By; AMOS TAUNA, Kaduna
A chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC), and a former Commissioner of Agriculture, Kaduna State, Dr Manzo Daniel Maigari, has advised Nigerians not to attach religion, tribe or section with politics in order not to derail from its set objectives.
He also advised that politics should be issue-based for issues affecting the people to be tackled for the development of the country.
The former commissioner during Governor Nasir el-Rufai’s first tenure while speaking with newsmen, noted, “We have carried on as if partisan politics is just a religion. It is wrong and that is why some group of people or some sections in the country strictly identified themselves with a particular political party instead of treating politics as a platform meant to share common ideas with a view of arriving at solutions for the overall interest of the society.”
Dr. Manzo, who is the Director-General, Nigeria Agric. Business Group, added, “It is wrong to open to a political party and shut up others, without considering the gains the area stands to benefit from the party. It does not make sense at all, but leads to unnecessary rivalry, thereby, negating the good opportunities that go with politics. It should be played as a game.”
He advised that Nigerians need to study and understand the trends of politics so that they do not become losers, but study the situation and act ahead in order to enjoy the dividends of democracy.
He lamented that Southern Kaduna people are always known to be members of a particular political party and closing their doors against others, saying that it is not good for the future of the area politically.
Speaking on the performance of Governor el-Rufai’s administration, he explained that the government focused more on physical development, saying that the state government was fair in the distribution of developmental projects in the state.
Speaking on the gubernatorial candidate of APC, Senator Uba Sani, he explained that as a member at the National Assembly, he did well for his zone with five bills to his credit and attracting meaningful projects in all the local government areas under his Senatorial district and believed if elected, would perform well to the overall development of the state.
Also speaking on the APC presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, he said he (Tinubu) assembled one of the best teams when he was the governor of Lagos state and believes that if elected President, he would also assemble a good team that will strictly work on the party’s manifesto for the development of the country.
