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My aspiration is informed by the need to
serve the people – Hon. Musa Aggah
By Dickson Gupiya
October 24, 2018
Hon.
Musa Aggah, House of Assembly candidate Rukuba/Irigwe state constituency under the
platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that his aspiration was
informed by the need to serve the people adding that if given the mandate, he
would sponsor bills that are people oriented and masses driven with the aim of
bringing dividends of democracy to the people.
Hon.
Aggah said this in an exclusive chat with African
Drum recently in his country home, Kwall in Bassa LGA. In the words of
Aggah, “the idea to contest came to me immediately after the 2015 general
elections. I saw the need to represent the good people of my constituency
reason being that, I want to serve humanity. I want to serve the people. I want
to change the face of politics as far as my constituency is concerned.
“That
is why my campaign slogan is tagged “for the Masses” I intend to sponsor bills
that are people oriented. I intend to sponsor bills tat are masses driven with
the aim of bringing dividends of democracy to the people.”
As
to whether he was not discouraged by the current political development in the
state more so, regarding the recently conducted Local Government elections in which
it was widely said that the out come did not represent the wishes of the
people, he said what actually happened was unfortunate noting that democracy
was under threat in the sense that the popular will of the people was truncated.
“But
as we all know, the local government system is largely being influenced by the
chief executive of the states who also control the state electoral umpires.
However, the next election would not be conducted by PLASIEC but by INEC;
consequently, I must tell you that I am very confident. I have confidence in
INEC because I believe it will follow due process and I am also optimistic that
in 2019, I will match victorious. “Reasons are there. I have been tested before
and found worthy. In the recently concluded party primaries, out of the 91
accredited delegates that went for the election, I got a total of 76 votes
while the other two contestants share just about the remaining 15 votes.
“So,
the people spoke in my favour and I believe they will speak again in my favour
in 2019 more so that this constituency is predominantly PDP and my emergence as
its candidate for the House of Assembly has further made the party to wax
stronger. So, there is no cause for alarm because my moral is not dampened by
anything”. He said.
On the
persistent skirmishes between the Rukuba and the Irigwe over boundary issue and
his plans towards peaceful co-existence between the two tribes, Aggah said that
he has been an advocate of peace and it has been his nature throughout his life
because he has been preaching peace wherever he finds himself.
According
to him, God did not make a mistake to have created and placed both
nationalities in the same geographical space. “I will make peaceful
co-existence one of my cardinal objectives. I will be instrumental in fostering
peace among the two ethnic groups.
“There
are also programmes I intend to initiate to promote peaceful co-existence. I
believe in consultation and I will vigorously engage in consultations with the
constituents because, you cannot represent the people well without consulting
them on issues.”
He
urged the people of the constituency to remain resolute, focused, optimistic
and peaceful because according to him, no meaningful development can take place
in an atmosphere of rancor stressing that when given the mandate, the
constituency would witness monumental development.
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