November 22,2018.
By Team Jarigbe.
The rebirth of civil rule in Nigeria in 1999 was laden with various expectations from both the citizenry and the international community based on her chequered history as a country endowed with great human, material and natural resources but without commensurate developments in all ramifications of her national life.
Following the foregoing is the predominant illusionment and disenchantment by the citizenry, especially the younger generation who over the years had felt let down by successive leaders both military and civilians, hence the agitation for a paradigm shift in the governance of the region.
With the election of Hon.Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe as the lawmaker representing the good people of Yala/Ogoja in the green chamber , a renewed hope for the agitated paradigm shift was hung on the political and governmental horizon of the region.
The young Jarigbe did not only serve as a beacon of optimism and regeneration for an otherwise bleak future for the country's teeming youths, he equally opened a floodgate of fresh, dynamic and visionary ideas that have become greatly beneficial to human development and purposeful governance.
Schooled in the finest tradition of intellectualism and developmental politics, Jarigbe has for the three years in the saddle demonstrated brilliance, erudition, humanism, effectiveness, and humility.
From time Hon.Jarigbe has since deployed his exposure, wide contacts and intelligence in the discharge of his constitutional duties to the nation and its people through effective legislation and purposeful oversight functions. Not only has the Ogoja, Cross river State born Jarigbe brought honour, panache and finesse to the office of the federal house of representative, his leadership acumen has considerably made the house one organic, harmonious entity in spite of some insignificant and parochial interests and controversies sponsored by columnists.
His understanding of politics as a conflict resolution mechanism is highly commendable and responsible for the peaceful and governmental co-existence between the people and their leaders.
This attest to why stakeholders from Yala/Ogoja made it imperative to gainfully involve Jarigbe in peace talks between Crisis region of the state and other communities.
The benefits of stakeholder's action at the time were enormous in terms of economic and political benefits to the state in general. A case in point, however, was the peace agreements signed between Cross river and Ebonyi .
Also, based on his perceived brilliance and informed analysis and opinions on important issues affecting human developments and governance, Jarigbe rose above Nigeria's local politics to garnered international reputation.
By creating a platform for community base Issues, Jarigbe will always be celebrated in the annals of modern Nigeria's political history as the one who institutionalized a communication synergy between the country's political leadership, using the House as a model, and the teeming Nigerians in their constituencies , thereby giving them a sense of belonging and brotherhood.
In addition, Hon.Jarigbe also created the grassroot Change initiative and empowerment Agent Committees, among others. The benefits of these new platform created by the lawmaker have shown their timeliness in catching up with internationally-recognized best practices in governance and grass root political networking.
Jarigbe's astute leadership and incorruptible disposition engendered a radical departure from the past, especially in the ways and manners representatives communicate with their constituents. To show that it was no longer business as usual, Jarigbe whose slender frame and signature smile beguiles his disdain and intolerance for corruption and corrupt tendencies launched a scrutiny in the books of leadership with mind-boggling revelations creeping out of the Pandora box.
In his efforts at ensuring that politics engender the greatest goods for the greatest number of the citizenry and impacting positive governance to the citizenry, Hon.Jarigbe Agom ensured that constituency projects are not only increased from two/three to about fifteen. This was made possible by his struggle and insistence that constituencies' projects be tied to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and included in the budget for implementation by the MDAs.
As a man who is attuned to his people and the need to be alive to their yearnings and complaints, Jarigbe set up the Constituency Outreach Committee to ensure that representatives always return to their communities to feel the people's pulse.
While the political train of the present administration gradually grinds to a halt next year, there is no doubt that the commendable and impressive leadership style of this model of honour and success (Jarigbe) will serve as a radar for the younger generations involvement in politics and governance and the constituency will definitely be better for it.
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