Jonathan Nwokpor
On Monday, Senator Rufai Sani Hanga said he had no regrets about giving his constituents clay pots and textiles used to bury bodies.
Senator Hanga, who represents Kano Central, justified his decision at a press conference in Kano on Monday.
He was responding to critiques that followed his actions.
“I have no regrets whatsoever purchasing and donating burial materials to my constituents. I did not use constituency project money to buy them; I used my personal money.
“Furthermore, the gesture is a tradition in my family as I grew up witnessing my father carrying it out.
“Before I became a senator many people knew me with the gesture; when I became Senator, some groups came requesting that I should purchase materials for them to maintain their graveyards.
“And I decided to spread the gesture to all the 15 Local Government Areas of my constituency,” the lawmaker explained.
He claimed that in addition to buying and giving out pots and other burial supplies, he had been providing his citizens with additional benefits of democracy.
“As part of my constituency project we are building roads in about 10 Local Government Areas, and Women Centers in about 6 Local Councils.
“This is after giving women and youths monetary incentives to selected beneficiaries from the 15 Local Government Areas.
“In the education sector we have sponsored no fewer than 2000 students to study at the Kano State Polytechnic.
“`We paid school fees 1500 Bayero University, Kano (BUK) students as part of our support to their education,” Hanga said.
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