Adamawa Deputy  Gov, Farauta advocates for stronger unity in Nigeria 

From Yagana Ali Yola 

The deputy governor of Adamawa state, Kaletapwa Farauta on Tuesday advocated for stronger unity among stakeholders and citizens of the state and Nigeria at large.

Farauta made this known while addressing stakeholders of the state during the funeral service of the late senator 

Jonathan Silas Zwingina which took place at Dishon Dansanda square in Guyuk LGA 

He prayed God to raise young men that will emulate the exemplary political life of late Senator, Jonathan Silas Zwingina, adding that the remembrance of the life of the deceased, called for unity of purpose in the state and the nation.

“Our prayer is that God will raise young men, who would wear the shoes of the deceased to raise fearless and brave leaders from this zone.

“As a church, we need to stand with one another, as a people we have to be brother’s keeper.

“Let todays gathering be a foundation of breaking down walls for whatsoever standing in between us  in whatever areas of our lives. So that as citizens, we would raise from here a strong force believing in God and ourselves to bring development in Adamawa and Nigeria.

Farauta eulogized the late lawmaker as a true democrat and mentor,  young people should look up to in their desire to join political arena.

The deceased who died at the age of 70 years, was born on August 1, 1954 at Falu, a rural community in Guyuk local government area

He was Director General MKO Abiola’s campaign organization  Hope “93. in the presidential election of June 12, 1993.

He was elected Senator for the Adamawa South constituency, Nigeria at the beginning of the Nigerian Fourth Republic, running on the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) platform.

He took office on 29 May 1999 and reelected in April 2003, again on the PDP platform.

After taking his seat in the Senate in June 1999, he was appointed as chairman,.Works & Housing committee, other committees.includes; Establishment, Internal Affairs, Information, Special Projects, Privatization and Economic Affairs.

His contemporaries during the formation of PDP include; Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Late Wilberforce Bafte Juta, Chief Joel H. Madaki, Late Solomon Lar among others.

He was appointed as a Director of Mass Mobilization for Social Justice and Economic Recover (MAMSER) in 1987 and one time Commissioners of Health and Water Resource Adamawa state

Speaker state Assembly Bathiya Wesley, former minister of Information Labaran Maku, former Secretary to the Government of Federation (SGF),Boss Mustapha among other prominent Nigerians attended the burial.