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HON. BOB TYOUGH: A Prey Of Political Propaganda (2)

By Vershima Orkuma Hemen

Continue from last Saturday here:
https://ayatutureporters.news.blog/2021/09/18/hon-bob-tyough-a-prey-of-political-propaganda/

I always read with disgust, the deliberately misleading and mudslinging articles in the social media, against the person of Hon. Bob Tyough, arising from his stewardship at the National Assembly. Looking by the vitepurative and blackmailing approach of the authors within and outside Kwande/Ushongo Federal Constituency. Their intentions by the gross misrepresentation of facts and the outright calumny is to paint Bob Tyough black as to gain political traction for his opponents.

It is not difficult to know the direction from the virulent attacks comes, given the identity of it promoters in the social media. The frustration of Hon. Bob Tyough’s opponents is understandable. They have found that they can not sufficiently question his intimidating report card. Not with the ubiquitous evidence of his achievements across Kwande/Ushongo Federal Constituency. Therefore, they want to disparage the manner of his achieving success.

With all the sulfurous attacks, those who care to know genuinely would tell you that there is no arguing the assertion that Hon. Bob Tyough, for his unimaginable achievements as the first time Reps, has become an enigma. This is so because until he appeared in the horizon, the people had concluded that the office was more or less for personal aggrandizement.

In addition to his high level of visibility and vibrancy on the floor of the green chamber, more than the ranking Reps members, the ubiquity and quality of his constituency projects, he has changed the perception from negative, where by other Reps members catered only for their party men and cronies, to positive as he engaged on the hoi polloi projects. And the evidence are irresistible.

Special Interventions; With the predatory Fulani heldsmen unremitting attacks on the hapless Benue farmers with some part of his constituency extremely becoming target. Hon. Bob Tyough, intervened and facilitated the distribution of relief materials to the IDPs in the affected areas of Moon, through the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA).

Again, when there was a communal crisis in Utange Council Ward, which resulted in the losses of lives and properties, Bob Tyough identified with the victims and provided relief materials such as food items, clothes, mattresses, etc.

Rural Electrification; Hon. Bob Tyough has provide and installed a 40kw solar mini-grid in Ichor, the electrification of Wantor Moldem Secondary School to Tse Ikpa and Use-Mbayev has been successfully completed. While work is still on-going in many other council wards.

In the area of Employment; With the high level of unemployment in the country and the lackadaisical attitude shown by the government in creating jobs opportunities for the masses, Bob Tyough has been able to facilitate the employment of over twenty (20) people across his constituency in the Federal Government Agencies and Palastatas. Among the beneficiaries are; Dr. Dogoh Adzua Samuel, Mr. Agor Terhemen, etc.

Foundation has finally been laid for the procurement of drugs and laboratories equipments for primary health clinics across Kwande/Ushongo Federal Constituency.

Given the brief excursion into Hon. Bob Tyough phenomenal achievements as a first time Reps, is it not logical then that the working legislator be sent back for a second run of excellent representation especially as he would be a ranking Reps with power to attract more benefits to his constituency? Hon. Bob Tyough has shown that he does not dwell in distractions that could limit a legislator from performing optimally.

Finally, those that have determined to attack Bob Tyough’s credibility instead of spending mental energy on how they could sell their preferred candidates, should realised that no amount of falsehood against the people’s representative would give their principals any advantage. They should change tactics and perhaps they would succeed to convince a few out of the whole lot who already have the mindset that Bob Tyough opponents are only good for jokes.

HON. BOB TYOUGH: A Prey Of Political Propaganda

By Vershima Orkuma Hemen

Power, they say, belongs to God, and He gives it to whomever He wills. While I subscribe perfectly to that saying as a believer in the sovereignty of God, I am not oblivious of the role played by men and women who have made themselves little gods and resorted to aiding or hindering the ambitions of fellow mortal men. Looking through the lens as a social and political observer, I can say with certainty that the only burden Bob Tyough, carries is that of well-orchestrated political propaganda that has been sustained over the years against his personality.

Hon. Bob Tyough, must be the most vilified House Of Representative member in the history of Benue State. He is abused and bad mouthed with ferocious intensity. This really has nothing to do with his records in office. He is by no means the ‘worst’ Reps Kwande/Ushongo has ever seen, as a matter of fact, he is one of the better ones.

Bob Tyough, opponents would have us believe that he is the ‘worst’ Reps, but in less than three years he has been able to sponsored three bills, co-sponsored two bills and sponsored five motions, beating many of the old timers at the green chamber of the National Assembly.

Unlike other Legislators who focused on empowering only their party members with motorcycle and granding machines, Hon. Bob Tyough, embarked on the people oriented projects that will be of benefits to all and sundry irrespective of their political affiliation. The result has been remarkable and overwhelming.

Bob sponsored and pursued the restoration of Mata and Mbagwa State Assembly Constituency which has come to reality.

Women and Youth Empowerment; He facilitated the establishment of a skills acquisition centre in Adikpo, under the aegis of a World Bank project, know as Innovation Development and Effectiveness in the Acquisition of Skills (IDEAS). It is on record that Kwande/Ushongo is the only Federal Constituency in Benue State with whom the World Bank has initiated that project with; and it did not take place until Bob Tyough became Reps Member.

Also, he donated the sum of One Million Naira to Mbagba/Mbakyan Women Multi-purpose Cooperative Society. Members of the co-operative can obtain non interest loans from the fund for their businesses and farming activities.

Bob Tyough, sponsored over three hundred and fifty beneficiaries for NIRSAL loans, Federal Government Artisan Survival Fund and Federal Government Grants. In his letter of appreciation to Hon. Bob Tyough, by Mr. Keshi Thaddeus Terhile of Utange Council Ward, read thus; “…In my lowly status, you searched and found me worthy to be part of the Federal Government loan through NIRSAL.” “…I was overwhelmed when I received the credit alert of N473,000 from NIRSAL Microfinance Bank.”

In Education; Bob facilitated and fully built the ICT Centre at St. Andrews Secondary School, Adikpo. He also distributed text and exercise books across secondary schools within his constituency as well as the on-going scholarship programme for students within Kwande/Ushongo.

In addition, there is on-going renovation of primary schools and provision of seats, tables and assorted teaching materials to schools across his constituency. At the take-off of the distribution of text and exercise books at St. Andrews Secondary School, Adikpo, the president of the National Association of Kwande Students (NAKS), Comrade Bem Iortim, who is also the media handler of the APC aspirant Hon. Terkimbir Ikyange, remarked that; “Bob Tyough actions are unprecedented in the history of Kwande/Ushongo.”

In Agriculture; Bob supplied farm inputs and agrochemicals to co-operative societies across Kwande/Ushongo Federal Constituency.

In Health Care; There is on-going renovation of primary health clinics at different council wards in Kwande/Ushongo. Bob Tyough, also paid hospital bills of over 50 patients across his constituency. Some of the beneficiaries are; Mrs. Mamnenge Iorliam Asom, Mrs. Dorcas Umbur, etc. The evidence are overwhelming.

In the area of water; Hon. Bob Tyough, procured one drilling ring for his constituency to ease water scarcity in the area. There is on-going drilling of over one hundred and twenty (120) motorised borehole across twenty six (26) council wards of Kwande/Ushongo Federal Constituency as well as all the abandoned boreholes were repaired. At the flagging-off of the drilling of over one hundred and twenty motorised boreholes at Koti Apera, the Legal Adviser of the All Progressive Congress (APC), for Mbagba /Mbakyan Ward, Hon. Iorhemen Wanche observed that; “This is commendable. No doubt, we require this, we appreciates it and we will continue to give every moral support that the cooperation requires, the boreholes would help alleviate the water scarcity challenge been faced by the people.”

These are by no means the tokens of the ‘worst’ Legislator.

To be continued.