Elias
Kwaps was born in Shendam on the 22nd December, 1959, he started his
education at Sacred Heart transfer primary school Shendam in the year 1968 to
1974 then proceeded for his Secondary education at St. Murumba College Jos and
completed at Government College Pankshin in the year 1979. Then he proceeded to
Federal Neuron Psychiatric Medical School Abeokuta to study psychiatric Nursing
and graduated in 1983 and immediately took up an appointment with the Jos
University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) and in 1988 he went to the College of
Nursing Vom for a post study in Nursing and graduated in 1990.
Elias
Kwaps has travelled to Rwanda College of Nursing Yangatere on National assignment,
he has attended so many course and workshop and seminars.
He
has travelled to several countries such as Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi,
Israel, Egypt, Ankara, Antalia
He
is married with four Children; his last daughter will be graduating from the
University of Jos this year.
Elias
Kwaps was appointed management committee Chairman of Shendam Local Government
Council last week.
The
Management Committee chairman of Shendam Local Government Council Hon. Elias
Kwaps, while speaking news men in his Jos residence said, “Right from my early
child days i never had the opportunity to serve my people, I felt this is the
right time for me to go and serve my people; it is not about having money but
sitting down with them and sharing the experience I have acquire both
professionally and my interaction with people from all work of life.
He
said “I am quite aware of the financial challenges that the state and country
is passing through, but I believe if I am able to galvanize the revenue
collection in Shendam it will go a long way in assisting me run the affairs of
the council. I believe there is a lot to be harnessed in Shendam as regards
revenue generation; we will strive to seek for more ways of harnessing them.
More so when one begin to think of having money before serving his people he
will not forge ahead.
Hon.
Kwaps said “My message to those who grumble because they were not appointed, is
that of course grumbling is inevitable when appointment is done, but we should
equally realized that power comes from God, and anybody that has religion should
know that God has the power to give you power at anytime he so wishes. Let us
all cast away our difference and come together to make our locality a better
place. It is time for us to come together and work for the betterment of our
people. Whatever went wrong let us forgive in the interest of our local
government and our people”.
“My
first priority as a council chairman is to work on peace and confidence in
governance which have eluded to us and to mobilize my people sustainable
development.
Kwaps
said “the governor is a very gentleman down to earth; he always put the
interest of others first before his own; he will not like anything bad that
would hurt anybody and because of his gentility he always bring people very
close to him, and at any point in time you have a problem he is always ready to
listen to you irrespective of where you come from.
He
said “My called to Plateau people is let us put all our difference aside and
come together to take our dear state to an enviable heights, a time has come for
us to forge ahead.
He
said “Governor Lalong achievements in two years speak for itself, he don’t need
to campaign for any election what he has put ungrounded is already working for
him.
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