A
group known as Association for Good
Governance (AGG) said on Tuesday that the
acting Governor of Taraba State, Alhaji
Garba Umar, does not merit the Peoples
Democratic Party, PDP, ticket to contest the
2015 governorship elections in the state.
The state Chairman of the group, Danjuma
Isa Munga, who made this known at a press
briefing in Jalingo, the state capital, argued
that Umar had failed the state and the party
in all ramifications and should not be
allowed to run for the exalted seat.
Munga, therefore, urged the PDP to as a
matter of urgency start shopping for a
credible candidate that would fly the party’s
banner at the polls.
The AGG members, who are also PDP
stalwarts, explained that the acting governor
has done nothing positive to contribute to
the development of the state during his
reign, instead, “he has continued to siphon
the state’s resources making the state
poorer”.
“Garba Umar has disappointed us and we are
therefore calling on the PDP not to support
him in his ambition.
“Taraba State under the administration of
Umar has been characterised by high level
corruption and embezzlement of public
funds
meant for the development of the
state”, Munga said.
He accused Umar of “marginalisation and
nepotism”, adding: “It’s sad that
appointments into federal government
positions from the state are often being
cornered by the acting governor for his tribal
men, in total violation of the federal
character”.
The group said Umar has betrayed the
people who stood by him as well as “Allah”
who brought him to prominence.
“He (Umar) has hijacked the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs) contracts which
used to be a source of development for the
state and poverty alleviation for the people.
“Beneficiaries of the MDGs contracts are all
from Gombe State where Umar always stays.
“He spends millions of naira buying cars and
furnishing offices for thugs he illegally
recruited as the ‘youth wing’ of the party”.
It berated Umar for not leading the PDP in
the right direction.
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