Gombe legislator constructs 3 blocks of classrooms in constituency

A member of the Gombe State House of Assembly, Mr Lasare Lewi, says he has spent over N5 million in constructing three blocks of classrooms in his constituency.Lewi, who is representing the Billiri West Constituency, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Billiri recently.He said the projects comprised two blocks of classrooms in Sabon Layi, one block of two classrooms in Baganje South and another block of two classrooms in Tanglang village.The PDP member said more blocks of classrooms would be constructed in the remaining three wards that made up his constituency in due course.'I was an education secretary of Billiri Local Government, so I know the problems of education in the area.'That was why when I was elected, I decided to intervene in the area of education.'Later, I will execute similar projects in the remaining wards which will cost almost the same amount,' he said.Lewi said that he would focus on computer training for youths empowerment after the classroom projects.He also said plans were on to establish a programme for women empowerment in order to make them self-employed.
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