Don’t Allow Others Determine Your Destiny, Come Out Enmass To Vote, Tangale Tells Nigerians

GOMBE  – A community of Tangale people of Gombe State living overseas have appealed to Nigerians to come out enmass to vote leaders that truly have their interest at heart during Saturday’s Presi­dential and national legislative elections.

In a press statement made available to newsmen through it’s General Secretary, Lamela Umaru Lakorok, the Tangale Community Overseas encour­aged Nigerians not to fold their hands and allow others to deter­mine their destiny.

According to the statement “We encourage you all not to fold your hands and allow others to determine your destiny.

“We must all engage fully and make our voices heard. It is one thing to protest injustice in the streets, and it is another thing to change our future with the dot of ink,” it stated.

It said, “While the election process may require some people to stand in line all day, Nigerians should see it as the best sacrifice one can make for the motherland and posterity.”

It described the office of the president as the most important and powerful office in the coun­try that has the power to either build country’s future or destroy it.

It said, “We have all seen what the office of the President can do and undo in the last couple of months. We therefore appeal to the Tangale community and all Nigerians to come out and vote in the Federal elections on Saturday.

“It is vital that in choosing our leaders we avoid religious bigotry, divisive ethnicity, blind party loy­alty, and personal interests.

“The interest of the nation should be put above personal, ethnic, party, and religious in­terests. Let us focus on getting a good leader who can provide safe­ty, peace, prosperity, and oppor­tunities for our youths to thrive and prosper.”

While acknowledging its in­ability to vote, it, however, said, “we in diaspora cannot deter­mine who to vote for each of you, we have confidence in your abil­ity to choose capacity, aptitude, and servant leadership.”