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El-Yakub regrets supporting Al-Makura in 2011
The pioneer chairman of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, in Nasarawa state, Mohammed El-Yakub, has threatened legal action against the state Governor, Tanko Al-Makura, over the alleged embezzlement of the state’s internally generated revenue, IGR.
Mr. El-Yakub spoke on Sunday at his country home in Eggon Local Government Area.
He challenged Mr. Al-Makura to make public the amount realised as internally generated revenue in the last two years of his administration or be dragged before a court.
He called on the state government to publish the IGR and the projects it was spent on. He also alleged a violation of due process in the award of contracts as the contracts were often not advertised for bidding.
Mr.El-Yakub also regretted supporting Mr. Al-Makura during the 2011 general elections. He said he and others who voted for the Governor were blinded by their quest for change hence the reason Mr. Al-Makura won their hearts.
“It is regrettable that our quest for change became a bad alternative,” he said.
According to him, the current administration appeared to be worse than the preceding PDP one.
He advised Mr. Al-Makura to forget about contesting in 2015 and revealed that he was mobilising two thousand youths from each of the local government areas, and some notable politicians, to join the Peoples Democratic Movement, PDM,
“I advise Al-Makura not to waste his time to re-contest but to begin to pack his belongings from the government house because, certainly, we will defeat him in 2015.”
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