Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations, Aliyu Muhtar Betara, has expressed gratitude to his constituents of Biu/Bayo/Kwaya Kusa/Shani Federal Constituency of Borno state, for reflecting him.
The lawmaker, who ran on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) polled 71,427 votes to win Saturday’s election for the House of Representatives, defeating his closest rival of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mohammed Ibrahim Biu, who scored 15,514 votes.
Betara expressed gratitude to his constituents for their unwavering support and encouragement through the years and the fact that they have demonstrated once their commitment to the social contract that has existed between them for over a decade.
“I want to particularly express my heartfelt gratitude to almighty Allah for making this day possible. This is a journey that commenced some months ago when they pulled together their hard-earned money to get the nomination forms for me and today they have marched that commitment with further action by voting overwhelmingly for me to emerge once again.
“As you can see, there’s no excuse or reason to let my people down when I return back to Abuja, because today they kept their promise of returning me and it’s turn to fulfill my own end of the social contract we have entered into.
“I will continue to do my best to represent their interest and put them first in my legislative decisions and activities in the next four years insha Allah.
“I also want to thank the leadership of our great party the APC for the continuous support and encouragement over the years. I pray for total victory both in the presidential and governorship elections so that together we can provide the quality leadership that Nigerian deserve”, he said.
His victory at the polls has offered him a record 5th unbroken term to the House of Representatives.
Borno Rep member hails constituents on re-election
