In one of the many admonishments of Pope Francis 1, (Leader of over 1.3 billion people on Earth) he asserted that ‘Good leaders must smell their sheep’. By implication, a leader must learn to assimilate through thick and thin, blend and work towards bettering the welfare of the people. To lead the people, Walk behind them. Nothing more!
Great leaders of the world have gone far beyond politics of religion, ethnicity, hegemony, sectionalism, cynicism and all forms of injustices to embrace critical elements of good governance that upholds human dignity.
Here in our case too, for us to make any reasonable progress, we must be seen to be tolerating each other devoid of injustices especially that Nigeria is open to diverse religions.
No religion permits injustice in politics. Unjust practice in politics include all kinds of political discrimination, unequal representation and unjust elections administration.
For us in Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam federal House of Representation, we must be very careful not to fall prey of bad external beliefs of hypocricy. We must continue to exhibit high Sense of dexterity, tolerance and unity of purpose or we perish as indolents. I am aware of few individuals who were asked to sweep proverbial ‘Holy places during general elections but refused only later to be found sweeping market grounds’. Our hope is that before the end of the present four- year tenure, they will have every cause to return to teamwork of purposeful leadership under the mantra IN GOD WE TRUST!
The perpetual emergence of Rt Hon Yakubu Dogara of Dass/Tafawa Balewa/Bogoro FHR should continue to be our visible example. Rt Hon. Dogara, a Christian in a Muslim infested environment {65%} has continued to excel because’ He do “Smell his sheep” by his styling qualities of leadership.
Let’s make a prophetic declaration, that as Rt Hon Yusuf Adamu Gagdi have done exceedingly well by ‘ smelling the sheep’ of PKK, May he be honoured with the grace and strength to continue to impact positively in the lives of his contituents YEARS without end!
On recent disbursement of agricultural empowerment inputs, Rt Hon Yusuf Adamu Gagdi did not only deliver what the federal government bought to the constituency as intervention packages, but went further tthrough benevolence to add on each of the items. Fifty percent {50%} of each of the item funding, came from his personal pockets. For instance, only 21 fertilizer was provided to PKK but he added 30 to make it 50 for sufficient delivery. The same applicable to water pump generators and accessories, grammazole, insecticides, fumigants, and another is a touching Cash incentives.
We look forward to seeing yet another target of 2,000 youth empowerment program packages come June, 2020 and is all within the span of one year!
For the evil critics who claimed GAGDI receives financial aids from Dubai, Saudi Arabia, chaina, kaduna etc. If I may ask;
~Where is Rt Hon Yakubu Dogara, Hon Beni Lar, Hon Maje etc receiving their Aids and have been performing wonders?
Leadership is in the blood and should be treated as such and also be left in the hands ✋ of those who are naturally born ‘Philosopher Kings’
There is no better way to think about good representation other than through deliverables, which are precisely the one demanded by citizens, like security, health, education,water, the enforcement of contracts, protection to property, protection to environment and their ability to get employment opportunities and get paid fair wages.
Electorates only demands public services in an efficient manner, higher participation, given to certain groups in the population like the poor and the minorities.
IN GOD WE TRUST!
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