By Tom Garba,Jalingo
The assertion that “leaders are born”,while others believe that ” leaders are made through dint of hard work” are both describable qualities of the Speaker,Taraba state of Assembly, Rt Hon Abel Peter Diah who by divine mandate he secured the sealed of leadership at quite tender age as a councillor in Warwa ward of Sardauna LGA in 1996 during the zero party politics.

Peter grow from a zero party Man to a hero party man under the People’s Democratic party (PDP), a party is dead loyal to haven won elections for six terms at a go that made him to be the 8th,9th speaker of Taraba through his bravely and dexterous work to earned the confidence of his colleagues.
To a political class students, Hon Diah is more than a ranking member in the state’s Assembly gallery,his gained experience is without limits compare to his contemporaries in the House chambers. The inbuilt and “worked your way” to leadership qualities in him makes him a Taraba state lawmakers for six consecutive elections. From 2003 to date,the people of Mbanga constituency have found him worthy, a noble Son whose selfless services and servant servitude is never tiring,hence their voice of call to service was made to him. This is no doubt,a call from God,as it is commonly said” the voice of Men is the voice of God.”
His unwavery idealogy of one party politics affairs,Peter found the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) his forever party,the umbrella party that gave him the horses strength to rides on to his present status in the politics of Taraba state.
His experience,his honesty,his marriage to PDP and his God’s fearing attitude, the Taraba 9th Assembly is seen a stabilizer of democratic norms in the state. The separation of power between the executive and legislative under the watch of Peter is what every body can attest of,and is undeniable sustaining and growing up democracy tenets in the state.
While under his watch, he leads well his colleagues in martialing out good and people’s oriented laws, he does not relegate the duties of oversight function of lawmakers to the background, his distinguished colleagues receives the support they need in checkmating all the excess of the executive in Taraba state. A leadership strength he sees as the hope of the electorates to challenge the executive wherever necessary through constitutional bounds and backups.
Diah is now seen as trail blazer and a path finder that is helping in charting a new course of development for the people of Taraba under the leadership of Governor Ishaku Darius Dickson. A man he consider a partner to positively change the nasty stories of the state to a story of survivors and victors unto good works.
Being the speaker of the House for the second time,his experience is much counting as a unifier,sustainer,brazing up the standing pillars of democracy in the state.
He is known as a Man of peace and detribalised Nigerian that believes in the total unity of the country,a known philanthropist of international reputes whose attitudes to good works no knows bounds,not minding who you are,your tribe or religion you profess before he can be of help to them.
The Marafan Sardauna,the revered traditional title gotten from his kinsmen, Diah above all prefer to be the maintainer and keeper of the traditional institute. A good custodian of the norms and values of his tradition hence his love of Peace and the unity of Taraba is top of his agenda. His likes are few,his types are rare,no wonder the master planner (God) is rising him higher,from unstoppable step to another step of Glory.
Yes! Who knows, Abel Peter Diah is a willing vessel God is preparing to use to take Taraba,Nigeria to an enviable state. The world is waiting for this young,visionary and dynamic intelligent man to the circle of world leaders.
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