I have read and have been inundated
with calls from friends from Kaga/Magumeri/Gubio Federal constituency over the
forth coming elections slated for 2019 and the desirability or suitability of
my principal Hon. Mohammed Sanda Ngamdu popularly known as (Matches) to contest
the elections. Some of these calls and opinions have insinuated that Hon.
Ngamdu who is on his second term at the House of Representatives is under
representing the people of his constituency and should rather allow another
person to represent the area.
As an insider and an aide of Hon.
Ngamdu and as a youth leader who is aware of the sufferings and expectations of
the people not to talk of the activities of my principal towards elevating the
sufferings of his constituents, I think it is high time I address the issue in
order to make people understand that Hon. Sanda Ngamdu is not a sit or bench
warmer but one of the members who have performed incredibly well since his
election into the green chambers in 2011.
First and foremost I must stress that
I appreciate the concerns of those who have been raising questions as to the
achievements of Hon. Ngamdu which most times they have viewed from the prism of
his non passage of any bills or motions in the green chambers. As much as I
appreciate their concern, it is important that I stress that a member who has
been voted into parliament does not have to present only bills and motions
alone in order to be seen to be working. I know a lot of members that have
presented frivolous bills and motions that end up not seeing the light of the
day. Some are usually in the spotlight but end up not getting re-elected into
the House again because they fail to address the main issue that gets people
get re-election.
This is not the case of Hon. Ngamdu
who has performed and achieved silently without raising too much dusts. Under
the period in which he has represented the good people of Kaga/ Magumeri/Gubio
federal constituency, Hon. Ngamdu has impacted on the lives of the people of the
constituency in a way that has made people from other constituencies very
jealous. He has done so much in the area of human capital development paving
ways for people from the constituency to get job placements in various
ministries/agencies/parastatals.
Those who have benefitted from his
proactiveness in this area can attest to what he has done to better their lives
and the people involved here are not in tens but in hundreds. As I write this
piece today, more than 300 people have benefitted from his energetic approach
in providing job opportunities for his people. His zeal to provide job
opportunities for his people was bolstered with his being a member of the House
Committee on Federal Character. With his membership of this committee, it is on
record that he has not failed the people of his constituency because as soon as
information on job opportunities is made known, he immediately swings into
action ensuring that people from his constituency are not left out in
benefitting. Imagine the number of households that have benefitted from such
magnanimous representation.
Apart from this very important aspect
of representation, Hon. Sanda Ngamdu has done a lot in attracting projects to
his constituency. He has engaged in drilling lots of boreholes, skill acquisition
centres, feeder roads, dispensaries, supply of drugs to various clinics and
hospitals not to talk of several medical consumables. He has also been with the
people even during the insurgencies that affected the area. I am aware of the
strong role he played when people who were prospecting for crude in the
constituency as well as lecturers were murdered in cold blood by insurgents
from the dreaded Boko Haram sect. His attachment to the people who were
affected cannot be overemphasised also. In all these, he has not been verbose
as others would want to do rather he has been the kind of silent achiever he
has always been. Quiet, purposeful and focused.
Like I earlier stated, I understand
the position of people who think the Honourable has been a sit warmer. Their
view is borne out of his silent nature which has seen him out of the press.
This I may understand but to say that Hon. Mohammed Sanda Ngamdu is not
performing as a member will be a fallacy which people who know him and are
aware of what he is doing will attest to.
As days go by, I will not fail to
keep members of his constituency up to date with his activities in order to
erase this erroneous impression which is promoted by his rivals who clearly
cannot match up to his ideals.
Writes from Abuja.
27.10.2017
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