TWO members of the House of Representatives, Zakari Mohammed and Dr Ali Ahmad, representing Kaiama/Baruten and Ilorin West/Ilorin South federal constituencies, respectively, have given out materials to members of their constituencies to boost their earning power.

The duo pledged to remain committed to the political vision that took them to the federal legislature.

Alhaji Ahmad distributed scratch card of N10,000 to over 300 candidates seeking further studies.

He said he has spent about N18 million on various empowerment projects since his election last year.

Ahmad who is the chairman, House committee on Judiciary, also announced his intention to drill 26 motorised boreholes at different locations in his constituency, install 14 transformers in different locations, construct a mini-stadia at the Government Secondary School, Ilorin and build a police post at Opo-Malu in the Ilorin metropolis.

"What we have done today is not common in this community", Ali said at the event, adding: "We are used to giving people money as a means of empowerment. But you cannot empower people by giving them money aimlessly. These are people who did WASCE and NECO and could not make it. We pick those that might make it,
those that have deficiencies in English Language and Mathematics.

"All them of from the local government, we told them that anybody that passes his or her examination will be assisted. This is an empowerment that we want to continue. We are showcasing them, boosting their morales and to popularise this kind of empowerment."

Mohammed, who is the Chairman, House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, distributed over 1, 000 bags of fertilizers to farmers in 10 wards of Kaima/Baruteen constituency.

The legislator, who said the fertilisers were being distribute to further increase farmers’ annual harvest said he was doing the project to relieve farmers in the area the pains of struggling to get the product at high cost from the open market.

He also assured the farmers that the problem of marketing of their product would soon be over as federal government has approved N300 million for the construction of Mushi Bridge in Kaiama local government of Kwara state that link the other communities.

The legislator who said he had promised not to run away from the people of the area after his election disclosed that the Kaiama/Kisi road has been included in the 2012 budget by the federal government adding that N99 million has been approved for 　the engineering design and drawing of the project. He told the people that the most important things was that the project has been put down in the document.

The leader of the farmers in the area, Alhaji Audu Bawa, who responded on behalf of the beneficiaries, commended Zakarifor his gesture adding that a similar effort last year helped their farmers a lot to increase their harvest.

He also appealed to the lawmaker to assist farmers to secure easy loan, tractors as other farmers in Kwara South, Central senatorial district have been enjoying.