The Senator representing Sokoto East Senatorial District, Senator Ibrahim Lamido (APC), has donated 100 vehicles — including tractors, 18-seater buses and other cars — as part of his commitment to empower constituents in Sokoto State.
The official presentation was held in Sokoto, North-West Nigeria.
Senator Lamido said the gesture formed part of his economic empowerment initiatives aimed at reducing the impact of banditry on the people of the region. He added that it was also the beginning of a wider plan to distribute more than 1,000 vehicles, as well as tricycles and motorcycles, to constituents.
Represented by Kabiru Shehu Sarkin-Fulani, the lawmaker said the vehicles included tractors, 18-seater buses, 10-seater Sharon vehicles and other cars intended to boost socio-economic activities.
Lamido, who chairs the Senate Committee on Primary Health Care, expressed optimism that the vehicles would enhance farming, commercial transportation and other livelihoods in the area.
“This present gesture is a repeated exercise, as many people have benefited from various forms of vehicle support, motorcycles, tricycles and cash for business support. We offered slots for undergraduate and postgraduate foreign scholarships under our education support scheme,” he said.
He noted that he had also provided JAMB forms, paid registration fees for students in tertiary institutions across the country, and given stipends to secondary schools in the senatorial zone.
“We supported more than 2,000 students studying at different tertiary institutions across the country, provided motorcycles, business tools and funds to youth and women for productive engagement. We are focusing our political ideology on building and empowering the youth and other segments of the population to secure our future and the future of the society,” he added.
A philanthropist from the zone, Professor Mu’azu Shamaki, said the lawmaker’s gesture had opened a new chapter of positive vision, creating affordable and accessible education and other empowerment for his constituents.
He said all beneficiaries were drawn from the eight local government areas of Sokoto East Senatorial District, adding that the initiative was part of deliberate efforts to improve living standards.
Shamaki urged the beneficiaries to make judicious use of the items to better their lives and communities, stressing that the aim was to expand the legislative impact on constituents. He also called on residents to continue supporting Senator Lamido to enable him deliver more dividends of democracy.
A cross-section of beneficiaries — including traditional rulers, women and youth leaders, party officials, chieftains and social media influencers — expressed appreciation for the gesture and pledged their support for Lamido and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections.
The beneficiaries were selected from Sabon Birni, Rabah, Illela, Gada, Goronyo, Wurno, Gwadabawa and Isa local government areas.
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