I was not attacked by my constituents — Kurfi

A member of the House of Representatives from Katsina State, Danlami Mohammed Kurfi, has denied media reports that he was attacked at his constituency.

The lawmaker, who is the Deputy Chairman of the House Committee on Petroleum Resources (downstream), said there was no time anybody made an attempt to attack him during his visit to his Dutsin-ma/Kurfi Federal Constituency at the weekend.

A statement by the lawmaker’s media aide, Abdullahi Isa, said, “The truth is that he was never attacked in his constituency. This never happened and will never happen. He is a politician loved by many because of his people-oriented representation, and he consistently enjoys cordial relationship with his constituents, this is a relationship he has sustained for more than two years since his inception to the National Assembly.”

He said the venue of the event attended by the lawmaker was “very rowdy with many people displaying posters of their favourite aspirants for 2019 for different elective positions.

“It is true that he was in Kurfi and other parts of his constituency recently but he wasn’t attacked by anybody. Nobody attacked him. His constituents are peace loving people.

“Hon. Danlami Mohammed Kurfi would neither be distracted nor succumb to the antics of political detractors. He is committed to proactive representation of his people and will work to uplift them by pursuing development programmes in the interest of the constituency and nation at large,” Isa said.