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Senator Rev. Amos Yohanna during the media engagement
By Anthony Maliki, Abuja
The newly sworn in Senator representing Adamawa North Senatorial District, Rev. Amos Yohanna said he will adopt the bottom-up approach in providing legislation for his constituency.
He said opportunity must be given to people to state what they want to be done for them.
Rev. Yohanna spoke in Abuja Monday evening in an interactive session with media.
He explained that providing leadership from top to bottom is old-fashioned and long jettisoned noting even in international development organizations it is bottom-up approach.
According to him, the constituents are the ones to formulate and articulate what they desire and to be done through community engagement.
He explained that he would be providing service through townhall meetings so that together with his constituents articulate what is actually needful for the people.
Senator Yohanna bemoaned a situation where politicians would remain in Abuja and tell people what is needed.
According to him, it is what the people need and should come from them, a style of representation he intends to deploy.
He pledged to represent the people responsibly and equity and in doing so will ensure everybody is united.
Senator Yohanna also spoke on insecurity that has ravaged Adamawa North for many years saying it has brought about poverty in the area.
He explained that insecurity has brought lack of good roads, challenges in access to health, education, water and sanitation among others.
According to him, he would seek the support of others senators in order to enact laws that will turnaround the dire situation for his constituents.
Senator Yohanna said he intends to be a team player to work with my colleagues to achieve what he wants to do for the people.
On youth development, the senator noted that it was one of the focal points during his campaign and they would be properly engaged.
He said he build up youths, open opportunities for them to develop, so that they get skills exposing them to IT and AI technology so that they own it as something that benefits them.
Asked on the issue of State Police, he pointed out that agitations for it is bore out of frustration of federal dominance of security.
He said when the issue comes up and in the best interest of Nigeria, they will look at it together and work to actualize it but if not, it may not see the light of the day.
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