No fewer than 1,600 persons had benefitted from the eye-treatment sponsored by Alhaji Kasim Iliyasawa, the member representing Zaria constituency in the Kaduna State House of Assembly.
Iliyasawa told the News Agency
of Nigeria (NAN) in Zaria, Kaduna State, on Tuesday shortly after the
closing ceremony of the exercise.
He said that the patients were drawn from six wards of the constituency.
“At
the initial stage, we had targeted that only 1,000 people would benefit
, but in view of the influx of people with eye problems, we decided to
give chance to all the beneficiaries.
“This
is because we will never allow our people to go blind just because they
were not targeted, hence, the need to capture all,’’ he said.
He
said that a substantial number of the patients had been given eye
glasses, while those with different problems received drugs depending on
the gravity of their illness.
In line with his educational development plan, Iliyasawa said he paid the examination fees for 43 students, who wrote the 2015/2016 West African Examination Council (WAEC) and National Examination Council (NECO) examinations.
“These
students did not only write the exams, but they were trained and
coached on the rudiments of how to answer questions set by WAEC and
NECO.
“I am proud to state that all the candidates were successful.
“All
of them got the requisite qualifications for university education, that
is five credits and above, including Mathematics and English Language,” he said.
According
to him, he had recently distributed 10 cars of different brands, apart
from the disbursement of N2.8 million to 140 people to encourage them
become self-reliant.
Iliyasawa appealed
to those that had not benefitted to be patient, saying it could be their
turn in the next empowerment programme.
He
appealed to his constituents to rally round the present administration
at all levels to pave way for more democratic dividends in the area.
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