By: MUSA Olumayowa Yakubu
It is an undisputable fact that people contests political offices for different reasons. Why some believe so much in the act of cunningly maneuvering the process, some make themselves available due to their personal convictions, antecedents and proven track records. In actual fact, both classes of these politicians have been representing people at different levels but the wholesale truth is that while the first category gets to power through back doors and at the end, expectedly makes life difficult for the masses, the other set of politicians, who through their proven track records gained political powers, invariably brings dividends of democracy to the door steps of the masses.
It is an established fact that Bar Charvid’s antecedents have invariably classified him to the second category of politicians that are not out to fight for their personal pockets but that of the masses. By all standard, he is comfortably taking care of himself, family members and even the masses. So, gaining political power will surely make him to reach out to more constituents and our common patrimony will be evenly distributed by him.
Kabba-Bunu/Ijumu Federal Constituency 2023: APC Must Not Trade Popularity for Mediocrity
To drive this point home, below are forty (40) out of many reasons, APC Critical Stakeholders and Delegates in Kabba-Bunu/Ijumu Federal Constituency should deliberately support and cast their votes for him during the party’s primary so that he can fly the party’s flag in the forthcoming general elections.
1) Meritorious Public Service: He was in the public service and meritoriously served for 35 years without blemish. This will translate to meritorious service to the constituency
2) A Successful Business Man: His business empire is growing everyday because he has been able to set it on auto pilot, having managed them profitably. Same can be replicated in Kabba Bunu/Ijumu Federal Constituency.
3) Transparent Public Accountant: He is a qualified Accountant and have been able to successfully manage the treasury of Nigeria’s presidency for years without a query
4) Competent Legal Luminary: As a Legal luminary, he will always use his experience to defend our collective rights/common patrimony
5) A Good Team Player: We are all aware that the only strength some politicians have is Votes Buying. They give peanuts in exchange for your mandates and leaves you miserable for the next 4 years. This is not the case with Charvid. He will invariably mobilize and appreciate you for considering him worthy of your votes and above all, brings back to your doorsteps, the dividends of democracy which is the singular reason you are entrusting him with your votes. You can all now see that there is no amount of money brought forward for your votes by desperate politicians that can match the real gains of democracy you will get from Charvid.
6) Accessibility: Bar Charvid plays an open door policy such that you don’t really need to go through anyone before approaching him for assistance.
7) Honesty: He is open-minded and always keep to promise. That is why he is nicknamed, Mr “Talk and do”
8) Closeness to the grassroots: His success as a public servant and a businessman, has not debarred him from coming close to the grassroots. He travels home regularly to meet and discuss the ways forward with his people. In fact, he has a large farm at home which keeps him very close to the locals.
9) Trustworthy: He was in charge of treasury in the Presidency and worked with many of our past Presidents without any blemish. This is enough reason for us to entrust him with our common patrimony.
10) Philanthropy: He is known for his uncommon and generous philanthropic gestures. This, he has been doing right from time immemorial. Records are available and can’t be disputed.
11) Openness: Very open and down to earth. You have no reason to doubt him
12) Community Builder: His love for community development is evidenced in many of the projects he has personally financed in Okunland and beyond.
13) Disciple of Tradition: He doesn’t take our tradition for granted and by extension, his relatiomship with the traditional rulers is very cordial
14) Party Loyalty: He is a member of the APC and has been loyal to the party through sponsorship of many of the party’s programmes even up to the States’ level.
15) Humility: Exceptionally humble. Everyone that comes across him can testify to this.
16) A good listener: He is very attentive and listens very well to people before taking a position
17) Provision of Jobs/Sustainable Empowerments to the constituents: 90% of staff in his business empire are from Okunland. This is his personal business we are talking about here. What will happen when he is given the chance to represent us in the green chamber? You can be the judge
18) Silent Backbone to many families: Through his love for the people, he has been silently supporting/financing the upkeeps of some individuals and families even beyond his immediate constituency.
19) Justice & Fairness: Very fair and just in his dealings with others.
20) Simplicity: Not minding his financial status, he lives a very simple and modest life deviod of “show-up” or extravagant life style.
21) Pacesetting: His creative leadership style has made him to open many unbelievable doors for his followers. No one knows, follows him and regret except the gullible individuals
22) Youths Advocacy: The singular reason why the youths are clamouring for his candidacy is simply because of his supports for young people’s programmes many of which have, in the past, brought smiles to the faces of many young people
23) Gender sensitivity: Very sensitive to gender equality. He supports women in the same way he gives to men. No discriminatory tendency.
24) Support Widows: Losing someone’s husband who is a breadwinner of the family can be depressing. This is why Charvid has been supporting widows through sustainable empowerments.
25) Disciplined: This saw him through public service and successful management of his business empire and will also translate to successful management of our resources if given the chance.
26) Mannerism: Unlike the general believe that politicians are mannerless, Charvid is very mindful of his dispositions and he is very friendly with people around him.
27) Godliness: He is not just religious but Godly in his relationships with others. This is unlike conventional politicians
28) Proficiency: As a qualified Accountant and Barrister in Law, his proficiency level is exceptional and worthy of emulation.
29) Oratory Disposition: Charvid is very brilliant and has a good control of words. This is the sole responsibility of a Law Maker. This simply means he will not be at the green chamber as “a yes, I concor” representative but rather contribute beautifully to critical issues that will have positive impacts on his constituents and the whole country at large.
30) Bridge Building: Unlike conventional politicians who are in love with building of walls/fences around themselves, Charvid has been building bridges across himself to his people and this the reason why he has robust relationship with everyone.
31) Seasoned Educationist: He is well educated and strongly supported educational development within his constituency and beyond. Some primary and secondary schools in his immediate constituency can testify to this.
32) Friend to the Masses: He is loved by the masses because his doors are always widely opened to them and no prior notice or invitation is needed before you can visit him.
33) Closeness to The Decision Makers: Due to his long and meritorious service in the Presidency, he is very close to the decision makers at the Federal, State and Local Government levels. So, if he is given the mandate, he will use his relationships with the decision makers to attracts developmental projects to the constituency.
34) Comfortability: By all standard, Chief Charvid is comfortably alright in terms of wealth creation. He has enough resources to take care of himself, family and even other people’s problems. He has been helping and supporting hundredths of people right from time immemorial.
35) Loyalty to The Constituted Authority: Being a Legal luminary, he has never be found wanting in his relationship with the constituted authorities. So, he doesn’t have any issue whatsoever that can prevent him from representing us. This is very rare in politics as most politicians are always battling with court cases even while in office.
36) Intelligence: Barr Charvid is highly intelligent and only people with this rare quality can successfully attract sustainable projects to the grassroots. He intelligence has seen him through public and private services.
37) Technocratic Disposition: Even though, Barr Charvid is now a Politician, he is still a technocrat that will use his ingenious dispositions to manage the constituency’s affairs unlike some pure politicians that lacks the technical-know-how involved in sustainable community development.
38) The Only APC Aspirant from Ijumu; APC Ijumu has unanimously put their weight behind him and this is evidenced in the fact that no any other person has shown interest in the exalted position from the party in the LGA.
39) Kabba-Bunu LGA has occupied the position for may years and reasonable politicians among them have deliberately supported Ijumu through their unalloyed supports for Charvid’s candidacy.
40) Charity Begins at Home – Unlike some aspirants whose candidacies are not acceptable to members of their immediate families, Charvid is unflinchingly loved and supported by his people of Gbedde and beyond. This is an affirmation to the fact that his candidacy is everybody’s choice.
This is therefore a special appeal to the entire members of APC, Kabba-Bunu/Ijumu Federal Constituency most especially, the would-be delegates for the party’s primary election coming up in few days time to deliberately support Charvid’s candidacy. May God gives us the rare courage and enablement to take this mutually beneficial decision by unanimously support Barr David Shola Aiyedogbon, Charvid to fly the party’s flag during the forthcoming general elections.
