NIGER STATE DEPUTY GOVERNOR REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO GABGYI UNITY
The Deputy Governor of Niger State, Comrade Yakubu Garba has reaffirmed his commitment to the unity of the Gbagyi nation. He made the commitment today at the inauguration of the Gbagyi Elders’ Forum (GEF) held at Merit House, Abuja.
Comrade Yakubu Garba described the Gbagyi Elders Forum as a veritable platform that will advance the trajectory of unity, development and peace of the Gbagyi people. While commending the pioneer leaders of the Forum for their foresight and urged them to navigate the platform for the good of all.
Furthermore, the Deputy Governor urged representatives of Gbagyis at all levels to be selfless and patriotic, He frowned at tendencies of self-aggrandizement and opinionated struggles of selfishness.
Earlier in his remarks, the Chairman of the Forum’s Board of Trustees, Pa. Peterston Kaura echoed the need for the reinvigoration of the Gbagyi creed through shared unity and purpose, Stating that part of the objectives of the Forum is to foster unity as a sacred requirement for advancement.
Delivering his address, the guest lecturer and historian, Prof. Enoch Oyedele dispelled the two legends that suggests that the Gbagyis migrated from Maiduguri or Katsina.
The Professor maintained with historical facts and perspectives, that the Gbagyis are from the Nok extraction. And extolled the Gbagyis’ disposition to peace, tolerance, and truth.
The Prof. further defined the ancestral geographical territory of the Gbagyis to include the present day FCT, Kaduna, Niger, Abuja, Nassarawa, and Kogi State. He urged the Gbagyis to rise above primordial sentiments of dialectical and religious differences, and reclaim their rightful place in nation building.
Discussants and other speakers at the event expressed confidence that the Gbagyi Elders Forum will catalysed the renaissance for the much needed unity, growth and prosperity.
As the premier Gbagyi platform, the Gbagyi Elders’ Forum is an assembly of eminent elders with a vision to entrench cohesion and advance the socio-economic, socio-political, and socio-cultural well being of the Gbagyis.
Ummikaltume Abdullahi Kuta.
Press Secretary to the Deputy Governor of Niger State.
8th/02/2025.
