Hon Ibrahim Izang Ezekiel Becomes APC Chairman For Jos East LGA
Jos East Local Government of Plateau state is richly endowed with both natural and human resources. The Area is an agrarian society in which various food and cash crops are produced. The APC Chairmanship Candidate of the Area at the October 2021 Local Government Election,Hon. Ibrahim Ezekiel Izang, spoke with our correspondent on his Plans for the council if Elected in office.
Sir Can I meet you?.
Iam Hon. Yakubu Ezekiel Izang. I hail from Tere Village,Fursum District of Jos East LGA. I was born on 2nd of February,1972.I started my Primary school in Defunct Bauchi state to be precise in a Village call Tunga in Akko Local Government Area now Gombe state in the year 1977 and I completed in 1983.
I later got admission at Government Secondary School Pindiga, finished in 1988. I then proceeded to Bible College,Biliri in 1989 and graduated with a diploma in Bible. The quest for knowledge led me to Jos ECWA Theological Seminary to seek for admission but I couldn’t make it because there is a policy in ECWA,if you pass out from school,you need to work for at lease one year experience before before they will allowed you to proceed with further studies and I was very young then and I was not interested to work then but interested in more knowledge and sat for the Exams and passed it quite alright and the Registrar was our former Principal.
I wanted meeting him to inform him about my predicament but I later declined because I said it is God’s work,if he wanted me there he will do so,when the final list came out,my name was not there and there is how I parted ways with Theology.
I then seek admission with the Plateau state Polytechnic where I studied Secretariat Studies in 1996,i got a job with TEKAN Headquarters in Jos,I work for a year and was Elected Councilor of former Maijuju/Doss Ward in Jos East Local Government 1998.
Hon Ibrahim Izang Ezekiel Becomes APC Chairman For Jos East LGA
While in the Council,my interest for Education didn’t stop,I wanted to continue with Secretariat Studies but then Plateau state Polytechnic was running Higher National Diploma program on Secretariat Studies, I had to go Federal Polytechnic,Bauchi and it was a full time program, then I had no liberty of time to aboundon my work of legislation at the Council to undergo a ful time program, that resulted for me changing course to Business Administration and Management where I did a bridging program with the Plateau state Polytechnic which was evening program and convenient for me, I finished in 2000.
Then I enrolled for my Higher National Diploma and I graduated in 2003,from there I didn’t stop for my educational pursued I went to Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University in Bauchi for my Post Graduate Diploma program I completed it in 2010 and I secured Admission for my Masters in Business Administration I then completed it in 2014.
Secured a Job with the Plateau state Local Government service Commission as an accountant and from there I proceeded to College of Accountancy Kwal for my professional certificate and completed in 2020. I was posted to Bassa Local Government before I put my resignation recently for my contest.
Sir,if Elected,How will You Unite the People of Jos East?
Unity is very Paramount having work as Financial, Secretary of my Church and Councilor and I’m now Elected as Treasurer, I was elected secretary of Afizere cultural and Community Development Association,Chairman of Fursum District and now the Public Relations Officer at the National Level with my experience working at the grassroot for my community, I will ensure that,our people are united, just three days ago,I called all the Aspirants we contested the Primary Election with them and we had a fuitful discussion with them and I assured them that, if I’m Elected, I will operate an open door policy administration and carry them along because I don’t have Monopoly of knowledge,if you work along as individual,you will not make any progress.
Leadership is about team work and touching the lives of people positively and transforming our communities.
No meaningful development can take place if human capital development is neglected.
How do intend to address Security Challenges?
The Security issue will also remain Paramount with especially with the frequent kidnapping,banditry amongst others all over the country,Jos East had its own fair share of these dastardly acts,we will try our possible best if Elected to address the challenges based on our perculiarities ,you know with our terrain,there are some areas that communication is difficult and we will atlease provide booster Communication networks all over the area so that so that Communication can effectively take place should in case there is security bridge anywhere,the people will be able to to communicate and that will enhanced our security network.
We will equally install solar lights all round the areas because connection to national grids is not there is only few towns that are connected that will go a long way to enhance our security.
The Administration will equally collaborate with security outfits especially the vigilantes to improve surveillance . Security they said is everybody’s business,we can secure our area if we involves in it,we will not joke with security, Traditional Rulers will not be left out,we will engage them intensively.
How do Planned to boost IGR?
What the Local Government relied is Federal Allocation and with that kind of senario, we can’t go far without generating revenue internally. We will engage experts and expand our markets as well as Agriculture.
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