That Suswam, Tarzoor relay in Benue

Confirmation that the duo would successfully work as a team is already a reality with Tazoor picking Suswam’s Commissioner for Works and Transport, John Ngbede, as his running mate. This is the hallmark of a political family that is able to reach decisions amicably without unnecessarily heating up the polity.  A Tarzoor governorship is also […]

Confirmation that the duo would successfully work as a team is already a reality with Tazoor picking Suswam’s Commissioner for Works and Transport, John Ngbede, as his running mate. This is the hallmark of a political family that is able to reach decisions amicably without unnecessarily heating up the polity.  
A Tarzoor governorship is also certain to guarantee the completion of on-going projects since government is a continuum. The same can be said of the growth-oriented policies of the outgoing administration. These facts must be borne in mind by Benue people as they head for the polls.   
The need to avoid a bleak future is already glaring given the manner of campaign emanating from those who lost out to Tarzoor at the primary. They are not just satisfied with defecting but have embarked on a campaign of actively working to confuse the people as well as confuse the issues. Instead of coming up with campaign messages that address issues, they have resorted to name-calling and manipulation of information with the sole intention of brewing disaffection.  
But the confidence is palpable that Tarzoor will be taking oath of office come May 29. Those who are allergic to this truth are apparently behind the fables being woven about the party’s dwindling fortune in that state. Such inaccuracies being peddled are likely the outcome of frustration that derive from the realisation that the defections from the PDP to lesser known political parties were tactical errors, which they now rue.
Also the decision by Suswam to continue serving Benue by running for Senate has further confounded these defectors. Being in the Senate strategically places the outgoing governor in a position to consolidate on his achievements as he will be able to influence national legislations in ways that strengthen his successor’s quest for economic growth for the state.
Tarzoor, like Suswam has had his sojourn in the state assembly and has also occupied leadership positions as a former lawmaker and must thus understand the intricacies that his predecessor daily deals with. These two men have committed to running this relay race on behalf of the people of Benue state, the least that can be done for them is to ensure that they record such resounding victories at the polls that they would not need to deal with any future distractions in relations to the mandates that the people are poised to give them.  
Comrade Philip Agbese, Abuja.