The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress APC in Taraba state, senator Emmanuel Bwacha on Thursday said, Taraba state was in a state of emergency and needed APC to establish a new government for the people.
Bwacha stated this in Jalingo while inaugurating his gubernatorial campaign council.
He alleged that in the past few years, Tarabans have watched helplessly the destruction of all the fabrics of governance while driving a big knife into the heart of the people’s unity and oneness.
According to him, people of the state have now embraced a new culture of subservience and a pretentious campaign of calumny against each other, based on tribalism, religious bigotry, and regional blocks that was completely unacceptable and needed not to be allowed to thrive in the new Taraba that the APC was about to build.
The APC governorship candidate also encouraged Tarabans to be aware of the grave situation facing people both as individuals and as a state, noting that Taraba State was standing precariously on the precipice of complete breakdown and needed APC to survive.
“Within the next two months, we are taking the message of establishing a new Taraba to every Local Government Area, every community, and every household. As things stand today, Taraba is in a state of emergency. It desperately requires all hands to be on deck to salvage it from falling off the cliff of annihilation.
“In the past few years, Tarabans have watched helplessly, the destruction of all the fabrics of governance, while driving a big knife into the heart of our unity and oneness as a people. Our people have now embraced a new culture of subservience and a pretentious campaign of calumny against each other, based on tribalism, religious bigotry, and regional blocks. This is completely unacceptable and cannot be allowed to thrive in the new Taraba we are about to build.
“We should all be aware of the grave situation facing us both as individuals and as a state. Suffice it to say that Taraba State currently stands precariously on the precipice of complete breakdown.
“Taraba, once a vibrant and prosperous state, has now shamelessly degenerated to a pitiable level of desolation, deprivation, and hopelessness. Apart from the scourge of poverty, hunger, and disease, our people have lost their confidence or any hope of standing well on their feet. A weak and hopeless society cannot accomplish any goals for its people.
“I urged all of you to lend your full time, energy, and treasure to this important assignment, to take your place in the history we are about to make and save the people and the state from the sorry condition.
“We cannot build a state based on fear, mutual suspicion, and timidity. This is neither the intention nor the dream of our founding fathers. We must go beyond petty stereotypes and common differences to embrace each other for the common good.
“I want to assure you that the problems we face as a state are not unsurmountable Indeed, we have decided to take on this challenge and we shall succeed by the Grace of God. Vote APC all the way, vote from top to bottom” Bwacha encouraged.
Earlier, Barr. Ibrahim El-Sudi, Taraba state APC chairman appealed to the people of the state to consider the situation Taraba has found itself in and vote strictly for APC in the 2023 election.
In his response on behalf of the campaign council, the chairman of the council, Uba Maigari thanked senator Bwacha and the state APC for finding him worthy to serve in the position.
He promised, the campaign council would deliver on the mandate of ensuring the APC wins all the positions in the 2023 election.