An aspirant for the House of Representatives for Wamba, Akwanga and Nassarawa Eggon federal constituency on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon Jeremiah Umoru has said that his love for the people and antecedent in community service has made him a popular personality and a top contender for the job.
He also revealed that voters in his home state of Nasarawa are more interested in the caliber of the individuals aspiring for public office, than the platforms through which they are seeking it.
Umoru who is also the Jakadan Wamba made this known while speaking to newmen on Tuesday in Abuja on his intention to represent his federal constituency at the Green Chambers come 2023.
He said his contribution even in private capacity to the development of his people, in the communities that make up the federal legislative axis has made him a top contender for the job.
He noted that the incumbent has not lived up to the expectations, hence the dire need for a change of mantle.
“In my opinion my party, the APC has done fairly enough both at the federal and state governments level, but if you look at the history of party politics in Nasarawa state, the people of my state are more interested in the personalities than the platform or political party.
“I have been on ground for the past 10 years. I have been a community man, I have done a lot of things in the community. They called me; they said young man because of what you have done for the community, we feel you should come and give us a good representation.
“The people of my federal constituency need somebody who is sincere. Somebody who has done a lot even with the little he has got. Somebody who will come and give them hope. Our people are suffering from poverty, backwardness, underdevelopment and total negligence”, he added.
Speaking further on why someone as youthful as him is seeking such a position, he disclosed that the youths are the backbone of economic prosperity and political stability.
He said, “You see the youths have the intellect, they have the zeal but most of the youths don’t have the resources. Let me tell you, if the youths can summon the courage and determination and run for political offices, then this country must change and one of the things that is driving me, is that courage and determination.
“As a young man, because I cannot fold my hands and be working and collecting salary and my country is suffering, we need to be involved because we have the ideas. This thing is the idea. We have the ideas to run certain things, it is just the courage that we need to be able to run this and achieve things for our people.
“If you look at other countries, you will see that it is the young people that are running things; go to Dubai, you will discover that the young peoples are the ones running the economy.
“They have the ideas, they innovate, they build a lot of new technology. The economy is booming and politics is stable. So the youths must be carried along, Umoru stated.