GRASSROOT REPORTERS.

Kanam the home of my ancestry and history has not only watched the political narrative of the state being changed over time but most importantly has participated in making concerted efforts in arriving at the kind of change envasieged by all and sundry.  For example several political dispensations and Governments have emerged at different times in the history of kanam Local Government but interestingly there has never been any dispensation where Kanam sons and daughters have not been instrumental in either its emergence or success both at the National and State levels. To set the records straight is to say that since from 1999 to date, Kanam has been key in bringing all Governments on board including Plateau Central senatorial seat and PKK HOR seat despite the intrigues of both intra-party and inter-party maneuverings.  Incidentally, the realities on ground are yet to suggest that kanam has gotten its fare share  commensurate to its political efforts to both t...

After taking engineers round the installation cites for the 300 solar street lights Gagdi has secured for PKK, which work have commence, the lawmaker had graced the FCE Pankshin NAPSS Cultural Day, where he made cash donations of 1 million Naira for the roofing of NAPSS Secretariat and 500 thousand Naira for the school's NAPSS Cultural Dancers and a direct Belgium 406 vehicle for the association for smooth running of its activities. As the keynote Speaker, Gagdi admonishes the students to prioritize their academic activities above other extracurricular activities, noting that their future is largely dependent on what they make of their time in the institution. The lawmaker assured the students that he was ever willing and ready to heqrken to any call that would add value to the lives of the students and enhance their academic pursuit. As a one time student of the institution, Gagdi indulges the students not to despise the days of little beginning, as God alone will crow...

As debate rages on regarding the propriety of Gagdi's second term ambition as the member representing Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, with some critics berating his leadership style, claiming the lawmaker has concentrated on human development; providing jobs and human empowerment to constituents, at the detriment of the infrastructural development of the constituency, the quintessential lawmaker seems not to be resting on his oars to strike a balance between robust legislative inputs in the enactment of laws for the peace and good government of the entire nation, through sponsorship of bills and motions that have great impact on the lives of all Nigerians; human development of his constituents through empowerment programs and securing job opportunities in federal ministries, Departments and Agencies, as well as embarking on developmental projects in his constituency; thus allowing his work to speak for him.  The dogged and rele...

SPEAKER GBAJABIAMILA, WIFE AND RT HON. GAGDI ROUND OFF TWO-DAY PRIVATE VISIT TO JOS, PLATEAU STATE The speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Femi Gbajabiamila has today, rounded off a two-day private visit of Jos, to condole with his inlaws over the demise of his mother inlaw who died some time last year. The Speaker, in company of Rt Hon. Gagdi were  in the state with the speaker's wife, who was in the United States when her mother died last year and was unable to come to Nigeria due to COVID 19 restrictions. She just returned to the country last weekend and decided to come home and condole with other family members, alongside her husband. You will recall that the Speaker was in Jos without his wife when her mother died.  The speaker's visit culminated in a private visit to the Executive Governor of Plateau State, Rt Hon. Simon Lalong along side his wife and Rt Hon Gagdi where they held a closed door meeting that lasted over 30 minutes before he left for...

The member representing Pankshin, Kanke and Kanam federal constituency and chairman house committee on Navy Rt Hon Yusuf Adamu Gagdi (Danmalikin Kanam) in keeping to his tradition of always being around with the electorates was yesterday Saturday 13th February, 2021 at Pankshin LGA. The Honourable member held  meetings with the traditional institution, youths, women, pressure groups and different trade unions and associations where he gave account of his stewardship as a member representing them at the green chamber. At Ner, Gagdi met and interfaced with the traditional leaders from Pankshin District, briefed them on what he was able to do for the constituency in less than two years and the numerous plans he already set in motion for the constituency. He brought to them the goodness news of the construction of a befitting district head palace and office at Ner for the pankshin district which contractors had already mobilised to site two days ago and have 60 days to comp...

APPEAL TO PKK YOUTHS WRITTEN BY COMRADE JEFF SHIPI. I write with deep pain in my heart, with the manner at which we are playing politics on the Plateau. It is exactly one year and some months this present Government came on board ,and we are already hitting the polity. Can we please stop distracting our leaders ? So they can concentrate on governance.I expect us  now to start evaluating them and bringing out their score cards as electorates but to my greatest dismay we are here saying; Rt.Hon.Yusuf Adamu Gagdi 2023  Hon.Saleh yipmong 2023 Hon.Philip Dasun 2023 Hon : Philip Wallok 2023 Except for Hon.Henry Longs and Isma'il Hudu Bala (Bala Noma) I have not heard or seen on social media about any aspiration come 2023. My appeal is that,we should allow the sitting leaders to concentrate on delivering their mandate . Instead of working on the mandate they have been given ,they are busy looking for campaigners.The money that is meant for the people who have worked for t...

GAGDI CONGRATULATES SENATOR-ELECT NORA DADUUT, PRAYS FOR HER SUCCESS IN THE SENATE  The member representing Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam Federal Constituency, Rt Hon. Yusuf Adamu Gagdi, has extended his warmest felicitations and the goodwill of his constituents to the Senator-elect at the December 5, senatorial by-election in Southern Plateau, Dame Nora Daduut on her well deserved victory at the polls, and looks forward with optimism, to work with her at the National Assembly for the betterment of Plateau State and Nigeria as a whole. The lawmaker describes Nora's victory as a milestone in the quest to advance women participation in leadership roles, while congratulating her for being the first woman in the northcentral Nigeria to be elected to the red chamber. Hon. Gagdi was thankful to the governor of Plateau State, His Excellency Simon Lalong for providing the enabling environment for women to thrive in the political firmament of Plateau state, and appreciated the people of the southern...