By Abba – Eku Onyekachi
Each of the 109 Senators in the National Assembly has donated N1 million each from their December salaries, amounting to N109m, to the victims of drone bombing mishap in Tudun Biri, Igabi Local Government Area of the Kaduna State
Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, announced this at the Kaduna Government House when he led a high-powered delegation of the Senate to the state on Sunday.
According to a statement from his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Ismail Mudashir, the senators were received by the state governor, Uba Sani, who thanked them for their donation.
The Senate delegation comprised the Senate Leader, Senator Michael Opeyemi Bamidele; the Chief Whip, Senator Ali Ndume; Minority Leader, Senator Abba Moro; Deputy Minority Leader, Senator Kamorudeen Olarere; Senator Abdulhamid Malam-Madori; Senator Aliyu Ikra Bilbis; Senator Ibrahim Bomoi; Senator Ibrahim Lamido; Senator Abdulaziz Yar’Adua; Senator Victor Umeh; Senator Muntari Dandutse; Senator Lawal Usman; and Senator Emmanuel Udende
The delegation was also at the Barau Dikko Hospital to visit and sympathise with survivors of the deadly incident.
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