Tarok Cultural Carnival: Dalung Wants His People United

Tarok Cultural Carnival: Dalung Wants His People United

By Niyi Busari

The former Minister of Sports, Barrister Solomon Dalung has said that he wants his people to come together and be united through Tarok Cultural Carnival that brings the ethnic group to be one family.

Dalung appeared clad in his native attire at the 2019 Tarok Cultural Carnival, which held in the Langtang South Local Government Area of Plateau State.

The former minister who also took part in the dances and parades which were the high points of the event expressed gratitude to God for keeping him and his people alive to witness the 2019 carnival.

In his remarks at the event, Dalung advised the Tarok people to love one another, noting that the ethnic group had made sacrifices for the unity of Nigeria and deserved to hold the highest positions in the country.

He stated that his people fought in the First and Second World Wars in defence of Nigeria, “but nobody has remembered them except President Muhammadu Buhari.”

“Our people, particularly in Langtang South, were denied opportunities to be elected as members of the House of Representatives, senators and governor; yet, we are the highest producers of agricultural products in Plateau State.”

The Chairman on the occasion, Mr Nanven Nimfyel, also called on the people to join hands together for the progress of the Tarok nation.

In his closing remarks, the Tarok traditional ruler, Chief Lot Nden, called on the people to love each other.