Segun Babatunde in Gombe
Tiv Youths Peace Initiative (TYPI) have bestowed on Secretary to Gombe State Government, Professor Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi, the award of ‘Warrior of Peace’ for his sterling efforts at peace building across boarders.
President of the association Mr. Tenaa Anakaa who led other members of the executives of the office of the SSG to present the award said the award was a result of a five year research on Professor Njodi which found him worthy of being the first ever ‘Kuruttya U Bem’ (Warrior of Peace) award by the association.
He said, the research revealed that Professor Njodi had exhibited a rare passion for accommodating people from parts of the country as well as his philanthropic gestures.
According to him, whenever given the opportunity, Professor Njodi embrace and assigns responsibilities to people not minding where they come from. “This has made him non tribal, non ethnic but a true Nigerian”, Mr. Anakaa said.
He commended the Gombe State Government under Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya for it’s efforts in ensuring peaceful coexistence in Gombe State stressing that, ” this has made the association to pass a vote of confidence on Governor Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya”.
He explained that the association is a sociocultural group that is fully on ground in Benue, Nassarawa, Taraba and Plateau States with membership all over the world.
He said the association has been involved in mobilizing youths against all forms of social vices especially drug abuse which is the major cause of youth restiveness.
Receiving the award, Professor Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi, Secretary to the Gombe State Government, appreciated the award and recognition done to him and the State saying, “whatever we must have achieved was made possible through the people of Gombe State”, as such, he dedicated the award to the people.
While promising to do more to take Gombe State higher, Professor Njodi said, ” since you have been watching us and what we do, we will not be surprised if other sociocultural groups such as, Igbos, Yorubas among many others are watching us for good too”. END