House Of Reps Member, Kabiru Mai Renovates Several Cemeteries As ‘Constituency Projects’ In Zamfara

Kabiru Mai Palace, a member of the House of Representatives and Chairman of the House Committee on Sports, has carried out the renovation of several cemeteries across the Gusau/Tsafe Federal Constituency in Zamfara State.

Speaking during the inauguration of the project on Tuesday, the lawmaker said the initiative was part of events marking his second anniversary in office as a second-term federal legislator.

He highlighted the spiritual and cultural importance of preserving burial grounds, noting that cemeteries serve as the final resting place for all.

The lawmaker was quoted by newsmen saying: “Today, we embarked on the renovation of 80 cemeteries in Gusau and Tsafe LGAs as part of my second-year anniversary as a second-term member of the House of representatives 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.”

In addition to the renovations, Mai Palace pledged to employ cemetery guards, pay allowances to the cemetery workers, and provide necessary working tools for them.

The lawmaker lawmaker also distributed tricycles and motorcycles to empower his constituents.

Meanwhile, in May, a federal lawmaker revealed the staggering amounts of public funds Nigerian lawmakers now receive for so-called "constituency projects.”

The lawmaker revealed that significantly more funds have been allocated to so-called ‘constituency projects’ — often used to pad budgets — since President Bola Tinubu’s administration removed the fuel subsidy

He claimed that no Senator in the country currently gets less than N2billion, while House of Representatives members now pocket a minimum of N1billion each.

His statement has ignited fresh outrage over the deepening culture of corruption, impunity, and opaque spending in Nigeria’s legislative arm.

SaharaReporters had previously documented how constituency projects had become one of the most abused avenues for looting public funds, with contracts often awarded to cronies, inflated, or left uncompleted.

Projects are sometimes either ghost initiatives or shoddily executed without any tangible impact.

Despite receiving trillions of naira since the return of democracy in 1999 for such projects, many communities across Nigeria remain in dire poverty, lacking basic infrastructure such as water, schools, and health centres. 

While ordinary Nigerians continue to struggle with the soaring cost of living, crippling inflation, and poor service delivery, lawmakers are enjoying fat allocations with zero transparency.