From Okwe Obi, Abuja
The people of Kauru Namoda/Birnin Magaji Federal Constituency, Zamfara State, have petitioned the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, over plans to recall their lawmaker, Aminu Sani Jaji, for poor performance.
This was contained in a letter dated May 20, received and acknowledged by the office of the speaker on May 22, and signed by Chairman and Secretary, Kaura Namoda/Birnin Magaji Federal Constituency Coalition for Sustainable Democracy, Bello Mahmud Birnin Magaji and Mustapha Ibrahim.
The petition was entitled: ‘Notice of Commencement of Recall of Hon Aminu Sani Jaji, Member Representing Kaura Namoda/ Birnin Magaji Federal Constituency of Zamfara State in House of Representation on Account of Poor Representation.’
The letter read: “Please take notice that the Kaura Namoda/Birnin Magaji Federal Constituency Coalition for Sustainable Democracy has informed the Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of its resolve to recall Hon. Aminu Sani Jaji representing Kaura Namoda/Birnin Magaji Federal Constituency of Zamfara State from the House of Representatives due to poor representation and negligence of the constituency.
“Hon. Jaji has proven that he could not effectively represent the good people of Kaura Namoda/Birnin Magaji Federal Constituency.
“It is as if we do not have any member in the House of Representatives as he has not visited his constituency and could hardly be reached in spite of the reign of terror occasioned by persistent bandits’ attacks and siege in the area in which numerous people have been killed, kidnapped, displaced, property destroyed, cattle rustled, farmlands deserted that caused the worst humanitarian crisis in Nigeria as our people are impoverished and displaced in their own land.
“Numerous complaints have been made against him on daily basis by aggrieved and neglected members of the constituency as he abandoned them to their fate.
“All efforts to call him to order and the urgent need to interface with his constituents failed as he reclined in his Abuja comfort zone oblivion of the sufferings of the people who need effective representation, someone to highlight their plights and attract State and Federal solutions that will ameliorate their problems.
“Hon. Jaji’s political party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) at Ward, Local Government and State levels equally intervened to no avail.
“As a political party that abhors inept leadership, the Ward, Local Government and State Chapters of the party suspended him accordingly which was widely reported in the national media and social media.
“In view of Hon. Aminu Jaji’s very poor representation, we the good people of Kaura Namoda/Birnin Magaji Federal Constituency have resolved and strongly determined to recall him from the House of Representatives immediately to avoid further squander and fritter away of our mandate to him. We miscalculated in our choice of Hon. Jaji.”