Ugbabe Adagboyi: Off Key Note From Benue South Senatorial District

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I get the impression that the elite in Benue state and especially in zone C are more united for selfish purpose than for our general interest. I get the impression that the youth has major challenges in uniting for our general interest than for selfish purpose. In the end either way has a challenge. This has made a case for the infrastructural deficit in the zone.

These challenges, I wish it were not such a bother to complain but envy, low self esteem, pride, avarice, gluttony, lack of respect for institutions, and finally influence – for the manna that would fall from the elite’ tables on the one hand and for the relevance of the youths as thugs on the other hand have lead us thus far. Only a few had toiled in the manner that has moved everyone forward against all odds. Perhaps many others have not had the opportunity to contribute their quotas.

OFF KEY NOTE: At least no group of persons have claimed that they made the railway network to pass through Otukpo town yet. And no group of persons too have claimed the glory of Otukpo rice mill – the once upon a time acclaimed largest rice mill in West Africa. Yet these were the only infrastructures that employed the bulk of my people then and made Otukpo great. (I have not seen the history books yet, and my teacher didn’t mention it to me in school, at least I was a student of history in SS1). Do Idoma have history books that should be taught in Junior secondary schools? Obviously it is a question for another day.

However, if no one reminds us, we all know some persons were the reason we enjoy some of the major federal government infrastructures and even personal facilities (see for instance, the defunct NITEL, the two UNITY SCHOOLS, NOUN, OWETO BRIDGE – that may have taken too long to complete, the GOLF COURSE – that hosted the world renowned golf player, Tiger Woods, and a COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP Scheme – although many are yet to benefit from the scheme, it is adjudged higher in value than what the Benue state government was paying.

I made this deliberate effort to make this obvious for a simple reason. We must know that the expiration date on water bottles is for the bottle and not the water. The office may go but even the person should be commended no matter what.

In our quest to support our candidates, we must be appreciative, not be economical with the truth, avoid hate speeches and slanderous comments as this won’t make voters love our candidate more than the issues on ground. These people are politicians for Christ sake! (if you are in doubt ask the defunct Jonathan Campaign Organisation).

On another note, I woke up this morning with a wonderful proverb from Ethiopia, “if you break your cow’s horn others will poke it’s eyes.” The first thing that came to my mind was that infamous rhetoric: “the Tiv people don’t want me there…” Even as I am sceptical about the statement (not ignoring the obvious, that the official language in most public offices around the state capital has being Tiv) and if it the comment was actually made by whom it was ascribed to, I won’t find it difficult to believe it proves nothing. That the Tiv man hates us that we are privileged to be what we are/were shouldn’t make us believe that they are out to make things worse for us – only if they have a voting right in our zone and we must wait for the electoral act to be amended. We should be careful not to drag the name of the man in Wannune into our local politics as he is more focused on delivering more dividends to his constituents especially now that every one is demanding that performance should be key to election/re-election.

On this note, I urge the various campaign teams must showcase realistic achievements of their candidate to the electorates, they must shy away from the rhetoric of promises and sentiments (that has failed several times in recent time as people are better aware of developmental issues now than ever). There is, if not many achievements tagging these candidates in and outside Nigeria. Research them, tell the electorates about them, publish them, and finally tell them how your candidate intend to improve on them and let them decide with their PVC.

We must avoid politics of bigotry, sectionalism and hate at all cost. The growth and development of Idoma nation must come first as the various political parties campaign their way to victory.

Ugbabe Adagboyi Damian is a student of Atlas Leadership Academy. He is also an alumni of Imani Centre for Policy and Education, Ghana. You can connect with him via twitter @UgbabeD

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