Member representing Demsa constituency at the Adamawa State House of Assembly, Hon. Kate Raymond Mamuno, has raised an alarm over snake bite which so far claimed 14 lives in her constituency.
Hon. Kate Mamuno lamented that so far 14 people have been confirmed dead in the last 2 weeks as a result of snake bite at Mbula, Borrong and Gwamba communities in her constituency.
The female legislator raised the alarm at the floor of the State House of Assembly during Tuesday plenary session presided by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Aminu Iya Abbas.
It is against this backdrop that the Honourable House urged the State Government and Demsa Local Government Council to as a matter of urgency supply anti snake bite to the inhabitants of the affected areas.
In the same vein, the Hallowed Chamber appealed to the National and State Emergency Management Agencies to provide relief materials to the victims of fire disaster at Dilli ward, in Demsa LGA.
Earlier, while moving a motion on matters of public interest, the Honourable Member briefed her colleagues on the frequent snake bite that continue to claim the lives of her electorate and urged the house to support her in impressing on the executive arm to intervene so as to bring relief to her people.
She also intimated the House on the recent fire outbreak that wrecked havoc at Dilli ward in Demsa, and prayed the House to mandate Emergency Management Agencies to come to the aid of her people so as to ameliorate their suffering.
Several legislators who contributed on the motion commended the lawmaker and urged the authorities concern to intervene to cushion the effect of hardship being faced by the people.
Thereafter, the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Aminu Iya Abbas who presided over the sitting directed the clerk of the house to communicate the resolutions of the House to the executive arm for necessary action.
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