By Clifford Agugoesi, Editor-in-Chief
A deliberate effort towards the creation of Tech Hubs in Mikang, Shendam and Quaan-Pan (MSQ) Federal Constituency of Plateau State, north central, Nigeria, to train the teeming youth in the areas of information and Communications Technology (ICT) with the view to transforming it as the Silicon Valley of the country and further its digital economy aspirations, has been stressed.
Making this assertion recently is a prospective lawmaker at the launch of his aspiration to the Lower Arm of the National Assembly- the House of Representatives, in Dominic Datong Gwamman of the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), according to information sighted by our correspondent and authored weekend by Media Campaign Director to Dominic Datong Gwamman Campaign Organisation, Gideon Odeyenuma.
Mr. Gwamman described ICT as the ‘new oil’ of the national economy, stating that developing and supporting a nationwide core ICT infrastructural drive would revolutionise the sector . According to Gwaamman, if elected, he would pursue and leverage on funds for Science and Technology which was already available working in tandem with many relevant agencies of government.
Unveiling his agenda towards impacting positively to the people of his constituency if elected, Gwamman reiterated his commitment towards a minimum healthcare standard by pursuing and assessing the revolving fund to support free healthcare for children under the ages of 5 and for those over 65.
On the abundance of agricultural resources in the constituency, he said he would want to represent his party well and insist on the establishment of Agro-based companies to further discourage the massive movement of unprocessed farm produce to other areas, thus helping to create decent jobs and reduce poverty as stipulated in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
At the campaign launch which took place recently in Mikang, Shendam and Quaan-Pan Local
Government Areas of the state, the aspirant frowned at the use of religion, ethnicity and political
differences to promote acrimony amongst brothers and sisters.
Instead, Gwamman believes that politics should be used as a platform for pushing developmental goals and peaceful co-existence between and among peoples..
“There is no do or die in politics, winners and losers should embrace each others for the growth of humanity and the society”, he said.
Other motivational factors that spurred him into the race are to develop mentorship programmes in various communities in other to open up the political space for well-intentioned upcoming leaders to thrive and contribute to the overall development in MSQ.
In addition to making Mikang, Shendam and Quaan-Pan constituency a model of reference for effective
representation at the National Assembly and a model for others to copy in terms of quality of constituency projects and to work with development agencies including the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to institute pilot developmental projects in the region.
