Few days to leaving office: Plateau Reps member empower Constituents [Photos]

The member representing Shendam, Mikang and Quaan-Pan Federal Constituency of Plateau State, Hon. Komsol Alphonsus Longgap has empowered over 400 constituents with sawing, grinding machine and 50k cash to people who cut across the three Local Government Councils that made up the Federal Constituency in the Green Chamber of the Nigeria National Assembly few days to the end of his tenure as a lawmaker.

The lawmaker Hon. Komsol in collaboration with Federal Cooperative College, Orji River under the Federal Ministry of Agriculture And Rural Development, organised a two-day empowerment training for youths and women, which took place at Youth Center Shendam Local Government Council of Plateau on Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd June 2023.

Hon. Longap in his opening remark, stated that the empowerment programme is always dear to his heart, hence the need for the empowerment programme of his constituents and also is something that has always given him joy.

Hon. Komsol stated that putting smiles on the faces of people always makes him feel accomplished and this is why he is always ready to do all he can to see that he serves his people till the last day of his bowing out of Office on 13 days of June 2023.

Furthermore, Hon. Komsol stated that from the very beginning of his administration as Member, immediately after he took the oath of office, he promised to always do what will bring him closer to the people, and that is why he choose to empowerment as a tool of coming closer to his constituents through the provision of Starter Kits and Vocational Training for Youths and Women in other to reduce Crime and criminality within his constituency.

Hon. Komsol urged the beneficiaries to put to use the training to use and to also put in their best to see that the items they received change their financial misfortune.

On his part, Mr Wisdom Juru the representative of Federal Cooperative College Orji River urged the beneficiaries to use the items given to them Judiciously and not to see it as a Political item or money.

Mr Juru also disclosed that the entrepreneurship program was meant to guide them on how to go about business more profitably said.

He urged the participants to put into practice the knowledge impacted on them from the two days of entrepreneurship training in other to establish themselves and be financially stable.

In his part, Alhaji Usaini Chindo one of the beneficiaries appreciate the lawmaker for the great gesture.

Chindo also revealed that this kind of empowerment program by Hon. Komsol is the first of its kind since the return of democracy in 1999 in Shendam, Mikang Quaan-Pan Federal Constituency.

He added that this kind of positive representation by elected officials will go a long in reducing the hardship of Nigerian citizens and with that, the rate of crime and criminality will drastically reduce.

Chindo also revealed that this kind of empowerment will also boost the confidence and morale of the common towards elected officers he said.

He said there are many people who before now they don’t have something to do, but with this gesture today they can tell you they have something to do that will not only help them alone but their entire community.