The people of Tarok Nation in the North Central Nigeria have commended President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing Barrister Solomon Dalung as the Minister of Youth and Sports Development.
The Tarok, mostly found in Langtang North and South, is one the privileged areas in the history of Nigeria.
It has produced prominent military Generals including General Domkat Bali, Lieutenant General Jeremiah Useni, General Joshua Nimmyel Dogonyaro, General John Nanzip Shagaya and Air marshal Jonah Wuyep among others.
The area has also recorded its mark in the politics of Nigeria.
It has produced the first National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party that ruled the country for 16 uninterrupted years.
But the recent appointment of Dalung as Minister by the All Progressives Congress administration seems to be having a crack, a development the Youth Vanguard in the area vowed to challenge.
It vowed to move against anybody that is not happy with appointment of Dalung and his mode of dressing.
The Youth Vanguard described as unfortunate the misleading report in the Saturday Vanguard dated April 23, 2016 by Jimi Disu calling on President Muhammadu Buhari to fire Dalung over improper dressing.
The spokesman of the Ngwan Ishi OTarok, Comrade Nankpak Wuyep Bali, gave this warning in a press statement issued to journalists, urging Disu to stop criticizing the Minister of Sports in the media.
OTarok said: “It is absolutely unfortunate that President Buhari in his own wisdom appointed that man a minister, Buhari might think the sports ministry is a dumping ground for any minister but that is the key to the future. So we want to advised that Mr Disu should be careful while making public statement which is capable of disintegrating the nation.
“We are reminding him and his co-sponsors to know that the outside appearance of somebody has nothing to do with the person’s culture of dressing. We realize that as a veteran journalist and ace public commentator, Jimi Disu should have conducted himself very well in describing a highly responsible citizen.
“There is a gathering cloud in Nigeria against the Sports Minister, of which Disu is the sponsor. It will bring harm to all of us if we are not careful. This evil storm threatening Nigeria Sports ministry is a fallout of that recurring decimal of people like Mr Jimi Disu whose stock in trade is to run around with cheap blackmail to bring about hatred between ministers and the president.
“They have threatened war, hell and brimstone if they are not allowed to tie the progress of Nigeria, the well being of 150 million people to their big gowns, they blame many with their gun powder.”
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