Mion District Assembly holds its first meeting

Sang (N/R) July 26, GNA - The newly created Mion District Assembly has held its maiden assembly meeting at Sang and elected its presiding member.

Mr. Alhassan Adam, Assembly member for Sang Electoral Area, polled 20 votes to beat Mr. Iddiris Husseini , Assembly member for Jimile who polled 5 votes.

The Deputy Northern Regional Minister, Mr. San Nasamu Asabigi who swore in the presiding member, appealed to the members to work in unity to assist their people to fight illiteracy, poverty and diseases.

He said there was the need for them to work hard to generate revenue and urged them to work in collaboration with the traditional authorities.

Mr. Adam expressed his appreciation for the Assembly members electing him as their Presiding Member.

He said since the creation of the Assembly there had been jubilation all over the district and his jubilation would be when the Assembly progresses with development in area.

Mr Adam appealed to the Assembly members to ensure unity among the people in their areas.

The Yendi Municipal Chief Executive, Mr. Issah Zakaria, advised the Assembly members who got experience from the Yendi Municipal Assembly to explain to their people the concept of the Assembly because they would be expecting so much from the Assembly.

The Member of Parliament for Mion, Dr. Alhassan Ahmed Yakubu, told the Assembly members that their job as Assembly members was to represent their people and there was no need for them to fail them.

GNA