Let’s not allow ethnicity becloud our judgement – Senator Jarigbe

The Senator representing Cross River North Senatorial District, Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe, has cautioned politicians against allowing ethnicity to affect their judgement. As a guest speaker on the topic ‘Ethnicity, Education and Politics: A Triple SWOT Analysis and the National Question’, at the University of Calabar 1st Registry Day, Jarigbe said politicians ought to be nationalistic […]

The Senator representing Cross River North Senatorial District, Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe, has cautioned politicians against allowing ethnicity to affect their judgement.

As a guest speaker on the topic ‘Ethnicity, Education and Politics: A Triple SWOT Analysis and the National Question’, at the University of Calabar 1st Registry Day, Jarigbe said politicians ought to be nationalistic in all they do to lift the country to greatness.

“All men and women who transformed their societies through exceptional leadership were men of unusual intelligence and ability who did not allow their ethnic origins to becloud their sense of judgment in services to their nation.

“On the other hand, ethnicity education and politics can destroy a nation if they are put to bad use as we have seen in many African countries, including Nigeria,” he stated.

He said ethnicity, education and politics are a triple-edged sword that has positive and negative effects depending on how they are used in the process of building and developing a nation.