The member representing Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, Rt Hon Yusuf Adamu Gagdi, PhD has cried out that the compendium of his achievements being circulated in the media was deliberately and purposely distorted to portray him as a liar who never executed such projects so as to tarnish his reputation
Read Gagdi’s full message below:
COMPENDIUM OF GAGDI’S ACHIEVEMENTS CURRENTLY IN CIRCULATION NOT AUTHORED BY ME: IT IS DOCTORED AND MUTILATED TO DISCREDIT ME
My attention has been drawn to a piece of malicious publication, being circulated on social media, ostensibly doctored from the compendium of the records of my achievements from 2019-2023 as the member representing Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam Federal Constituency.
It must be noted that, the compendium of my achievements which was published in 2023 were tangible and verifiable projects executed by me in my first term in office, which formed the basis upon which the electorate supported and voted me for a second term with an overwhelming vote margin of over 31 thousand in 2023.
It must also be noted that since the publication hit the public prior to the 2023 elections, it has not yet been reviewed nor altered to accommodate any achievements recorded in my ongoing second term in office.
It must, as well, be noted that all the pages of the original publication bear my official insignia and duly signed by me which shall be release to the general public again.
The public is hereby advised to discountenance any other publication being circulated to include ongoing projects initiated in my second term in office purporting to emanate from me or my media crew.
For the avoidance of doubt, the Gungji-Shiwer-Dokpai road initiated in our second term in office is a 1.5 kilometers constituency project that was handled by a reputable construction firm, which had completed the portion of the road awarded to her, and at no time did I or my media handlers claimed that the whole stretch of the road from Gungji to Dokopai was completed. The second phase of the road has been awarded and is billed to commence on this week .
Even more preposterous is the assertion by the mischief makers that the Dengi-Kwalmiya-Gum-Gagdi-Wawus road, stretching 52 kilometers with 5 big bridges were completed within a period of two years, and not the actual 10 km of the road’s earthwork contract already being awarded which is equally ongoing.
Without equivocation, the publication was borne out of mischief by my detractors to belittle my modest contributions to the development of my constituency, which have received widespread accolades by all well meaning constituents of PKK and beyond.
I want to unequivocally state that, the authors of that mischievous publication were being pound foolish and pennywise for hammering on a paltry four ongoing projects, out of over 100 achievements recorded in the original compendium, to use in their hatchet job to discredit what we have done for our people within a short period of time through a doctored and mutilated compendium.
Let it be on record that the Gungji-Shiwer-Dokpai road project will be completed as my personal and self sponsored project, but the 1.5 km constituency road project awarded on a portion of that road has already been completed.*
Our detractors who embarked on this fault-finding mission should brace up for the Herculean task of discrediting us in the over 200 communities of PKK where we have cited various visible community development initiatives to the excitement of the benefitting communities.
I make bold to assert that I have hundreds and more projects to show for my sojourn at the National Assembly. I am not scampering for what to show to justify for the mandate entrusted on me by the good people of PKK, to go about naming things that do not exist as part of my achievements.
My tangible and verifiable achievements permeate nooks and crannies of PKK to attest to my credibility as a people centred representative.
I shall soon be going round to lay Foundation of new projects and inspect the ongoing projects. This will certainly clear more thoughts and put to rest all doubts.
Signed:
Rt. Hon. Yusuf Adamu Gagdi, PhD OON,
Member representing Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam Federal Constituency and Chairman, House Committee on Navy.
Development projects, especially physical ones are scientific and verifiable for anyone to see.
It is a pity that our Plateau politics is a different ball game of sadism, envy, pettiness, mundane complex and desperation of bringing anything progressive down. Shame that some of these things have degenerated to an embarrassing proportion that make us a laughing stock before outsiders!!!
Rational mind would expect that Gagdi be encouraged to improve on, or do more on top of his numerous achievements, rather than living in an “El-dorado” of bringing him down out of desperation to be in the Federal House… Haba!!?