Emmanuel Awari-Jalingo
Worried by the deplorable state of Gashaka Gumti National Park, the Member representing Gashaka Constituency at the Taraba state House of Assembly, Hon. Balutu Mohammed, has promised to move a motion at the Taraba House of Assembly to enable the state government address the deplorable state of the Gashaka Gumti National Park.
She said that the park, reputed to be the largest and most diverse in the country has suffered neglect leading to a loss of wildlife resources.
She identified lack of good roads, electricity, water among others as the challenges being faced by the host communities of the park.
She promised to get the Taraba state government to partner with the Africa Nature Investors (ANI), an NGO towards meeting those challenges.
On partnership with ANI, Balutu said,
“When i came on board, i wrote a letter to them requesting for a visit so that i will know their programs and see how i can come in as a member of that community.
“I need to go on tour to know what they are doing to help the communities and then i will come back to the House and move a motion for the state government to intervene for the benefit of our community.
“There are poor roads and in terms of employment, they have to consider our community first. We need basic amenities. You can see the deplorable nature of roads – she said.
“We need roads, electricity, water amongst others in our community – she added.