Warren Bennis has described leadership as the capacity to translate vision into reality; while General Montgomery states that leadership is the capacity and the will to rally men and women to a common purpose and the character which inspires confidence. In the view of Austrian-American management consultant, educator, and author, Peter Drucker, “leadership is lifting a person’s vision to high sights, the raising of a person’s performance to a higher standard, the building of a personality beyond its normal limitations. The above leadership quotes are just to corroborate the fact that Arc. Salman Idris just perfectly fits into the responsibility thrust upon him by the Almighty God and the people.
Arc. Salman Idris has always desired a better life for his people and the society in general. He has demonstrated this in the lives of people including indigent students, widows, the less privileged, and at various communities over the years. This has inspired him to seek a platform in public service to impact more on the larger society.
Who is Arc. Salman Idris?
Arc. Salman Idris is a House of Representatives candidate and a member of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). He hails from Aiyegunle-Gbedde in Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State. He spent his early life in Zaria in Kaduna State as a primary school pupil and student. He studied architecture in the university and he has over two decades working experience as an architect and as a businessman.
HIS UNCOMMON ATTRIBUTES
Arc. Salman Idris, is a man with a humble beginning. A man, whom you would like to meet personally, he is good looking, a trusted friend, reliable, dependable, humane and accommodating.
His patriotism for his fatherland, his unquenchable love for a disciplined life-style, his insatiable appetite for challenges, his spirit of perseverance and endurance and his tenacity of purpose, all combined to make him a good leader.
He is incorruptible, always displaying skill, dexterity, brisk and competence. He is a strong observer with a feeling heart, a man who is genuinely moved by the plights of others, a personality rare to find.
Salman has strength of character and possesses a tremendous self-control.
His style and person have been defined by his background and good upbringing. He is an astute politician whose major calling is to serve the people.
HIS VISION AND MISSION
To make Kabba/Bunu/Ijumu Federal Constituency a reference point to others in Nigeria, make life best for the people and create infrastructure for the future of the constituency anchored on these cardinal goals: adequate representation, welfare, infrastructure, reduction in poverty and rural transformation among others.
Salman has made extensive consultations and received a substantial goodwill from a broad spectrum of the people throughout the constituency to go to the House of Representatives to represent the people of Kabba/Bunu/Ijumu Federal Constituency.
Reading between his lips, he has promised to promote unity in the constituency, eliminate poverty, wants and ignorance from the area, encourage the development of agriculture and commerce, promote active participation of the people in all strategic sectors, support as well as provide gainful employment for the youths from the constituency, work towards rural integration, this is aimed at enhancing improved rural life for everyone from the area, collaborate with the state and federal government in areas of health care delivery, water supply, electricity supply and to enhance an improved educational environment for our people. All the above areas, Arc. Salman Idris has promised to address if given the mandate to represent the good people of the constituency on the platform of the ADC in this week general elections.
He is appealing to the good people of the federal constituency, of all shades of opinion and political lineage to join him in working towards a robust political consolidation that will serve as a fountain for the revitalization and re-awakening of our society.
HE IS READY TO SERVE
Kabba/Bunu/Ijumu federal Constituency of Kogi State is up for grab as the good people of the constituency will be filing out this Saturday to elect their representative to the lower chamber of the national assembly. There is no doubt that several individuals have indicated their willingness to run for the position. One of them is Arc. Salman, an apostle of good governance who has made his marks in Kogi State politics especially in the current dispensation.
He has put himself forward to serve his people and the nation in the national assembly as a member of the House of Representatives, come 2023 election on the platform of African Democratic Congress (ADC).
He needs the support of all, most especially the Ijumu people because our people cannot afford not to be heard at the national stage and the best way to develop a man like Salman would be by electing him into office in 2023 in order to do more for our people.
Let it be stressed here clearly that there are marked differences between him and other contestants because Salman is honest, munificent, courageous, dutiful, committed, accessible and reliable which are absent in others.
LET US SUPPORT ARC. SALMAN IDRIS
The sweet story about Salman Idris depicts a life full of service to mankind. Through hard work, he has attained great heights. He has showcased good leadership traits and by extension changed the face of Kabba/Bunu/Ijumu through his pragmatic initiatives.
It is a fact that when the right individuals are in power just as we look forward to have in Salman in 2023, roads will fixed, industries will bounce back, jobs will be available for the youths, excellent health care delivery will be put in place, education will be effectively cared for and there will be enough for all to share.
Though, the level of unemployment, insecurity, economic and environmental development may appear daunting, but with the right support for Salman by the various communities in Kabba/Bunu/Ijumu Federal Constituency from Kabba to Akutupa-Kiri, Ekinrin-Adde to Olle, Aiyetoro Gbedde to Ayere, Iffe to Iyamoye, Gbeleko to Okoro Gbedde, Iyah-Gbedde to Egbeda-Egga, Otu Egunbe to Ayede-Bunu, Iyara to Ogidi, Iluke to Okebukun and to other adjoining communities, he will evolve opportunities that will give birth to a virile development of the constituency. Salman that we know is capable of doing something exceptional, because that is what he was born to do.
Dele Olonilebi, writes from Lokoja
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