As we gently transit to the month of February, 2019, there is every need for me to once more reflect on the personality of Hon. David Zacharias who is presently nicknamed by his constituents as “Davido”.
Yesterday, a friend called me to ask why David Zacharias seems to be the most popular and generally accepted by the majority of his constituents? My response was very simple, when you have a man whose philanthropic gestures cut across the entire Igala nation that is what you get. It may interest us to note that Hon. David Idris Zacharias is the only contestant that is outstanding among others. His antecedents in humanitarian services predate the present political dispensation.
It is on records that virtually every community in Idah, Igalamela, Ofu and Ibaji Federal constituency benefited in one way or the other from David Zacharias Foundation.
So, the curious question and position of the electorates from this Federal Constituency is “if an individual who is not holding any government position can be of tremendous help to the less privileged; orphans and the vulnerable in the society, then, he will do more if given any responsibility to serve his people”.
One thing that I cherished most about Igala nation now is their propensity towards acknowledging the positive contributions of an individual to the development and progress of his people.
My recent sojourn across Idah Federal Constituency has shown that the name David Zacharias has become a household name that does not need too much introduction amongst his constituents.
You may wish to recall that in the the month of January, 2019 alone, we have had series of endorsements from different groups, for example; NUT, Muslim Clerics and Christian leadership from Idah Federal Constituency declaring their support for Hon. David Idris Zacharias.
Like I have said before in different forum, just like David in the Bible, David Idris Zacharias is on a divine mission to liberate the good people of his constituency from neglect and total abandonment which had been a recurring decimal in the politics of our constituency.
Furthermore, the task to elect Hon. David Idris Zacharias to represent us in the Lower Chambers of the National Assembly is one that is very paramount and dear to our consciousness.
Forward ever, backwards never.
– Wada Yahaya
