By: Valentine Adese (JP),
A form Deputy Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly has strongly condemned the ongoing tribal and ethnic campaigns going on in the country, especially in Plateau State.
Rt. Hon. Johnbull Shakarau who also is a former member of the Lower Chambers of the National Assembly, then represented the good people of Mikang/Shendam/Qua’anpan Federal Constituency of Plateau State, also call on the people engaging in the practice to desist.
Rt. Hon. Shakarau, who spoke in an exclusive interview with REALITY, explained that, representation from such political ideology cannot produce needed performances and results.
He said, “I am not comfortable and this is a very sad observation. Ethnicity and bigotry is not allowed in politics. Politics ushers in a platform where one gets the opportunity to represent, and govern people that live in a particular area. When it is reduced to ethnicity or religion, it becomes bigotry and this is entirely not right.
“I think politicians and their followers should be advised to desist from that approach and opinion.
“What we need in politics is to initiate what will effect changes in the lives of the people of a particular area, be it a zone, a constituency or a state. But, when the political purpose is trivialized, you don’t achieve anything because, at the end you may not be productive as expected.
“We must learn to elect people that are right, qualified and that have the basic capacity to represent and lead, attached the competence to deliver.
“So, people that are using this bigotry style to represent the people should be advised to desist from it. That is my take!”
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