CHIEF DAVID SABO KENTE FINISHES TARABA SOUTH ZONAL RALLY

DSK Concludes Southern Taraba Zonal Rally in Grand Style.

THE HIGHLY FEARED FULANI HERDSMEN ARE A THORN IN THE FLESH OF TARABA STATE INDIEGENES

Governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Taraba State, Chief David Sabo Kente last Saturday, February 14^th, 2015 rounded up the ongoing campaign for the Taraba State top job tussle slated for April 11^th 2015, at Wukari his hometown.

The ancient city of Wukari is also the headquarters of the Jukun Kingdom and as well the Southern Senatorial Zone; meanwhile, a grand finale to climax the campaigns by the party has been scheduled for a later date.

With the successful campaign of the SDP at Wukari, the party has brought it to 15 in numbers of the local government areas visited during the campaign tours, including Yangtu Development Area, which placed the party above others in terms of campaign coverage to the area in the ongoing campaigns by political parties in the state.

Addressing an unprecedented crowd at St. Mary Primary School play ground, Wukari during the party’s Wukari/Zonal as well as peace rallies, the SDP governorship candidate, Chief David Sabo Kente who is also a son of the soil, promised that a basic priority of his government if voted into power, would be to ensure the return of peace to the Southern Taraba and the entire state, reconstruct Wukari town as well as reconcile the fragile communities, so that the suspicion and loss of confidence among the people would be regained for peaceful co-existence.

The approach to adopt for the reconstruction he said, “experience has shown that the failure or success of any given government policy depends on the acceptability of the community and as someone who has also suffered the violence with the attack on Kente my village I’ve gathered a lot of meaningful experience; after the crisis what I did as an individual was to adopt a community based approach which made all the people involved positively and the idea worked perfectly.

“As a government, if given the mandate of Tarabans, I would adopt the same approach as a parameter for not just the reconstruction of Wukari and Ibi towns among other communities in Taraba State that have been destroyed by the violence”.

The governorship hopeful further explained that those whose houses were destroyed would be encouraged and assisted by government to rebuild them.

Chief Kente said, “I tried this method as an individual and it worked perfectly, therefore I believe God that as a government, it would work even better.”

He also promised that if given the mandate as governor of the state in the next political dispensation, his administration would also initiate reconciliatory processes that would make it possible for all the communities of Jukun, Tiv, Fulani and Hausa extractions to co-habit without further violence, maintaining that his administration would give priority to peace for meaningful development.

While calling on the people of Wukari to vote for the SDP enmasse because it is the only political party that would bring meaningful development to the area and the entire Taraba State, Chief Kente also promised the Southern Taraba people that his government would be a sharp deviation from over-dependence on the federal allocations as done in the past, stressing that he would encourage ventures that would promote the economic growth of the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of the state.

He said such proceeds would be used to improve on agriculture, education, health, tourism and industrial sub-sectors by establishing cottage industries which would create employment opportunities for the teeming graduates of Taraba origin roaming the streets and as well reduce youth restiveness.

The State Chairman, SDP, Mr. Peter Achagwa in his remark called on all Tarabans to vote for the SDP because the party stands for justice and equity and would also develop the state because of the credibility of its governorship flag bearer, Chief David Sabo Kente.

Hon. Mahmud Pitiko and Garvey Yaweh who spoke on behalf of the northern and central Taraba, called on the people of Southern Taraba to vote for the SDP and all other contestants of the party, and not just for the governorship candidate who is their son who had been tested and trusted to govern the state amicably.

The further observed that Northern and Central Taraba Zones had already resolved to vote for the SDP governorship candidate, Chief Kente and other candidates of the party.

Also in his remark, the Chairman DSK Campaign Organization, Chief D.S. Nyapuri maintained that a vote for SDP is a vote for freedom, peace and attendant ingredient of development.

He also charged supporters to shun politics of bitterness and concentrate on selling the manifestoes of the SDP and candidature of its governorship flag bearer, Chief David Sabo Kente, to the people to enable the party win the April 11^th governorship election in Taraba State as well as other positions being contested under the party.

Also speaking, the Zonal Youth Leader of the party, Mr. Chris Ajiduku and the Director Women, Chief  David Sabo Kente Campaign Organization on behalf of Southern Taraba women, Mrs. Phoebe Isah called on Taraba youths and women to vote for SDP in the forthcoming general election, pointing out that the DSK administration would improve the education and alleviate the poverty level of the state and as well bring about the much needed peace in the state.

Speaking during the peace rally, representatives of the Muslim and Christian communities, Alhaji Sabo Angyo and Rev. Bulus Gau all promised to prevail on their members to maintain lasting peace and vote for the SDP and all its contestants.

Alhaji Angyo particularly called on youths to vote Chief Kente as the next governor of the state considering the fact that he is one of their sons from Wukari who would remember the area better if voted into governance.

As a mark for the return of lasting peace to the entire Southern Taraba, the SDP governorship candidate, Chief David Sabo Kente, released 4 pigeons with the first representing Fulani, second representing Tiv, third and fourth is representing the Jukun and Hausa communities respectively.