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06/06/2025

PROF. LAMLE'S HOCUS POCUS AGAINST THE APC IN PLATEAU (By Shabul Mazadu)

I read a piece from Professor Elias Nankap Lamle, titled "NGERIA’S SHAMELESS POLITICAL CLASS AND THE TRAGEDY OF GERRYMANDERING IN PLATEAU STATE."
At first I doubted that such write-up could come from a luminary scholar, but on investigation on his page I got convinced that indeed it was his.

The write-up is nothing but mumbo jumbo or rather hocus pocus against the opposition party on the Plateau.
He presented three major points which were: the opposition did not secure their victories at the polls, but in dubious (sic) courts' judgments; they should be shameless and keep mute without challenging governor Caleb Mutfwang.

These submissions are very funny and childish because every sound politician is supposed to know that election victories terminate in courts and not the polling stations.
The Electoral Act and the Constitution of the Federal Republic have enshrined in some sections that foul play and breaches of electoral laws can deny elections victors their victories in court. Hence, every prudent election candidate would not give a cudgel for the opponent to retrieve their victory in court.

If the PDP was in the shoes of the APC, it would have done same by going to court to seek redress, and if given the victory, it will celebrate as it did over the Supreme Court's judgment which retrieved the APC's entire election victory in Zamfara state in 2019 and gave to the PDP.
Plateau PDP went to court in 2015 and challenged Lalong's victory. It went to court in 2019 and challenged Lalong's victory too.

The PDP lost Zamfara State, but secured victory at the courts using the APC's internal squabbles, just as it happened to it in Plateau. Plateau PDP jubilated and congratulated its counterpart in Zamfara, but now that it happened to it, it cries like a child.

Hon. Edward Pwajok SAN, warned the electorates not to vote for the PDP in 2023 general elections saying they will lose in court, but they were defiant, and it came to pass. This was two days before the 2023 elections.
The PDP lost all its cases in Courts challenging the embargo placed on it in participating in the 2018 local government elections by the court on the basis of its internal squabbles that violated its constitution and the Electoral Act, but its recalcitrance and defiance in strictly adhering to Dara said led to their colossal haemorrhage and still birth.
If there is anybody Lamle should blame is the PDP being its own albatross because it had the opportunity to avert the tsunami but did not. Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe said, 'Coming events must first cast their shadow, and only fools will fail to decipher the handwriting on the wall of destiny." The PDP saw the handwriting but went ahead to be punched with paralyzing effects.
The Scripture says, "A wise man foresees evil, and hide, but the simple goes on and his punished" Proverbs 22:3.

If there is anyone that is shameless is the PDP, because it forged letters on the eve of the governorship election lying against then Labour Party National Chairman, Julius Abure calling on party faithful to vote for the PDP, and on the LP gubernatorial candidate, Patrick Dakum saying he stepped down for Mutfwang. If the PDP was popular as Lamle said, will it go into fraudulent practice to win election? If it forged letters to win, what other frauds did it do in 2023 elections and got its victory? Remember, the current PDP in 2007 came to power through coup de tat, by illegally impeaching Joshua Dariye from governorship. And now they clamped down on LP with forgeries of letters and won the election. Lamle should cover himself in shame.

What makes the courts' judgment dubious that gave APC victory? And how is it dubious? So long as no competent law court found the judges of the High and Appellate Courts guilty, save the social media quackery law courts unrecognised by the Constitution, and judged by burning sentimentalists through hallucination and somnambulism triggered by chauvinism of preposterous political fanaticism, the victory of the APC is sacrosanct and vindicated by the Electoral Act and Constitution of the Federal Republic.

Opposition to government is politically and legally accepted everywhere in Democratic climes. Without constructive opposition, there will be no good governance. Why should Mutfwang not be opposed? Didn't the PDP oppose the APC?

I expect Lamle to have brought out achievements of Mutfwang and compare with his predecessor and prove to us the edge he has over him.

Let me educate him; there were no crises or attacks in the first two years of Lalong in Plateau, but is it so with Mutfwang?
Lalong introduced reconciliation committee headed by Chief John Gobak to end clashes between settlers and host communities and also introduced Peace Building Agency. These are within his two years in office. What was Mutfwang's scorecard on Peace? What did he specifically do to enhance peace? Didn't he visit then Chief of Army Staff Taoheed Lagbaja, and was told to come and unite the people? Lalong didn't go anywhere before he set up the peace reconciliation committee, but Mutfwang had to go to Abuja to be tutored.
When the security policies were overwhelmed, Lalong lobbied for Air Force Base in Kerang, he set up Peace Tower at Dutse Uku and Interfaith Council. He also enacted Anti-Land Grabbing and Anti-Kidnapping Laws. Did Mutfwang set up any law or institution to stem attacks? If yes, tell us. Has he recorded any success on security by having peace for a complete year? If yes, when?

Lalong completed the highway from Mararaban Jama'a to Secretariat Junction with the flyover in less than two years and President Muhammadu Buhari came to commission it in 2017. The same Lalong in two years resuscitated the comatose Plateau State University Bokkos closed down for Eight years by the Education Haram led PDP administration. Lalong reconstructed the Miango road starting from Miango Junction to beyond Rafiki with roundabout at State Low cost and spur to Rukuba Barracks road. He reconstructed the Domkat Bali to Hill station road with spur to Old Airport Junction. He completed Mangu-Gindiri road to boundary with Bauchi all in two years. These are just but a few. Which Mutfwang's project surpassed them?
What major infrastructure did Mutfwang commission in his two years?
The payment of salaries Lamle talked about, has he forgotten that Lalong was called Governor Alert?
Civil servants gave him the name as a sign of recognition for taking their welfare seriously. How did they recognize Mutfwang? What name did they give him? Lamle should tell us.

06/06/2025

PRESS RELEASE
PROF. PATRICK DAKUM SALUTES MUSLIM UMMAH ON EID-EL KABIR
Professor Patrick Sunday Dakum, Epidemiology and Public Health Professor, School of Medicine Maryland University Baltimore USA, and former Labour Party governorship candidate in the 2023 general elections, has congratulated all Muslim Ummah on the occasion of Eid-el Kabir celebration, wishing them a peaceful, exquisite and successful celebration.

Dakum beseech them to imbibe the lesson of the occasion which hinges on sacrifice as exemplified by Prophet Abraham who was ready to sacrifice his son in obedience to God despite being in dire need of a hire; adding that sacrifice is a very hard thing to do because it goes with a painful cost, but full of divine blessings.

The former Commissioner of Information and Health, called on the Ummah to use the occasion to offer prayers for the peace unity and progress of the country, and to extend the hands of friendship to the poor amd needy in society by ameliorating their hardships with necessities of life so that they can feel the impact of the period.

He called on other faiths to imbibe the life of sacrifice which is the nucleus of peace, unity, love, progress and prosperity, saying without it there is no how Nigeria can improve and attain greatness, virile and viability of nationhood; saying without sacrifices in security and economic sectors we will perpetually retrogress until we degerate into a banana Republic.

Dakum prayed for the bestowment of Eid-Kabir blessings on all Ummah Muslim Ummah.
Signed:
Shabul Mazadu
Professor Patrick Dakum's Media Consultant
June 6, 2025

06/06/2025

DAMINA'S FALSE TEACHING ON RAPTURE, REIGN OF THE BEAST, GREAT TRIBULATION & END OF THE WORLD (By Shabul Mazadu)
I watched a disturbing video clip sermon by Pastor Abel Damina of the Ministry International, where he said the world will end as soon as rapture takes place, saying there is nothing like reign of the Beast, the Great Tribulation, the Millennial reign of Christ and the Great White Throne Judgment which the Scripture is very clear about.

Rapture which is spelt out in the scripture as sudden caught up of the believers to meet with Christ in the air and return with him to heaven (1Thessalonians 4:14-17) or the resurrection and translation of the just to meet Christ in the air to be with him, is not the end of the world; but a period set to remove the Children of God from the world so as to punish the sinners as explained by Jesus Christ in Matthew 24:36-42.

Christ said it shall be like the days of Noah where God put the prophet and his family in an ark and wiped away the whole earth with water and like the period of Lot in S***m and Gomorrah where the prophet and his family under the instruction of God fled the cities before their destruction.
Christ said two shall be in the field, and one shall be taken and the other left. And two shall be grinding, one shall be taken and the other left. If rapture means the end of the world, why should some be taken and others left instead of the world to be melted as Apostle Peter said and all to appear before the White Throne Judgment Seat of God?
Prophet Isaiah foretold of the rapture saying, "...and merciful men (people) are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come" Isaiah 27:1b.

Which evil is coming? The great tribulation of course.
The Rapture also marks the end of the Gospel dispensation to us the gentiles, and ushers for the Jews.
For now, the Jews, are enemies of the Gospel of Christ. They practice Judaism. They don't believe in Christ. But after the Rapture, two Prophets will be sent to them, while the gentiles will be left to buy their salvation with their blood under the reign of the Beast. Read Romans 11: 25-29.

THE BEAST
The beast is the Anti-Christ that the Scripture says will be revealed at his time, and with lying wonders deceive the world to believe that he is the Promised Messiah who was to come.
He will come through false peace; meaning he will come at the period the world is engulfed in total chaos Daniel 8:25.
When he comes, he will cause craft and graft to prosper that's why he is called the lawless one. He will be given the power to command fire to come down from heaven, kill believers in Christ, perform magic and force people to worship him or die. He will ban all the current religions of the world, and whoever will not worship him or take his mark, will be killed. 2Thessalonians 2:1-11, Daniel 8:23-25, Revelation 13:11-18.

This is the same man that will gather the whole to fight Israel and ravage it until Christ comes to their rescue. Zechariah 14:1-9, Matthew 13:14. Christ called the Beast the Abomination of Desolation.

It is Christ's second return in blazing glory and punishment on the beast that will wipe him out. Zechariah 14:3-4; 2Thessalonians 2:8; Revelation 19:11-21.

GREAT TRIBULATION
This is the period of great sufferings that will be witnessed on earth. Christ said there was never a time like it and there will never. He said, "For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor shall ever be.
"And except those days are should be shorten, there should be no flesh saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened" Matthew 24:21-22.

It is a period that Prophet Jeremiah calls it Jacob's Trouble. He said, "Alas! For that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob's trouble; but he shall be saved out of it" Jeremiah 30:7, Romans 11:26. Jacob is Israel, so it's the period of Israel's troubles, because it is the time that the Beast will gather the whole nations to fight Israel. Zechariah 14: 1- 3.
Israel will totally be destroyed and not only Israel, all those who received the mark of the beast will face severe tribulations from the angels that will pour the vials of God's wrath on earth. Some of the punishments are: noisome and grievous sores on their bodies, sea water will be turned into death man's blood, all fountain of water will be turn to blood, the heat of the sun will be intensified and scourge men like fire, thick and total darkness will shroud the earth, locust which sting like scorpions will be released to jab all those with the mark of beast etc. Revelation 16:1-21.
MILLENIAL REIGN
This is the period where after Christ has destroyed the Beast, will establish his 1000 reign on earth. The moon nor the sun will give their light, but the glory of God shall fill the earth. That's the period that Satan will be bound for one thousand years so as not to deceive the nations Revelation 20:1-9.

WHITE THRONE JUDGMENT
After the Millennial reign, Christ will return to heaven and Satan will be released to tempt the World again. And he will gather the world to fight the saints again. And that's when God will finally destroy the earth and usher in his Judgment, after which the new heaven and earth will be revealed to be inhabited by the righteous and all sinners together with Satan and his angels shall be cast into the lake of fire which burns with brimstone and sulfur and be tormented nonstop for ever Revelation 20:7-15.
Abel Damina goofed and should be careful of what he preaches to avoid misleading people. For more insight, you can contact me free of charge. Freely God gave, and freely shall be given to you.

06/06/2025

BRUTAL & CALAMITOUS NONCHALANCE TO DISASTER TACKLE (By Shabul Mazadu)
We are in a country where we delight in treating diseases than prevention; rebuilding infrastructures than averting their destruction and mourning deaths than securing lives.
Sound governance embedded in hard-work has been exchanged for power euphoria and wealth aggrandizement by our leaders who rode to power on demogoguery of religiosity, ethnicity and regionalism which is totally responsible for the crass perpetual multiplication of poverty in multiple and diverse dimensions of bad economic policies, and nonchalance towards natural and artificial disaster management. In line with this, Chinua Achebe said, "Nigeria is what it is because its leaders are not what they should be."

The country has greatly suffered the brunt of artificial and natural disasters which occured as recurring decimals in diverse forms with profuse scope and magnitude ranging from insurgencies, markets fire outbreaks to flooding of communities from down pours and dam's wreaks where so many lives were lost and goods worth trillions of naira were destroyed. Little wonder Chinua Achebe said, "The only thing we have learnt from experience is that we learnt nothing from experience."

The past experiences that are supposed to guide us into setting up preventive measures and ameliorating adversities of disasters have been relegated and replaced with prayers for God to avert any future occurrences, while billions of naira are stolen and stashed by most of those in power and their cronies.

Artificial and natural disasters which vary from place to place are inevitable so long as human beings exist on earth. In view of this, developed countries spend hugely on security, fire fighting, flooding and earthquakes management to save lives and properties and minimize severities, and safeguard future occurrences.

If Nigeria were to witness the California fire outbreak, the Japan and other countries earthquake, US tsunamis and so on, the country would have been an apocalyptic desert, because we don't have the equipment to fight the disasters and save lives when they occur.
Equipping fire fighters with cutting edge technology gadgets is never a priority as can be seen from little markets infernos destroying goods worth billions of naira, the same thing with fuel tankers' killing so many lives and destroying so many properties. The same applies to floods where thousands of lives helplessly drowned with no saviours equipped with life jackets, airboats, helicopters and so on to come for rescue.

The most disturbing is the flood that NiMet always issues warning against without pragmatism and proactiveness from the government in acquiring equipment for tackling the floods (which includes securing helicopters, life jackets and airboats), ensuring proper drainage system and preventing buildings on waterways,

In 2022 over 603 people were reportedly killed by the flood which displaced 1.4 million people, injured more than 2,400 and damaged about 82, 035.
In September 2024, the collapse of Alau Dam displaced over 419, 000 people, killed 150 and submerged 70% of the community.
In May 2025, the Mokwa flood recorded over 200 deaths, 121 fatal injuries, submerged more than 3000 houses with over 1000 persons missing.
NiMet tells us that more floods would be witnessed, but no government is talking about supplementary budgets for acquiring flood management equipment. What beclouded the mind of the governors, legislators at all levels and the presidency is 2027 general elections.

It's time emergency is seriously declared on insecurity, artificial and natural disasters or else the presidency, legislators and governors whose states are affected by these can only boast of F9 for failing to meet the Constitutional standard of good governance of securing lives and properties and the promotion and protection of citizens' welfare.

What is the rationale behind having infrastructures to be destroyed by flood or other disasters? What is the rationale behind having infrastructures while so many citizens on daily basis killed? If the population is killed, who will enjoy the infrastructures?

Government at all levels must prioritize disaster stem and management to ameliorate the burning effects brunt which is an addition to the scourging effects of stagflation where they are making life so hellish for the citizens.

04/06/2025

WHY APC HARVESTS MASSIVE DEFECTORS - SEN. PLANG
By Shabul Mazadu
While some opposition parties enmeshed in political wranglings quagmire, blamed the colossal losses of their members to the All Progressives Congress, APC, on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's espionage and infesting them with fifth columnists, the Senator representing Plateau Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator, Diket Plang, decried allegations and attributed inclusivity to governance as being the cause.

In a recent chat with THE BEACON Newspaper, Plang said the profitable and tremendous harvests of defectors from other political parties to the APC hinges on President Tinubu's style of leadership which allayed the fears of the earlier hallucinated probable dangers of Moslem-Moslem government with egalitarianism and all inclusivity in running his administration. He said, "If you look at the progression of the APC now, and the fear that people had in the Tinubu's Moslem-Moslem ticket, the outcome of the President's art of governance has proven that APC at the National level runs an inclusive government. It is the government that has space for every tribe and religion, and are well accommodated in the administration of the president of the Federal Republic, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu. APC is balanced, and it's a progressive party."

Furthermore, the Senator added that most of the defectors are national figures with the ambition of contributing to National development, whose dreams are unattainable in the opposition parties, deemed it fit to find bearing in the ruling APC to successfully play their cards and achieve their goals. Hence, they defected, saying it's a good omen.

Plang attributed wisdom in foreseeing progress and declining regression for the betterment of the nation most especially aligning with a promising government. He said, "When you have a promising government which you know will continue in power, why remaining in the opposition that you know is opposition? It's better to join the promising government."

03/06/2025

EDGE OF PRINT NEWSPAPERS OVER ONLINE (By Shabul Mazadu)
Against the dispensation prior to the advent of the social media where reading culture tops youth's priority making them bookish, the Nigerian youth today are plagued with bibliophobia, and allergies to much reading causing scholarly apathy, worst of all when it comes to reading news, they are hypnotised to believe that the entire globe is on social media (whereas in Nigeria alone 169 million are not on social media) and they don't see the need to read print newspapers.
Information, the right and authentic kind is power, and where there is no knowledge and where there is, but without ex*****on, definitely the people will perish. Chief Obafemi Awolowo, the first Premier of Western Region who first introduced free education in his region said, "An ignorant and poverty stricken people are the easiest preys to political enslavement and economic exploitation. Diseases of all kinds follow in the wake of ignorance and want." He also said, "Any people that is starved with books, especially the right type of books, will suffer intellectual malnutrition, stagnation and atrophy." Knowledge is power as stated by then United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan. He said, "Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family."
Bibliophobia and apathy for reading are slave breeders, and destiny assassins. Being current on domestic and international affairs is very necessary for survival.
Online newspapers are very important most especially when it comes to breaking news, but the scope and magnitude, coupled with the economic advantages, the print is better.
There are so many information that the media outlets publish on print but not online.
The average pages of a print national paper are 32. There are times they reach 50, 70 and 100 depending on the adverts gotten and engagements.
The news contents are sometimes more than 150 different kinds and sometimes less.
The average cost of a print paper is N250. There are those that are N300 and sometimes N350 and N500. But magazines are from N1000 and above.
It's cheaper reading a 32 page print newspaper than a 32 page online. The print is either N250 or N300. That's very little MB if you are to translate it to online value.
You don't need to buy data to read whenever you want to; and you can read fastidiously while comprehending every detail.
When no longer needed, you can resell the paper and recoup part of your money.
An old newspaper now should be N150.
In short for very newspaper you bought, you only spend N100 or N150, instead of the N250 or N300.
There was a time I stored over 6000 newspapers over a decade. And when I got broke I sorted out the expired ones and those I don't need and sold them out. I made over N300, 000. 00 especially after the Covid-19 pandemic. Early this year I sold some that I made over N100, 000.
When it comes to online, you cannot read 32 pages without burning a data of over 2-3 GB. N250 or N300 cannot buy 2 GB. And if you are to download, the MB used is more than N200 or N300.
After getting what you want, you cannot resell to recoup some of your money spent on data.
Print papers are easier to retrieve information from with good storage system, than online which when headline is forgotten can be fatal. When writing an article is easier to heap references from print for fast accessibility than online where network problem and data expiration can slow the writer and their smooth flow of ideas.
Invest wisely by securing news from print and store the papers, and recoup your funds in due course, and for easy accessibility.

02/06/2025

OF DEPLOYMENT OF AI BY HUMANITARIAN MINISTRY (By Shabul Mazadu)
Recently a heated attack and counter by antagonists and protagonists of Professor Nentawe Yilwada, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, ensued on social media following his assertion that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu directed his ministry to secure the data of vulnerable Nigerians using Artificial Intelligence, AI.

While his antagonists saw it as an avenue of political attack qualified it as bogus claim, the protagonists saw it as a reality and advancement to the country and achievement by Mr. President and the Minister, tongue-lashed them (antagonists) as barbarians and ignoramuses. This they did for political advancement of their affiliations, but what about the impact on the entire country?

There is a looming and lurking serious danger if with the current situation of the country AI is deployed by the Federal Government on jobs that so many of the citizens would have benefitted from manually.
Google plans laying off thirty thousand employees (30,000) due to deployment of AI.

If the AI secured the data for the Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction Ministry, won't it be used for National Population Census? And if it is used, then the millions of Nigerians that would have gain ad-hoc work with the National Population Commission, NPC, for that purpose would not. What about all the other ministries? How many of their staff will be laid? And what provisions have been made to absorb them?
This is not about politics, but a reality if not tamed will devour the entire country irrespective of political affiliations, tribe, region and religion.
We are currently facing the grave consequences of unemployment and underemployment with billions of naira being spent on combating the menace manifested in soaring vices and criminality.

In the eighties down to early 2000s before the domineering of computers and advent of Android phones, the employment rate was good. And going to school was highly profitable because after it, jobs were secured. We hadn't high rate of kidnapping, ritual killings, cattle rustling, insurgency and so on.
But now, the perpetrators of these vices are turning the country into a banana Republic in attempts for survival.

Every technology comes with resultant effects of job losses; and job losses enhance vices and criminality. Therefore, before embarking on adoption of any technology, there must be provisions for absorbing job losers associated with it or else it shouldn't be considered. Its consideration without alternatives is an outright violation of the Constitution. Chapter II, Section 14(1)b of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic as amended 2011 states, "The security and welfare of the people shall be the primary purpose of government." With this, any government's policy that demotes or denies security and socio-economic well-being of the greatest population is a sin against the constitution.

Over 40, 000 people lost their jobs from NITEL and more than that lost theirs from NIPOST due to advent of cell phones where SMS, calls and others are used in place of the roles they played.
Millions lost theirs when computers were introduced in Ministries of State and Federal Governments, likewise the private sector; and tens of millions will, with the introduction of AI.
If this happens, who will be saved?

There is very high rate of unemployment, multiple taxes paid on e-banking transactions, power, data, call communication, DSTV and others have their tariffs gone very high, not to mention hyperinflation on food and other basic necessities such as medical bills, clothing, House rents and so on.
Imagine increasing unemployment through the deployment of AI, what would become of Nigeria?

Nentawe's ministry is Humanitarian and Poverty Reduction, and not the opposite, he must be careful in the use of AI, or he will find himself in murky waters, most especially that there are so many banana peels in his ministry.

China is managing AI well and being careful in managing its huge population via sustenance of employment despite being economically viable and strong, but an underdog like Nigeria is embarking on su***de mission with the q***r pride of claiming advancement by being zombie of every technology at the detriment of its citizens.
AI is like fire, when under control, is useful and when out of control, is disastrous. It's not every aspect the Federal Government should deploy it. And before deploying it in areas that people will lose their jobs, there should be provisions to absorb them.
Previously the data on vulnerable Nigerians were secured through manual means in which many people were engaged and they made a living, if AI is now engaged, this will no longer be there or be drastically which is a bad omen for our current situation.

Many companies have left Nigeria, investors are no longer coming, agriculture the greatest employer of labour is suffocating by massive insecurity hampering farmers from going to their farms, the trade middle men are impoverishing the few farmers, and so on. In fact the unemployment rate is scary, there are no deliberate policies by governments to ameliorate that. How then can you deploy AI to steal the remaining jobs? We need to think?

01/06/2025

HON. ASAMA DOLES OUT SOLAR PUMP MACHINES TO CONSTITUENT FARMERS
By Shabul Mazadu
The member representing Bassa/Jos North Federal Constituency in the Green Chamber of the National Assembly, Hon. Daniel Asama, in his quest for improving the lot of his constituents especially in regards to agriculture, distributed 36 solar irrigation pump machines to beneficiaries across the entire wards that make up his federal constituency.

The event which took place at Jaskco Hotel, Opposite School for the Deaf, Agingin, Bassa LGC, on Friday, 30th May, 2025, had in attendance beneficiaries, party faithful, constituents, religious and community leaders, as well as numerous spectators who added colour to the occasion.

While presenting the modern solar irrigation pump machines, Asama lauded the foresight of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the drive to boost the economy through agriculture and countless interventions in that regard.

The lawmaker said, “I’m telling you, I said it earlier, this is not what I want; what I want is bigger than this, but you have to be grateful for every little thing you get for your people. So when I’m able to get this, no matter how little, I accept it with gratitude and happiness and take it back to my people. Like the saying, Rome was not built in a day; likewise an ocean is made of drops of water, so every drop counts. As little as this is, I know it’s very big. There are people who, in their lifetime, will never be able to afford this machine, but they are very good farmers. But for some reasons, there would never be a time they could afford this. For an opportunity like this, oh, it’s beautiful. So, I’m glad that I’m able to get these. I’m extremely excited. I’m happy that my people are able to get this intervention and empowerment. And I’m hoping and praying that more will be coming.”

Asama emphatically emphasised saying, “It's the benevolence of the president that gets to them. If the president was not very proactive about farming and he’s not keen about empowering Nigerians and starting Nigeria from the core again, he wouldn’t approve and continue to do this kind of gesture. Everything I have as a federal legislator comes from the executive. They wouldn’t come elsewhere. So, I have to appreciate the president. I am from the Labour Party (LP), and the president is in the All Progressives Congress (APC), but it’s not about the party. It’s about what the president is doing. I’m so grateful; so far, this is beautiful. I have no reason to regret what he’s doing.”

The member while fielding questions on living up to what the president is doing, said, “There are so many people that would have benefitted from this, but for some reasons, destiny has brought it to you. You should take advantage of that. The statistics I have of farmers in Bassa/Jos North are about two hundred and ten thousand people; about ten thousand of them are doing dry season farming. So, if amongst ten thousand, you are able to be selected to get this, you should be grateful."

He admonished them to judiciously use the machines and not to sell. He said, " It’s meant for you to use it for yourself. We Nigerians must live up to our responsibilities. If you sell it, I think you are also unfair to the system. You are not supposed to sell. If you are not able to use it because you are sick or you are tired or for some reasons, you can present it to another person so that the person will use it, or you bring it back to us. We’ll find another person to give to. But all the beneficiaries of this thing must continue to live up to the reason why this thing is given to them.”

He explained the compulsory voting bill issue that was withdrawn on the floor of the House of Representatives recently, stating that as a representative of the people, it doesn’t matter what you think is good that you present. He said, "If the people say no, it remains so. You don’t do otherwise. So, that’s why I just said the people there have a little bit of agitation going around. We are not withdrawing it completely. "The speaker and I have agreed. The speaker had said, let’s withdraw it temporarily and listen to people some more and do wider consultations some more. I don’t know if the bill will come back again. I don’t know if it’s withdrawn for good. But you should know that my intentions are clear and they are pure. To look at the bill, you will see. Let me clear this. In the beginning of that bill, I had made mention of the exigencies of INEC. I have agreed in that bill that INEC is stretched out and needs to be looked into. And I also said again that we had only twenty-nine point eight per cent of the registered voters that voted in the 2023 election. It’s not good for our democracy. It’s not good for the system. It is a waste of resources. It is diminishing patriotism. And I also agreed that, yes, Nigerians are feeling hurt that for a couple of years they have voted, and they do not think that their votes were counted well. But I’m saying destroying the system is not fixing it.”

Hon. Markus David Sunimum, Legislative Leader, Bassa LGC, who spoke on behalf of the beneficiaries of the kind gesture, applauded
Hon. Amb. Asama for the countless interventions and palliatives he lobbied and provided for his constituents while calling on the electorates to reciprocate this laudable gesture.

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