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Plateau Northern zone is desirous of
rotating the Senatorial seat among different ethnic nationalities- Hon Lumumba
By Lovins Yakubu
September 26, 2018
Hon.
Lumumba Dah Adeh a Northern zone Senatorial aspirant under the platform of the
All Progressive Congress, APC inaugurated his campaign directorate and
coordinators across the six local governments that make up the zone on Tuesday
with a charge to members to put-in their best to ensure victory at the primary
and secondary elections.
He
said that members of the team should consider their engagement as partners who
had stakes in the project stressing that their appointments could be likened to
share certificates and evidence of their contribution to the project and urged
them to be highly committed to ensure success so they can all benefit from its
outcome.
Responding,
Director-General of the campaign organisation, Hon. Simon Madaki acknowledged
that the job was not an easy one taking into cojnizance the nature of the zone
adding for this reason. It was imperative for members of the organization to
not only put-in their best but to make sacrifices in order to succeed.
There
were goodwill messages from Hon. Chindo Gona Bassa Local Government
chairmanship candidate under the platform of the APC and Hon. Geoffery Teme,
APC House of Assembly aspirant, Rukuba/ Irigwe constituency.
Others
were, John Gyang from Riyom who spoke on behalf of the youth, Larai Monday
Bassa who spoke on behalf of Women and Rabiu Ahmed balarabe, Jos North who
spoke on behalf of elders.
Speaking
to journalists immediately after the inauguration, Adeh said though the people
of Plateau state do not have a written agreement regarding zoning, he however said
that there were conventions and understanding stressing that such understanding for exanple has
made it known to everybody that after Lalong 8 years, the next Governor will come
from Central Zone. “In similar vein were trying to entrench such an
understanding within the zone in a manner that the position of the Senate would
be shared among the different ethnic nationalities within the zone”. He said.
On the
complexity of the zone taking into account its ethnic and religious plurality
which has always been an albatross to electoral process and how he intends to
overcome it, the aspirant said that It was a matter of awareness. “Let us
understand that there is a need for fairness taking into account the interests
of different nationalities within the zone. It’s not a matter of struggle, it’s
not a matter of fight its just to prevail on the conscience of the people by
conscientizing them well enough to know that everybody demands a sense of belonging.
That’s on the part of sentimental consideration. But beyond that, we should be
desirous of qualitative representation. We have to look at the quality of
people presenting themselves to represent us. What they can bring to the table
to the benefit of the constituents”. Said Adeh
He appealed
to delegates to give him their votes during party primary election which is few
days away because he stands out among other contenders as a result of his vast
experience in both the legislative and executive matters.
“Hon.
Lumumba Dah Adeh stands out because of the vast experience I have in legislative
matters having been a member of the House of Representatives. I was also a Special
Assistant to the President on National Assembly matters. My experience goes
beyond the legislative as it crosses to the executive and I understand the
workings of Government and I also have the network in a manner that it will
benefit the people of Plateau North Senatorial District. Moreover, I standout
in ranking among my co-contenders and if I go to the senate, I will be a
ranking senator.
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