Senator Aliyu Wamakko, representing Sokoto North has donated a 500KVA electricity transformer to the Mabera community in She Sokoto South Local Government Area of Sokoto State.
A statement signed by his New Media Aide, Bashar Abubakar, said that this followed the breakdown beyond repairs of the community’s former transformer.
Abubakar noted that this was the fifth time that Wamakko would be donating transformers to communities in the state.
The statement quoted the Village Head of Mabera, Umar Bello, as stating that the residents of the area had been thrown into darkness in the last three months.
“The people of the Mabera area have been forwarding their request to the state government for its intervention, but all to no avail,” Bello said.
Presenting the transformer on behalf of the lawmaker the Director of Administration in the Office of the Senator, Almustapha Alkali, said “After an assessment visit to the location, Wamakko decided to issue the 500KVA to the community, considering the number of people living in the area.”
He urged residents of the area to ensure maximum protection of the transformer to prevent vandalism.
Aliyu Wamakko was the former governor of the state.
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