Reps ask I-G to withdraw anti-riot policemen from Jigawa villages vanguardngr.com vanguardnews
Mammoth crowd that gathered at the PDP Registration Exercise and Visit of Alimodu Sheriff to Jigawa State on Monday, April 25, 2016.
“The house is aware that the act of massive land-grabbing under the guise of developmental projects has been a principal source of internal displacement everywhere. “Therefore, as a patriotic Nigerian citizen and a legislator, it is part of my constitutional responsibilities to defend the interest of my country and its people even at the expense of threats to my life,” he said.
“The house is aggrieved that the affected peasant farmers have not been given suitable and alternative farmlands, or were forced to receive paltry compensation as low as N3, 000, or swindled by local collaborators and state authorities,” he said.When the Speaker, put the motion on voice vote, the members unanimously supported it.
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