Attai Audu Jos.
Senator Hezekiah Dimka, Senator representing Plateau Central Senatotrial district at National Assembly has joined millions of Nigerians in celebrating this year’s Democracy Day celebration, describing June 12 as a unique day.
Senator Dimka In a statement issued to newsmen and a copy made available to Saturday Independent, said within the last 22 years of uninterrupted celebration of democracy, Nigerians have gone through challenges that certainly have tested the souls of men and women.
According to him,the nation has had to grapple with the economy, insecurity, health concerns and all manners of criminalities which include kidnapping, banditry and terrorism.
” All of these have tested the elasticity of our patience,
While admitting that there’s hope and light at the end of the tunnel”
Dimka admired that ” we cannot but channel our energies to concrete dialoguing between and amongst the various regions and ethnic groups that make up the Nigerian federation” .
The Senate Committee chairman on Drugs and Narcotics stressed that ” It is only in understanding our differences that we can appreciate where we should be. talking about where we desire to be, should be the concern of our people generally”
” It is in this regard that I personally have benefited from the numerous prayers and counsels from home and far away; mostly to make me focus and direct me for proper service to the people”.
According to Senator Dimka, most political journeys are not without hitches, yet he has not been overwhelmed; rather, ” they have strengthened me to greater display of the character and dedication the office demands”.
Dimka added that In the course of the years, God has enabled him to intervene in a number of ways for the benefit of his people. ” We do not beat our chest,we are only appreciating God’s faithfulness to present myself for greater service ahead” .
” Some of you or your communities or family members benefited from some of the programmes which my office organized either in the Senatorial District office or local government areas headquarters”.
He urged the people of his Constituency to hope for more of such interventions particularly as ” we empower our people knowing that the times call for such. And doing so will continue to alleviate and take our young people off the unemployment market, so that they can direct their energies to productive endeavours”.
Senator Dimka believed that his people, both old and young, women and children have a stake in the commonwealth.
” It is to their benefit that we shall not remain in the same place for long”.
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He assured his Constituents that he is resting on his oars as there is a lot of grounds to cover before ” we get to the destination”.
” I am determined to do more bearing in mind that we are in this together; and we can only do better with sufficient resources”. Dimka stressed.
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