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INTERVIEW
Gadfly: Good morning Honourable
Honourable: Good morning
Gadfly: First of all, we are members of
the Gadfly Magazine of St. Augustine's
Major Seminary Jos, a magazine
published annually to educate the
masses on issues bothering the society.
We are deeply honoured to have this
interview with you and we appreciate
your acceptance of our proposal to
interview you. For the sake of our
audience, can you tell us something
brief about yourself?
H o n o u ra b l e : T h a n k yo u fo r
opportunity. It started quite a while ago,
about forty eight years back. I was born on
July 2nd in 1976 in Namu district,
Quaanpan local government area. My
father was a traditional leader and both of
my parents were not Christians. I grew up
in Namu and attended Transfer Roman
Catholic primary school, kwa, and
Government secondary school Kwa. I
proceeded to Plateau polytechnic, Barkin
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HON. ERNEST
ABNER DA’A
Ladi where I majored in Business administration
and management . I ser ved my NYSC
programme in Edo state at Etono High School in
Igara Akokoido LGA. I worked briefly in an
agency of the state known as Plateau's Aid
Control Agency (PLACA). From there, I was
appointed to serve as the Personal assistant to
the then Chief of Staff, Government house.
When he was elevated to the Deputy Governor, I
continued as his aid until 2015. In 2017, I was
appointed as a member of the house of
assembly service commission. It was from there
that I contested for the chairmanship of
Quaanpan local government. In-between, after
my service with the state government, I wanted
to read law but due to some issues of life and
God's intervention, I did not. Hence, I delved into
history and international studies in the
University of Jos. I graduated in 2016. This is
where we are.
Gadfly: Thank you very much for that brief
biography. Before we delve into the
questioning proper, I would like to brief you on
the theme of the magazine this year which is
'Arise, o compatriots! A personal call to a
better Nigeria.' It is all about how the positive
change expected and needed in Nigeria must
begin with each person on the individual level.
Back to the questions, truth be told, the last
general presidential election was to many
Nigerians the exodus that would take us from
our Egypt to the Promised Land but it appears
t h i s that that never happened. Thus, many
Nigerians are not happy. In a word, many
might call it a 'hijack'. Hence, in crude honesty
and soundness of thought, given the state of
things, how do you think the hope of
Nigerians can be rekindled again?
Honourable: From the preamble you have given
and the follow up question, I think they are
timely, considering the times that we are in.
Corroborated by your preamble, the social order