Embrace Spirit Of Sportsmanship -Ex Plateau Deputy Speaker, Hassan Task Politicians
Yakubu Busari
The former Deputy Speaker and member representing Jos North-North in the Plateau State House of Assembly, Hon Ibrahim Baba Hassan has reiterated the need for politicians to help promote the tenets of democracy and embrace the spirit of sportsmanship in the game.
Speaking to this medium at the Plateau Club, Baba Hassan lamented the use of religion thugs to cause mayhem on poor vulnerable Nigerians.
According to him, his secrets of success are sincerity, transparency and seeing everyone as a member of your family and learn to respect every individual that God put under your custody.
He maintained that sincerity has been the focal point of his dealings with both his political associates and the electorates were he established trust and confidence in handling them.
Baba –Hassan is the flagbearer of All Progressive Congress (APC) ticket in the just concluded party primaries for the 2019 elections, adding that “as a legislator, you are bound to face challenges, but your ability to tackle the challenges appropriately makes you a better legislator’s.”
Hon. Baba Hassan stated that being a Muslim has not beclouded his sense of judgment taking into cognizance that his constituency is cosmopolitan “when you are sincere, you will be fair and just. Yes, I am a Muslim, but Christians in my constituency keep voting me because I don’t segregate.
I don’t discriminate, I believe in fairness and justice. So, I make sure everybody gets whatever belongs to him or her. I make sure I carry people along. Their problems are my problems. In other words, I share with them in their moments of grieve and I also share with them in their moments of joy and that is the connecting points.”
On why he was full of confidence even before the conduct of the primaries, he said his confidence was hinged on the fact that he never considers election a do or die issue. “I always do what is necessary to the best of my ability and leave the rest to God and the electorates. If they elect me, I represent them to the best of my ability, if they don’t; I return home to my family,” he said.
The member advised the electorates to always vote in accordance with their conscience to ensure that only those who have the zeal to represent the people sincerely.
