Stop Your Divisive Antics In Plateau – Group Tells Reps Gagdi

…Urges him to join the state peace efforts

A pro-democracy group on the aegis of ‘Peace and Good Governance Advocates (PEGGA), has warned the member representing Pankshin/Kanam/Kanke Constituency of Plateau State, Hon. Yusuf Gagdi, to as a matter of necessity put a stop to his antics of trying to divide the people of the state at this critical time of insecurity being experienced by the citizens.

The group therefore tasked Gagdi to put politics aside, depart from his divisive comments but, should join hands with all other stakeholders to push the state forward.

In a statement while reacting to the lawmaker’s assertions against Governor Caleb Mutfwang and claims of lopsided killings in his constituency, the group urged Gagdi to put the interest of Plateau into consideration and ensure that he join other stakeholders in the state to work for the desired peace of the state.

The statement signed by the national coordinator of PEGGA, Mani Imman, noted that the assertions of Hon. Gagdi came a day after the First Lady, Senator Remi Tinubu visited the state when she put aside political considerations to join hands with the Plateau State government in addressing the needs of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the state.

Imman further said; “We find the claims of our lawmaker, Hon. Yusuf Gagdi that the governor is isolationist because he did not visit him or invite him to meet with him as provocative and unbecoming.

“It is unfortunate that at a time that genuine statesmen from across the divide are putting heads together to address the crisis on the plateau that our lawmaker, Rep Yusuf Gagdi would go on national television to fan embers of disunity as unbecoming of his status.

“We want to address Hon. Gagdi that politics is over, voters have made their choices and he has to live with the decision of the electorate. Every leader on the plateau should focus on building bridges and not on dividing us as the assertions made by Gagdi seem to portray.

“If the governor did not visit him or call on him while in Abuja, it does not warrant the claim of the governor being isolationist. Indeed, we call on the lawmaker to also on his part make efforts to reach out to the governor for him to have a fairer assessment of the situation on the Plateau instead of him purveying his biased views from comments he hears in Abuja by telephone.

“It is regrettable that just hours after the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu left the state after her peace building and philanthropic trip that Hon. Gagdi went on television to try and undo her mission,” he said.