3000 blankets distributed to Potiskum Prison and selected tsangaya schools across the 4 LGAs
(iii) Donation of cash assistance to Potiskum market fire victims
(iv)Donation of cash assistance to both Muslims and Christian faithful in every festivity
(v) Donation of cash assistance to sick and vulnerable persons in hospitals across Yobe South
(vi) Distribution of 17,200 bags of 10, 25 and 50 Kg of rice distributed during 2021 Ramadan
(vii)Relief distribution of 14,000 bags of assorted grains distributed across the 44 wards of Yobe South
(viii) Distribution of relief materials to flood victims in Ngalda and Ngelzerma
(ix)Distribution of 300 bags of fertilizers to farmers
(x)Distribution of 300 bags of Sugar
(xi)Resuscitation of overloaded and obsolete electric transformers at Nahuta and Mutawassuda
(xii) Grading of Mamman Ali cemetery and Bayan Asibiti cemetery, Potiskum
(xiii) Construction of toilet Facility at Government Girls Secondary School Gadaka, Fika LGA
(Xix)Construction of toilet facility at Ngalda market, Fika LGA
(xx)Facilitated the resuscitation of mobile networks across Yobe South
(xxi)Contributed 5 million Naira to Fune LGA Yobe Education Appeal Fund
(xxii)Contributed 5 million Naira to Nangere LGA Yobe Education Appeal Fund
(xxiii) Contributed 10 million Naira to Potiskum LGA Yobe Education Appeal Fund
(xix)Contributed 6 million Naira to Nangere LGA Yobe Education Appeal Fund
(xx) Contributed 10 million Naira to Yobe State chapter of the Education Appeal fund in Abuja
(xxi) Renovation, landscaping, furnishing, and equipping of an ICT Centre at College of Administrative Management and Technology (CAMTECH) Potiskum with sixty (60) computer capacity, projector, connectivity to internet services, provision of 11KVA electric transformer and 6 KVA sound proof Electric Generator.
6.We are therefore calling on the uninformed writers of the recall of Senator Bomai and their mischievous sponsors to go round and see the various projects and programmes executed through his Constituency and other Intervention projects and programmes that are more than the entire projects and programmes executed by all other Senators of Yobe South since 1999.
7.Senator Bomai will not be discouraged or waiver in his resolute commitment and love for the unity, progress and development of his people of Yobe South and indeed the State at large as these acts of deliberate machinations to damage his political career have in fact emboldened and made him more focused in continuing with his remarkable legislative duties and socio economic development of his people in fulfilling the mandate given to him by the good people of Yobe South, as their Senator.
Signed: Senator Ibrahim Bomai Media Team,
