By, Nick Dugba

The Taraba state House of Assembly has
consented to the creation of Ngaga Development
Area in Taraba state and also intends to work
towards the creation of a similar one in the
northern senatorial zone of the state to ensure
fairness and equity in the spread of development.
This is sequel to a Bill sent to the House by the Executive Governor, Darius Dickson Ishaku,
Monday, seeking the creation of Ngaga Development Area from Kurmi LGA, considering the backwardness of the people, whom the letter described as living in the ‘Medieval Age.’

The Bill titled, The Ngaga Development Area
Creation Bill 2016, passed through second reading
and subjected to a debate.

Leading the debate, the Majority Leader of the
House, Joseph Albasu Kunini, described the
condition the people of the area are in as primitive
and that if something was not done quickly, they
could be disconnected to the rest of the world. He
added that the government would not allow the
people, who are taxpayers, to wallow in that state
of affairs.

Contributing, Mark Useni, PDP, Take 2, stated that
the impact of a development area in ensuring
peace in the state could not be underestimated,
citing the creation of Yangon Development Area as
an example.
Two members, Tanko Maikarfi, PDP, Gassol 1 and
Charles Maijankai, PDP, Karim 1, supported the Bill
and called for government to look at the possibility
of doing same in other parts of the state, and
especially, Maijankai called for the creation of
Ndela Development Area in Karim LGA in order to
check the security threat posed by neighbouring
communities.

The session which was presided over by Speaker,
Abel Peter Diah, promised to take the plea of the
members to the Governor for the consideration of
the northern senatorial zone in the creation of a
development area to ensure fairness as well as
declare a state of emergency in areas that are
disadvantaged regarding infrastructure.
The House had, therefore, by a unanimous
decision consented on the Bill and asked the Clerk
to communicate the governor on the new
development.

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