Reps member, Soro inaugurate subsidized shuttle buses for constituents

Samuel Luka

As part of measures to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal and the current economic hardship been experienced in the country, Member representing Darazo/Ganjuwa Federal Constituency of Bauchi State, Honourable Mansur Manu Soro has donated 10 shuttle buses to the Constituents to operate commercial transport services at a very subsidized rate.

The Lawmaker while speaking at the presentation ceremony held at the Yuli Campus of the Bauchi State University in Bauchi on Sunday, recalled that in January this year, he launched the Darazo-Ganjuwa Subsidized Shuttle Service with Four number of vehicles to enable the immediate commencement in subsidized- transportation of persons across the area.

He said in order to enhance coverage, he is expanding the existing fleet with Six additional vehicles to maintain the service routes of Bauchi -Darazo – Sade – Potiskum around Bauchi-Maiduguri Federal Highway.

Hon Mansur Manu Soro added that the intervention is to also cover Bauchi-Kafin Madaki – Ningi along Bauchi-Kano federal highway and Darazo-Dukku along Darazo-Gombe federal highway.

According to the federal Lawmaker, the primary target of the intervention was to ensure that cost of transportation is drastically subsidized as well as minimize the risk of vehicular accidents along the designated routes while creating jobs to our people.

Apart from the provision of the buses, Hon Soro also donated the sum of N35 million facilitated grant to health facilities and educational and health support for the year 2024 to schools within his Constituency.

The benefitting health institutions include, Hee Excellency Nana Kashim Shettima Pediatric Hospital, Sade and Her Excellency Aisha Bala Mohammed Pediatric Hospital Soro.

Others are: H.E Hadiza Mohammed Abubakar; Maryam Uwais Pediatric Hospital Miya; Ganjuwa East Gifted Secondary school Soro; Ganjuwa West Gifted Secondary school Kafin Madaki; Darazo Central Gifted Secondary school Darazo; Darazo West Gifted secondary school Sade; Special Primary School Lanzai and
Manu Soro Memorial School for the orphanage Soro.

It can be recalled that in November 2021, Rep. Mansur Manu Soro, through the MMS Foundation, constructed 4 health facilities and named them after prominent Women including the Wife of Vice President, Nana Kashim Shettima, wife of the past and present Governors of Bauchi State, Aisha Bala Mohammed and Hadiza Mohammed Abubakar respectively.

Mansur Manu Soro subsequently presented, in January 2021, a grant of N31million to the said facilities and schools that continued to provide affordable healthcare services and tuition-free, quality secondary and primary education with complete school kits and hot meals – for free.

Hon Soro had vowed to to remain irrevocably committed to complementing the efforts of the State government under Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi state.

Speaking earlier, a Community leader who spoke on behalf of the constituents, Alhaji Umaru Sa’idu Maigamo said the buses are meant to ease transportation within Darazo/Ganjuwa Federal Constituency a development that was initiated in 2022 by the Lawmaker as a result of the then consistent increase in fuel prices and subsequent difficulty in transportation.

“Consequently, 4 buses were purchased and launched by His Excellency, Executive Governor of Bandi State. Today with the addition of 6, we have a total of 10 buses for shuttle within the same constituency as contribution of palliative measure to cushion the effect of subsidy removal.”, He said

“Also today, we are witnessing the presentation of N35 million grant to Health and educational facilities provided by HM to his constituency,” he added.

According to him, the facilities include Gifted Sch. Kafin Madaki, Soro, Darazo, Sade, Special Pry Sch, Lanzai, Peadeatic hospital Miya, Soro, Gabarin, Sade, Manu Soro orphanage school, Soro.

He said that,”Students in these schools receive free uniforms, textbooks and all the schools are tuition free. Similarly, free treatment is offered in all our paediatric hospitals including laboratory diagnosis and drugs.