Attai Audu Jos
House of Representatives member Representing Riyom/Barkinladi Federal Constituency at National Assembly Hon Simon Mwadkwon has inaugurated blocks of classrooms in five schools in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau state.
Dr Mwadkwon while inagurating these educational projects at the weekend in Riyom LGA’s in his Constituency, said education is the bedrock of every society, hence he decided to give it special attention as part of his constituency projects.
Dr Mwadkwon stated that” If you look at the topography of Riyom and Barkin Ladi, you will find out that there are little hamlets, and I am coming from the background of hardship and education.
“You can imagine the long distances the children had to travel to where they can access education.
“So we feel it is better we take the schools to their doorsteps as It is the only way we can raise the young ones and make them have access to education,”.
According to him,“It is our desire that every child in Riyom and Barkin Ladi have access to education,” he stated.
Mwadkwon, who is currently the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senatorial candidate for Plateau North Senatorial District, added that the only way to empower a child is to give him the opportunity to go to school.
According to him, he wouldn’t have been at the National Assembly if he didn’t go school.
The Federal lawmaker added that he was inspired to provide quality representation and democracy dividends to his people as a result of the mutual contract he had with them after the election.
“Basically, I engaged in three main constituency projects – electrification, building of classrooms and provision of books and educational materials, and the building of event centres,” he stated.
Responding to the gesture, a traditional ruler, the Ata Ateng of Ganawuri, Chief Yakubu Chaima, commended Dr Mwadkon for facilitating the construction of classrooms at Community Primary School Bum.
Chaima urged his subjects to support the lawmaker’s senatorial ambition in order to do more for the people.
The traditional ruler noted that the lawmaker has never disappointed them right from when he was the Chairman of Riyom Local Government.
Similarly, the Gwom Rwey Bachit, Chief Gyang Dalyop, thanked Mwadkwon for constructing a block of classrooms at Community Secondary School Bangai.
Dalyop, however, drew the attention of the lawmaker to the deplorable state of the road linking the community.
The lawmaker also commissioned blocks of classrooms at LGEA Sopp and LGEA Wereng Community.
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