WE ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING GOOD GOVERNANCE -
ADP ASPIRANTS
By Dickson Guypiya
Friday, 13th
October, 2017
Chairmanship aspirants in the forthcoming local government
elections in Plateau State under the platform of the Action Democratic Party
(ADP) have expressed their desire to provide good governance so as to uplift
the standard of living of the people. The aspirants made this submission today
after picking their forms at the state party secretariat at No. 7 Dogon Karfe
Jos which has witnessed beehive of activities of recent.
According to our reporter, six chairmanship
aspirants picked their forms while more than 18 councillorship aspirants picked
theirs today alone. Those who picked the Chairmanship form are: Benjamin Y. Pakbong
for Mikang, Daniel Kura for Langtang North, Haladu Shanawi for Wase; Rev. M.D.
Adams for Bokkos and Godwin Audu for Langtang South. Those who picked the form
for councillorship are from various wards in Mangu, Langtang North, Langtang
South, Bokkos, Kanke and Shendam LGAs.
Some of the Chairmanship aspirants spoke to African Drum on their plans for the people at the grass-root if given the
mandate. According to Benjamin Pakbong, skills acquisition and girl child
education would be his topmost priorities. “I want to make positive change in
the lives of youth and women. I also want to make skills acquisition and girl
child education a topmost priority. Unlike what is obtainable today where the
so called skills acquisition programme is run for 3 months our administration
would be realistic and the programme will run in not less than 12 months so
that beneficiaries will be properly trained. The girl child will also be
properly engaged to avoid being idle which promotes anti-social activities.” He
said. He added that farmers will be given the necessary incentives without
discrimination to boost agriculture, while the primary health care programmes
would be reviewed to conform with its original mandate of providing adequate
health care at the grassroots.
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| Thomas Dung Choji Tudun Ward Ward (Jos North), Peter Hosea Gidgid Ward (Kanan) and Augustine Gyang Giring Ward (Jos South) with ADP State Treasurer after picking their counsellorship form |
On his part, Daniel Kura, the chairmanship
aspirant for Langtang North said the desire to provide true dividends of
democracy is his motivation for the race. He said if given the mandate,
children and pregnant women will receive free medical services except where
there are complications and that he would establish special clinic for that
purpose. Kura added that children from 0 – 5 years will also receive free
medical services. In the area of agriculture, he said farmers will have the opportunity
of receiving free highly improved seedlings to boost agriculture in the
locality. To this end, the aspirant promised to give 10,000 seedlings and
nursery each of palm trees, paw paw, cassava and Banana among others. He said
the local government headquarters itself will go into fish farming and that
fishing ponds will be created so as to engage the Agric. Department instead of
being redundant.
The state Chairman of the ADP, Chief Amb. Nanyah Andrew Daman JP said that the party will fill in Chairmanship candidates for the 17 local governments and councillorship candidates in all the 207 wards in the state.
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| The four councillorship Aspirants from Kanke after picking their forms |
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