Terhemba Shija

thumb Terhemba Shija is a Nigerian academic, poet, novelist, critic and politician who, as of 2014, lectures at the Nasarawa State University, Keffi. Quotes I am prepared. There is no doubt about it. I have been running two careers in my life. I finished from the university in 1985. I came out as the best graduating student in my department. And I was to start my academic career immediately, but I went on to study for a Master’s degree and finished in 1988. Instead of starting an academic career, I came back to start a career in the civil service here. Within a year, I was discovered as a good writer. The then Military Governor appointed me, without solicitation, as his Special Assistant on Speech Writing. I worked for less than two years, then it was time to start politics. So, I got attracted to it. I helped a governorship candidate. He didn’t win, but he encouraged me to run for the House of Representatives. So, I ran. I have always loved to serve. I know that anybody who loves this state must think about the state first before himself. I agree that we haven’t got the best yet. I am going to run for one reason: Having been involved in the Benue project, I know what the people want. I listen to people when they write on Facebook or other social media platforms. I listen to Tiv elite, Idoma elite, Igede elite when we meet in various places. People say Benue people have no agenda; Tiv people have no agenda. They say the fact that we don’t have an agenda is the reason why we are holding ourselves back. That is not true! We have always had an agenda. We are failing because of leadership. External links Category:Living people Category:1960 births Category:Politicians from Nigeria