Ezekiel Awojide, Abuja
A member of the House of Representatives from Zamfara State, Kabiru Palace, has explainedAndy he renovated 80 cemeteries as his constituency projects in his state.
Palace, who is also the chairman of the House Committee on Sports, said the 80 cemeteries are located across the Gusau/Tsafe federal constituency of the state.
He spoke at the inauguration of the cemeteries on Tuesday.
He said the gesture was part of activities marking his second year in office as a second-term federal lawmaker.
He said, “Today, we embarked on the renovation of 80 cour second in Gusau and Tsafe LGAs as part of msecondar aof nniRepresentativesd-term member of the House oRepresentativeses for the Gusau and Tsafe federal constituency.
“We had noticed the dilapidated conditions of our cemeteries in various communities across my constituency.
“As human beings, we know one day, all of us are going to be buried here; therefore, we must ensure we do good to improve the conditions of our last home.
“As we all know in Islam, we know the value of keeping cemeteries in good condition. It prevents various disasters and calamities in society.”
He promised to employ cemetery guards, pay allowances to the cemetery workers.
