Tittle:SENATOR UMAR TANKO AL-MAKURA IS CAPABLE, INTELLIGENT AND FIT FOR MINISTERIAL POSITION

As Compiled By ESV Salihu Abdullahi Osuko

Media aide to Distinguish Senator Umar Tanko Al-makura.

Chapter 1.
SENATOR UMAR TANKO ALMAKURA IS CAPABLE AND READY TO SERVE IN TINUBU’S LED GOVERNMENT.

We are advocating for the appointment of the immediate past governor of Nasarawa state, senator Umar Tanko Al-Makura for a prominent ministerial position in the President Ahmed Bola Tinubu Led government.

Senator Umar Tanko Al-Makura’s recent withdrawal of his senatorial case at the tribunal has once again demonstrated his unparalleled dedication to the unity and collective prosperity of Nasarawa State.

In that light, we the good citizens of Nasarawa State are calling on President Tinubu to consider Al-Makura for a prominent position in order to add value to his government.

In a statement released on Sunday in Lafia and made available to Tribune Online, the Nasarawa youth commended Al-Makura’s exceptional track record in the state and predicted that history would remember him as a significant figure in the politics and governance of not only Nasarawa State but the entire nation.

They highlighted Al-Makura’s extensive experience, proven achievements, and strong leadership qualities as factors that make him deserving of higher responsibility in the service of the country.

The statement acknowledged his successful tenure as Governor from 2011 to 2015, during which he made unprecedented strides in governance and infrastructural development, positioning Nasarawa State as a beacon of good governance in Nigeria. “Since assuming the role of Senator in 2019, Al-Makura’s impact has been felt at the national level”.

The statement also emphasized Al-Makura’s long-standing political journey, which began in the Second Republic, where he emerged as the Youth Leader of the National Party of Nigeria (NPN) in the old Plateau State in 1980.

“His subsequent service as a member of the 1988/1989 Constituent Assembly and as the State Secretary of the National Republican Convention (NRC) from 1990 to 1992 further solidified his reputation as a silent force in Nigerian politics.”

They praised Al-Makura’s unmatched legacies, footprints, and record of achievements, which serve as testament to his capability to make significant contributions to the nation.

The statement urged President Tinubu to leverage Al-Makura’s qualities and consider him for a prominent position of responsibility within his government.

“As Al-Makura’s towering accomplishments in politics and governance continue to speak for him, they serve as a reference point not only for the present generation but also for generations to come,” the statement said.

Tinubu, Al-Makura:
A shared destiny:

They are not on the same political pedestal neither do they wield the same political influence and connection. just as they don’t share the same age or started politics at the same time.They are not related in by blood or family ties. But they share a lot in common which continues to bind them together and make their path cross, making them trusted and dependable allies in the service of the nation and humanity.

Incidentally, they are former governors who came to power on the platform of different opposition parties, namely, defunct Alliance for Democracy (AD) and Congress for Progressive Change (CPC). The governed their respective states of Lagos and Nasarawa for eight years and were senators at different times.

Their tenures as governors positively transforme their people and changed the development narratives of their states. As if this coincidence was not enough, they faced all forms of political persecution, victimisation and witch-hunt.

Despite their tribulations, they did not betray their people but sacrificed their exalted seats as governors than abandon their people who elected them with high hopes and optimism of a better and greater future. Like birds of a feather, history and patriotism, again, brought them together in the build up to the 2015 election to salvage Nigeria’s democracy.

They came together as progressives bonded by national interest as history vested on them the onerous responsibility of working together with other democrats and progressive minded politicians to give the country a new sense of direction. This culminated in the formation of the All Progressives Congress (APC), a merger that ended the 16 years rule of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Nigeria.

They have since not relented in their commitments to democracy and the wellbeing of their people and have never looked back in their relationship built on genuine love, mutual respect, trust, love for humanity and patriotism, making them the best of political friends, associates and confidants in the service of their nation, people and democracy. They have, indeed, paid, and still paying, their dues in politics and governance of their societies.

This aptly captures the political trajectory of President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu (the god-father of Lagos politics) and Distinguished Senator Umaru Tanko Al-Makura (the architect of modern Nasarawa state and senator, representing Nasarawa South).

After many years of struggles, sacrifices and commitments to free the country from military dictatorship and enthrone democracy in Nigeria, which forced him to self exile, Tinubu was elected Lagos state governor in 1999, on the platform of the opposition AD, following the restoration of democracy in Nigeria.

He sacrificed his life, time , energy and resources to champion democracy in the country. And in his eight years as governor he demonstrated doggedness, competence, capacity and patriotism in running the affairs of Lagos state. He re-wrote the development history of the state and turned lagos into true centre of excellence and a fast growing economy.

His excellent record of achievements did not go down well with some anti-democratic forces, especially from the then ruling PDP, who decided to declare a total war on him using federal might. The state allocation from the federation accounts was throughout his tenure.

Despite all the political brutality, Tinubu remained steadfast in his commitments to defend his people and give them true dividend of democracy that was second to none in the history of Lagos state. He improved internally generated revenue, leading to massive infrastructure development in the state.

Sixteen years after quitting as governor, Tinubu has he remained a major political kingmaker in Nigeria with followership that cuts across the length and breadth of the country.

As a political strategist and master planner, Tinubu provided the template that led to the defeat of the then ruling PDP after 16 years in power. He was instrumental to the formation of APC, which took over power from PDP in 2015.

Having succeeded to wrest power from PDP which ushered in APC administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, Tinubu remained the conscience and pillar as its national leader. It’s, therefore, not surprising that party stakeholders saw him as the natural successor to Buhari, hence his emergence as APC presidential candidate in the 2023 and now Nigeria’s president-in-waiting to be sworn in on May 29.

Just like in Lagos state, there is also Tinubu and Jagaban of Nasarawa politics in Senator Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, who shares the same characteristics, principles, ideology and antecedents with the president-elect. Al-Makura is renowned for his decorous disposition, doggedness, progressivism, passion for development and humanity as well as enviable records of excellence in governance.

Like Tinubu, Al-Makura came, saw and conquered the political sphere of Nasarawa state like a thunderstorm, leaving behind surprises and legacies that will be very difficult to be replicated let alone surpassed. He transformed Nasarawa from an agrarian state to a model of good governance and infrastructure development in Nigeria in just eight years.

Like Tinubu, Al-Makura joined politics after many years of successful accomplishments in business with tentacles and connections nationally and internationally. He has defined mission, deft political skills and determination to make a difference in the lives of his people.

Although, Al-Makura has been a key player in Nigeria’s politics since the second republic holding several positions including a member of the House of Representatives, but his magic wand in politics and governance can be traced to the restoration of democracy in 1999.

Suffice to say in 2011 elections, when the people of Nasarawa state were at a crossroads, looking for a messiah to salvage them, Al-Makura emerged and defeated the then incumbent PDP Governor Akwe Doma, of blessed memory. Al-Makura became the third executive governor of the state on the platform of the opposition CPC.

Prior to his election and after becoming governor in 2011, like Asiwaju, Al-Makura fought many battles and faced endless political persecution, witch-hunt and victimisation from the PDP government at both the state and the national levels. He was arrested and detained and subjected impeachment process all aimed to frustrate his administration. But with God and the support of the masses, Al-Makura survived the plot and was exonerated from all the allegations levelled against him.

Despite the landmines put on his way including financial strangulation,decayed infrastructure, frightening debt profile and other teething challenges, Al-Makura left Nasarawa state much better than he met it. He raised the bar of governance in the state and made Nasarawa state a model of good governance in Nigeria with his footprints scattered across the state. He was adjudged as the best performing governor since the creation of the state.

Within his eight years tenure, Al-Makura made Nasarawa an APC state and delivered the party in the state at all levels. It produced the incumbent Governor Abdullahi Sule, his anointed candidate, as his successor while he moved to the senate. However, Al-Makura has continued to sustain the party and sacrificing his all for the party and the government to exceed expectations of the electorate.

As this two big brains and visionary leaders who share a common destiny and characteristics set to work together once again as Mr President and minister in the new political dispensation for the collective good of all Nigerians and betterment of the country inline with renewed hope agenda, Nigeria will be better for it and the sky will not be the limit but the starting point.

Chapter 2:

MINISTERIAL SLOT:
Time to reward Al-makura.

In his theory of man and greatness William Shakespeare asserted that “some are born great, some achieve greatness and others have greatness thrust upon them”. But for Senator Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, the architect of modern Nasarawa state, despite having the privilege of coming from a great, influential and reputable family, he never allowed his family high horse to determine his life struggles and future.

Unlike most privileged individuals who always wear the garments of arrogance especially in their dealings with the less privileged, Al-Makura detests pomposity and is always down to earth. His humility, simplicity, respect for human dignity and love for the common man which knows no bounds remain the driving force of his success in life. He believes in making his own history which is why he continues to work hard to achieve greatness.

There is no doubt that, when the history of progressive politics in Nigeria is written, especially that of the governing All Progressive Congress (APC) in Nasarawa state, Al-Makura’s name will boldly inscribed in the front banner as one of its founding fathers, whose efforts, sacrifices and commitment gave birth successes and victories of the party.

Suffice to say Nasarawa state had hitherto been the stronghold of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) since the return to democracy in 1999. But in the build up to 2011 elections, when a progressive minded politician and successful business man called Umaru Tanko Al-Makura decided to rescue the people of Nasarawa state by heeding their clarion call to vie for the gubernatorial seat of the state on CPC platform. This ended PDP’s 12 years misrule in the state and took Nasarawa state on the path of progressive politics.

His emergence as CPC governorship candidate in 2011, which was initially dismissed by the then ruling PDP, turned out to be their greatest albatross when his acceptability and popularity began to spread across the state with people moving into CPC in their numbers in solidarity with him and his ambition.

His growing popularity and acceptability among the people forced the PDP government to declare war on Al-Makura and his party. The government deployed all coercive apparatus against him, leading to his arrest, detention and victimisation in a desperate effort to frustrate him out of the race. But Al-Makura remained undeterred and successfully sent PDP to political oblivion.

His emergence as governor, which should have been a huge relief for him, marked the beginning of his travails as PDP and other retrogressive elements decided to make the state ungovernable for him using their numerical strength in the state house of assembly to strangulate his administration after his refusal to dump CPC for PDP. He is the only politician in Nigeria’s history to survive several impeachment attempts. He did not only survive the impeachment and put his detractors to shame but his victory as the only CPC governor in Nigeria qualified the party to go into a merger with other opposition parties which gave birth to the APC.

As one of the founding fathers of the party, Al-Makura continued to be at vanguard of attracting individuals ,opposition stalwarts and groups into the party which added to the woos of PDP and other opposition in the state sending them into political oblivion.

His leadership qualities, competency, credibility and more importantly his intimidating records of achievements which make him the best governor Nasarawa has ever produced since its creation, nailed the opposition parties in the state. PDP was reduced to mere political spectators in Nasarawa politics as Al-Makura attracted even those who did not share his vision for a prosperous Nasarawa state to APC.

Apart from his excellent performance as governor, Al-Makura brought a worthy successor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, and delivered Nasarawa to APC at all levels, making it a progressive state. Despite moving to the senate in 2019 after his eight years tenure as governor, Al-Makura continued to be a rallying point for APC in the state and a beacon of hope to the people of the state – always sacrificing his time, energy and resources for the victory of the party and the development of the state, making him a factor to reckon with in the politics, governance and development of the state.

His sterling leadership qualities and visionary, progressive thoughts and ideas as well as his tireless contributions to the success and sustenance of the party made party stakeholders in Nasarawa and across the country to drag him into the contest for APC national chairmanship which he almost won.

Unfortunately, some elements opposed to the Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu presidential project frustrated Al-Makura’s emergence as APC national chairman, believing he was working for Tinubu. The cabal dragged former Governor Abdullahi Adamu from the same Nasarawa state as Al-Makura into the race and successfully hoodwinked President Muhammadu Buhari to impose Adamu as a consensus candidate.

Most of those who plotted against Al-Makura must by now be regretting their action which robbed APC of a golden opportunity to witness its best moment which Al-Makura’s leadership of the party would have provided. But despite their political coup against Al-Makura and Tinubu, they couldn’t stop Tinubu from picking the party’s presidential ticket and getting elected as Nigeria’s president awaiting for inauguration on May 29.

As president-elect Tinubu is set to take over governance and constitute his cabinet to enable him hit the ground running, there is no better, competent, credible and most suitable personality to represent Nasarawa state as a minister in the soon-to-be inaugurated cabinet of Tinubu than the architect of modern Nasarawa state, Distinguish Senator Umaru Tanko Al-Makura. Al-Makura has paid his dues for the APC, the Tinubu presidential project as well as in the politics, governance and development of Nasarawa state.

ALMAKURA’S POSITIVE AMBITION

Former Nasarawa State governor, Senator Umaru Tanko Al-Makura is itching to become the next national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress and behind this unusual ambition by a sitting senator is his successor, Governor Abdullahi Sule, reports Igbawase Ukumba

That Senator Umaru Tanko Al-Makura made Nasarawa State proud by being the only governor, who presented a party to the merger of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has encouraged Governor Sule to be crisscrossing the length and breadth of the country, rallying support for his predecessor to be elected the next national chairman of the APC. And this, no doubt, has received the blessing of citizens of the state.

Perhaps, Governor Sule’s door-to-door campaign to elect Al-Makura might pay off since of all the three main legacy parties that formed the APC, only the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) has not occupied the chairmanship seat of the APC. Moreover, with the President exiting in 2023, a school of thought opined that the APC would be a good bargain to the occupation of national seat of the party.

This school explained that the CPC elements were pushing for the chairmanship slot because since the birth of the merger, it is the only legacy party that has not produced national chairmanship of the APC.
The first national chairman of the APC, Chief Bisi Akande, came from the former Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) bloc, Chief John Oyegun from the bloc of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), and the immediate past national chairman of the party, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, was also from the ACN bloc.

Perhaps, it was against the above equation that Governor Sule, when flagging-off the state membership registration and revalidation exercise of the APC at his polling unit at Gudi Station of Akwanga Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, pleaded with Nigeria to be kind to CPC, as Nasarawa State is the place to look at when choosing the next national chairman of the APC.

Sule said: “If Nigeria would be kind to CPC, Nasarawa State is the place to look at so that you can be kind to CPC. That is my message to Nigeria today, because I believe that if in any other way we want to say Nigeria wants to be kind to us, then, we should be kind to Nasarawa State at any level. That is my message.

“Today is history for us in Gudi Station and I think for the rest of the life of Gudi Station, this is a very special day. Gudi has always strived itself in identifying itself with distinguished Senator Tanko Al-Makura; the architect of modern Nasarawa State, from the time he brought CPC, and CPC having the only state of Nasarawa that was used as part and parcel of the alliance that formed the APC today.”

Excited at the Gudi registration and revalidation exercise, the governor said Al-Makura has made Nasarawa State proud by being the only governor, who presented a party to the alliance that gave birth to APC. In addition to that, the governor said Gudi Station has always been proud in identifying with Senator Al-Makura, even when some of them were not in the CPC.
“I remember on the day of the election in 2011 in front of me, because being in Dangote, I would not have been in any other political party than the ruling party at that time. So, openly, I was in Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). But my brothers and sisters were voting CPC right in front of me.

“Before you (Al-Makura) came and took Gudi Station to CPC, Gudi was purely a PDP town, where our first executive governor, Abdullahi Adamu, came and led us and we continued in that direction until you came over and took us to CPC,” he narrated.
The governor was also glad at the unity he saw during the flag off of the APC membership registration and revalidation exercise at Gudi, saying he would not forget it for the rest of his life. “If anybody is thinking there is problem in Nasarawa APC today, that person has been proven wrong. Even in our small place of Gudi, you either say I am for AA Sule or I am for Silas Agara. Silas Agara and I are saying anybody that comes to be registered, register them because at the end of the day, Silas Agara is not contesting for governor.
“So, everything is actually falling into place. Therefore, all the grammar about differences in our party is not there. When we came in, there was enough within our party to work together for everyone to benefit,” Sule concluded.
President Muhammadu Buhari had never won election in Nasarawa State since the advent of the forth republic until 2019, when Senator Al-Makura rectified the impediments militating against the president hitherto culminating in the first ever victory of election by Buhari in the state.

Nevertheless, the maiden victory of Buhari in the state convinced some political observers in the state that Senator Al-Makura ws really the laboratory technician to the APC.
A breakdown of the 2019 presidential election results in Nasarawa State as announced by the Returning Officer for the state, Professor Azuibike Nwankwo of the Nigeria Science Academy (NSA), showed that out of the 13 Local Government Areas of the state, President Buhari won in eight Local Government Areas, while the PDP candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, won in the remaining five council areas of the state.

THISDAY gathered that the outcome of the 2019 presidential election marked the first time the PDP lost Nasarawa State in a presidential election since the return of democracy in 1999, even as the president got his highest number of votes in Lafia, the state capital, where he polled 55,254 votes, while Atiku Abubakar got his highest votes in Karu Local Government Area after polling 49,292 votes.
Addressing supporters of the APC, who thronged the Government House, Lafia to celebrate Buhari’s victory in Nasarawa State, Senator Al-Makura, who was then governor of the state, said he was overwhelmed by the president’s victory in the state hence he lacked words to express himself because the state has broken the jinx in its political history.

According to the former governor, “Today, I am happy that Mr. President has won Nasarawa State, because the state, been a state that is cosmopolitan and infiltrated by all kinds of difference, has become a difficult state to deliver especially, on the exercise like this because sentiment of emotions and other things.
“But since the beginning of political dispensation in 1999, we have not seen an election that has become a game changer, a decisive factor in killing and burying politics of sentiments, emotions than the emergence of President Buhari as the winner of the presidential election in Nasarawa State.”

Nevertheless, political observers in the state recognised another jinx that was broken by Al-Makura in the state, where the APC clinched all the three senatorial seats of the state at the National Assembly as well as winning four out the five seats in the House of Representatives.
Thus the observers were of the views that there was every indication the erstwhile governor has converted the state from a PDP state to an APC state hence making him a candidate to beat for the position of national chairman of the APC at the party’s forth coming national convention.

Despite that the 2019 general election has come and gone, it however left behind memories that are still caressing as Senator Al-Makura is still basking in the euphoria of supremacy, perhaps, due to the sudden takeover of government affairs in Nasarawa State by the defunct CPC, which was structure-less at the time.
The sudden takeover, which brought Al-Makura to the saddle of leadership in Nasarawa in 2011, no doubt, stung both the state and national hierarchy of the PDP on the back like a wasp.

Perhaps, the PDP loss of Nasarawa State at the 2011 governorship race to the defunct CPC after it had governed the state for 12 years was analysed by political analysts as a plus for Senator Al-Makura as he guns for the national chairman seat of the ruling APC.
Be that as it may, it was against the above backdrop that political pundits in the state were of the opinion that the PDP-controlled legislative arm of government, then was instigated to, by either by hook or crook, uproot Al-Makura out of the Lafia Government House through impeachment, which at the end of the day did not see light of the day.

Consequent upon that, the then Chief Judge of the state, Justice Suleiman Dikko, constituted a probe panel to investigate the 16 allegations of gross misconduct leveled against Senator Al-Makura, who was the then governor of the state, by the Nasarawa State House of Assembly.
But the panel’s last public sitting on August 5, 2014 dismissed all the charges leveled against the erstwhile governor that, “the refusal of the state assembly to participate in the proceedings implies that it had failed to tender evidence to prove its case.
“The rule of natural Justice and our criminal laws put the onus of proof on the complainant, failure to which the accused is deemed innocent. The House has failed to advance evidence of the 16 allegations. The panel agrees to the prayer of the counsel to the governor and has no option than to dismiss each and every of the charges against the governor.”

It was against this scenario that Senator George Akume, when speaking sometime ago during an APC rally organised by the southern senatorial district of the state in Lafia, classified Al-Makura as one of the greatest men in the northern region that valued and focused attention on education especially, the level of development he was undertaking at the Nasarawa State University, Keffi. He added then that Al-Makura was a transformer of the state that is beyond compare since creation of the state. “Al-Makura is a man that loves the state and the nation. He cares for education. Everyone, who passes through Nasarawa State, must appreciate the quality of work; and for the first time in the history of Nigeria, primary schools are constructed like universities. Those edifices were only seen in Nasarawa State under Governor Al-Makura.
He noted further that it was only in Nasarawa State that teachers and other civil servants were being paid to date while schools were being constructed and renovated across the three senatorial zones of the state.
Akume, who is presently the Minister of Special Duties and had governed Benue State for eight years, said: “For such a man to be discarded, that can never be in tandem with the history of this country following his developmental strides.

Chapter 3:

WHAT SENATOR AL-MAKURA PORTENDS FOR THE TINUBU’S LED GOVERNMENT.

To say that Nigerians have come of age politically, is to state the obvious, though not developed politically for want of political leadership and the will to engender growth in the society.

Another truism is the fact that since the advent of democracy in 1999, most of the leaders who have come since then have failed to win the people’s confidence due to failure to live up to their expectations in terms of engendering growth in the society. So it will be an understatement to say that there is a huge mutual distrust between the leaders and the led.

One thing that is certain is the fact that not all political leaders have failed the people. There are however exceptional ones. One of such is Alhaji Umaru Tanko Al-Makura and the scenario that brought him to power.

It was a conflict situation, a conflict between the forces of darkness and the will of the people. One thing led to another and at the end of the day, the people’s will triumphed. Al-Makura led that vanguard in a way, which succeeded in halting in 2011, the drift Nasarawa State sided into in 1999.

Talk of the APC as a ruling party at both the national and state levels, it is common knowledge that all is definitely not well with it.

The party’s membership and register revalidation exercise held in this year nationwide, knocked the heads of some national figures of the party against its Caretaker Committee.
Also some ministers are at loggerheads with their governors.

The crises are infesting its state chapters in Kano, Kogi, Zamfara, Gombe, Rivers, Kaduna with their governors and other top notches of the party which include both serving ministers and members of the National Assembly otherwise known unofficially as “Abuja politicians.”

This is not to talk of the recent congresses held at the ward, local government and state levels that further polarized the party in some states.

But with all the negative situations like this, Al-makura supported and stood his ground and the APC comfortably and confidently approached and won the 2023 general elections and retain power, reclaim lost states and win more.

So we urged President Ahmed Bola Tinubu to bring Al-makura on board his presidential ship as a minister.

But why Senator Al-Makura? As a founding member of the party, the former governor feels there is need to return to the root, which is unity of the aggrieved persons and resolving all the contentious issues where justice and fair play in tandem with the party’s extant rules and guidelines are upheld.

Already, stakeholders of the Nasarawa State chapter of the party have, typical to what happened in 2011, endorsed Al-Makura, for the position of a minister.

The truth is“Senator Tanko Al-Makura is not only a son of Nasarawa, but also a nationalist whose legacies and achievements in leadership are worthy of replication on a wider scale.”

With a good deep rapport with national leaders and major stakeholders who trust in Al-Makura as a true party member, who, as a gentle man can be taken for his words, as well as his commitment to the ideals of the APC, the former governor can be trusted to take over the mantle of the party’s leadership in the Tinubu’s led government to deal with the myriad of challenges threatening the very foundation in the nation.

SENATOR AL-MAKURA’S MASTERSTROKE:

Entrenching Good Governance For Overall Development.

Not many leaders are futuristic, not many leaders have capacity to look into the future, to not only visualize a future but possess the will to pursue that vision.

Senator Umaru Tanko Al-makura is a leader who saw the tomorrow of Nasarawa State. Having realized that the state has great potentials, he ensured he laid a solid foundation for the sustainable development of the state.

Aside of his pragmatic approach to governance, entrenching accountability, transparency and prudent management of resources, Senator Al-makura, at the end of his 8-year tenure as governor, took certain key decisions many leaders in his position would never contemplate but for which Nasarawa State and its people, will live to appreciate till the end of time.

These decisions were the masterstroke of a consummate leader, whose preoccupation with the development aspirations of Nasarawa State and its people, was unparalleled. Senator Al-makura is a leader whose blood pulsates with how to move Nasarawa State forward, mostly in a bid to make up for lost time occasioned by the brazen profligacy of the immediate past.

When most leaders will look for a collaborator, a pliant stooge to plant as successor, Senator Al-makura instead, choose a successor with total independence, a successor who cannot and will not be compromised.

Senator Al-makura’s decision to pick Engineer Abdullahi Sule as his successor wasn’t a popular decision, especially that so many of his lieutenants were also warming up to takeover from him.

Not only that, Al-makura’s decision to disrupt the entrenched sharing formula between the three senatorial districts, with only the Southern and Western senatorial districts producing the governor of the state since Nasarawa State was created, didn’t go down well with critical stakeholders especially from the Nasarawa West, who regarded his exit as another opportunity to produce the next governor of the state.

Aside of his decision to break that jinx, by allowing Nasarawa North senatorial district to produce his successor, Senator Al-makura took another decision that many people failed to appreciate.

Having came onboard to challenge wastefulness in government, Senator Al-makura knew the state is continuously challenged especially with the fall in oil prices. For Senator Al-makura, it was inconceivable for a state like Nasarawa to expend its lean resources to facilitate the election of his successor.

Al-makura told those who cared to listen that he wil not use public funds to campaign for his eventual successor! While searching for his successor, he made it known that financial independence most be key deciding factor in whoever will takeover from him.

Senator Al-makura was also critical about the pedigree of his successor. He was emphatic that his successor must have the capacity and requisite experience to build on his efforts to reposition Nasarawa State. Al-makura wanted somebody who could do better than him.

These key decisions taken by Senator Al-makura, many can testify, are being justified since the emergence of His Excellency, Engineer Abdullahi Sule as the Executive Governor of Nasarawa State.

Kudos to Senator Al-makura, Nasarawa State under the leadership of Engineer Abdullahi Sule, is growing from strength to strength, with the state gradually making its mark in the political trajectory of the country.

This result is not a fluke, not accidental but the carefully executed vision of a selfless leader who has the state and its people at heart.

As a lawmaker representing Nasarawa South at the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly, Senator Al-makura has transmuted into a national leader, whose altruistic disposition stood him out as a true progressive .

His role as a lawmaker has further endeared him to the people of his immediate constituency as he continues to build infrastructure and people, bringing much need dividends of democracy to his constituents while also, actively engaging in proffering critical decisions to move the country forward.

Chapter 4:

SENATOR ALMAKURA LEADS BY EXAMPLE:
Gov Sule Urges Emulation Of Al-Makura’s Leadership Style.

Nasarawa State governor, Abdullahi Sule, has called on politicians and their supporters to emulate Senator Umaru Tanko Al-Makura’s exemplary leadership style.

The acting governor, Dr Emmanuel Akabe, who represented the governor disclosed this during the flag-off of farm inputs which include fertiliser, herbicide and insecticide to constituents in the five local government areas of Nasarawa South senatorial district comprising of Lafia, Doma, Awe, Keana and Obi local governments respectively.

He described Al-Makura as a mentor, who shows them the way to follow, and explained that no senator or House of Representatives member has performed like Senator Umaru Tanko Al-Makura.

“Al-Makura has left an indelible mark in the sands of Nasarawa State, while in Southern Nasarawa his projects are everywhere in the five local governments”, he said.

He disclosed that the present administration of Engineer Abdullahi Sule is a continuation of Al-Makura government and appealed to the beneficiaries to ensure the judicious use of the inputs.

Al-Makura described Governor Sule as an amiable governor, and commended the current and past political appointees for their maturity in running the affairs of the state.

“I really appreciate the synergy between the governor, his deputy, state party chairman for the cooperation given to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)”, he said.

Al-Makura gave the assurance that constituents should expect more dividends of democracy.

He said, “I’m flagging the distribution of five trucks of NPK fertiliser, herbicide and insecticide due to the exorbitant rate, that is why we are distributing farming input to constituents.”

The senator representing Nasarawa South said the essence of the distribution was to enhance food security through the provision of farm inputs to farmers, stating that the effort was meant to complement the diversification of the economy by President Muhammadu Buhari.

SENATOR ALMAKURA ASSURES MORE QUALITY LEADERSHIP IF CALLED TO BE MINISTER.

The Senator representing Nasarawa south Umaru Al-Makura has assured the people of his congruency of continuous quality and purposeful leadership if President Ahmed Bola Tinibu reach out to him to serve as a minister in his led government.

Al-Makura said he has done well as the representative of the people of the state and the zone so i solicite for your support and prayer to enable him succeed in his ministerial quest.

“There is no local government and development area that I did not touch physically or infrastructurally. I will do more, if given another chance come 2023,” he said.

Al-Makura re-assured of his readiness to continue to empower the people of the zone, the state and the nation to enable them become self relaint, if he is being called to servive as a minister.

He urged the people of the zone to avoid hate speeches, blackmail, lies and co-exist peacefully for development to thrive.

He however, drummed support for the APC party and Mr President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,
Election Tribunal: Al-Makura Is Leader With Unrivaled Commitment To Nasarawa’s Progress –

Donatus Nadi, the Publisher of the Eyewitness Newspaper on Saturday lauded Senator Umaru Tanko Al-Makura’s decision to withdraw his case at the tribunal against PDP has demonstrated his unparalleled dedication to the unity and collective prosperity of Nasarawa State.

The Eyewitness Group chairman has also called on President Ahmed Bola Tinubu to consider Al-Makura for a prominent position in his government.

Nadi, in a statement, commended Al-Makura’s exceptional track record in the state and predicted that history would remember him as a significant figure in the politics and governance of not only Nasarawa State but the entire nation.

The Eyewitness Group highlighted Al-Makura’s experience, proven achievements, and strong leadership qualities as factors that make him deserving of higher responsibility in the service of the country.

The statement also emphasized Al-Makura’s long-standing political journey, which began in the Second Republic, where he emerged as the Youth Leader of the National Party of Nigeria (NPN) in the old Plateau State in 1980.

“His subsequent service as a member of the 1988/1989 Constituent Assembly and as the State Secretary of the National Republican Convention (NRC) from 1990 to 1992 further solidified his reputation as a silent force in Nigerian politics.”

The Eyewitness Group commended Al-Makura’s unmatched legacies, footprints, and record of achievements, which serve as testament to his capability to make significant contributions to the nation.

The statement appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to leverage Al-Makura’s qualities and consider him for a prominent position of responsibility within his government.

Chapter 5

SENATOR UMAR TANKO ALMAKURA’S COMPETENCE SACRIFICE FOR DEMOCRACY IS UNMATCHABLE.

The former governor of Nasarawa State Senator Umar Tanko Almakura’s
competence, sacrifice for democracy is unmatchable.
And most politicians in the country cannot match his competence and achievements.

Sen. Almakura if given the opportunity to serve as a minister would put the country on the path of progress and development.

Take Almakura and what he has done in Nasarawa state and the country physically, politically, socially, culturally and economically, and you will agree that there are only few politicians that can match his competence, achievements and vision as a leader.

In terms of defence of democracy, Almakura has done absolutely well, in the course of trying to defend Nigeria’s democracy, Sen Almakura has to withdrew his Senatorial election petition in court.

Almakura and others stood their grounds to ensure that democracy was rooted in the country. How many brave Nigerians could do what Almakura has done to this country, take Nasarawa state for instance, he personally put the state in new shape through his leadership style.

He is equal to any political task if given the responsibility, take his infrastructural development and transformation of Nasarawa state

According to a political,gladiator in Nasarawa state said the statw is now the economic commercial hub of Nigeria, due to Almakura’s effory adding that, this man with his vision and ideas made Nasarawa state a centre of peace and productivity.

“And it is not only Nasarawa that benefited from his wisdom, other revenue that is being generated from Nasarawa is part of contribution to national economy.”

The politician also commended Almakura for mentoring many prominent Nigerians. Look at the way he mentored people. I call him mentor of mentors. You can liken Almakura to our leaders of the first republic.

Al-Makura, though quite young in the Second republic was already an active political player at the time, emerging the State Youth Leader of the National Party of Nigeria (NPN) in Plateau State where the late Chief Solomon Lar of the Nigerian Peoples Party (NPP) was governor. But being an opposition youth leader was perhaps a divine arrangement that helped him to assert himself as a political force in that Republic.

He was elected into the 1988/1989 Constituent Assembly to work out a new constitution for the country preparatory to the handing over of reigns of power to the civilians by the General Ibrahim Babangida administration, which eventually did not materialise following the annulment of the June 12 1992 presidential election.

Al-Makura equally served as the Secretary of the National Republican Convention (NRC) from 1990 to 1992 in the old Plateau State in the ill-fated Babangida transition programme and later became a staunch and founding member of the United Nigeria Congress Party (UNCP) when General Sani Abacha’s became Head of State and swept away the old order.

It is noteworthy that the Abacha regime had created Nasarawa out of Plateau State in 1996 before his demise. When that era ended, the political fervour and party financier in Al-Makura did not wane as he also became one of the founding members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the General Abdulsalami Abubakar transition to civil rule programme.

However, his ambition to lead Nasarawa on the platform of the PDP, which they built into the most popular and entrenched party in the state failed under questionable circumstances. Nevertheless, he supported the candidacy and administration of Aliyu Doma, who was the then choice of the outgoing Abdullahi Adamu, notwithstanding the fact that Doma actually was the main challenger of the PDP in the 1999 and 2003 elections on the platform of the All Peoples Party.

Al-Makura challenged the incumbent governor (Doma) for the PDP ticket in 2011, but was maneuvered out in yet another clear questionable circumstances. In the wider interest of the state, the Al-Makura Campaign Organisation moved to the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), vowing: “We cannot fold our arms and watch while the state is drifting into a bottomless pit. We want to rise up now to get him (Doma) out of office through a popular mandate”.

Although it appeared a mission impossible given the depth of PDP’s entrenchment in Nasarawa, coupled with the power of incumbency at the state and federal levels, Al-Makura got the job done though popular support. He trounced Doma by over 73,000 votes, thereby recording a remarkable upstage that would alter the politics of Nasarawa State till date.

At the time of the merger negotiations towards the formation of the APC, Nasarawa as the only CPC controlled state and Al-Makura as the only CPC governor not only strengthened CPC and Muhammadu Buhari’s hand as the party’s leader. Today, it is doubtful that the story of APC and Buhari’s victory in 2015 could be told without a mention of the Nasarawa and a game changer known as Al-Makura.

But the quite hurricane, Al-Makura, was not yet done with dismantling the PDP in Nasarawa State. In 2019 and for the very first time, PDP lost the presidential election in Nasarawa. It equally lost all the three senatorial seats in the state to the APC. And of course, he ensured the popular election of the man he believed had what it takes to carry on with his legacies, Engr. Abdullahi Sule, as governor in the 2019 election.

Unsurprisingly, for all his accomplishments and humble dispositions in it all, Al-Makura is a prophet highly honoured like a king among his people, a privilege not many prophets enjoy at home. Also, unlike in other states where ex-governors and the successors they installed are engaged in cat and mouse relationship, Al-Makura and Governor Sule have continued to work amicably for the development of their state and peace of the APC. Nasarawa APC is just one of the few states without crises and parallel congresses.

“The Sardauna’s, Akintola’s, the Awolowo’s, the Azikiwe’s, who made people what they were at that time.”

And this to me is a leader that is cut in their image. Talk about many prominent Nigerian. Get a number of prominent Nigerians most especially from Nasarawa state that have excelled and attained certain very enviable positions, you will find out tbat substantial number of them were mentored by Almakura. Examples are all over the place to see.

So, you can see his impact in human capital development, physical and economic infrastructural development and democratic advancement.

While a governor in Nasarawa state, he handled the state at the most difficult time and he was not found wanting. The truth is what Nasarawa is enjoying today has the imprints of the foundation that Almakura had put in place to ensure it survived democratically.
And i believe he will do same and even more if chosen to serve as a minister is the Tinubu led government.

“So, he is a national figure that have attained and achieved tremendous amount of value to our country that most politicians can not come close to.
As far I’m concerned, we are good to go as a country with this wonderful Nigerian.

I believe, if he is given the ministerial mandate to serve this country, it will be transformed beyond our expectations.

ESV Salihu Abdullahi Osuko
(Garkuwan Giza)
Media Aide To Distinguish People’s Senator Umar Tanko Almakura.
[6/27, 11:25 PM] Apostle Steve Alani: Chapter 6

SENATOR UMAR TANKO ALMAKURA: WILL DO BETTER IF CALLED TO SERVE AS A MINISTER BECAUSE HE IS AN ODYSSEY OF A LEADER.

The former Governor and Senator of Nasarawa South Senatorial District, Umar Tanko Almakura, has always come to the Comprehensive Special School, Lafia to donate wheelchairs to the children to his birthday for the down to earth kind of a leader he is who cares for the people in all level. His government built the school for children living with disabilities.

The philanthropic and humane side of the Senator is just one of those qualities that stand him out as a leader innately inclined to the masses and the downtrodden

And like said, this is not the first time he would celebrate his birthday at the school. As an incumbent governor, Almakura would always to the same school in to celebrate his birthday. He had joined the pupils in recreational activities and had lunch with them. He had explained that he loved to spend his birthdays with the physically challenged children in order to build their confidence and inspire them to fulfill their dreams and great destinies.

“I chose to be with this category of people I have passion for and always advocate for, as an inspiration to raise their hopes and brighten their future. So, I decided that there would be no funfair and elaborate merriment for my birthday.

“Apart from giving them education, we would be monitoring the progress of the status of their disabilities to see the support and assistance we can give.

We shall be providing glasses for those with partial visual impairment, hearing aids for the hard of hearing, as well as wheelchairs and the like to those requiring certain mobility aids”, Al-Makura said, assuring that

his administration had put adequate structures in place to ensure that the school was sustained beyond his tenure in office. That was in 2018.

Fast-forward to 2021, several years later, the Governor Abdullahi Sule administration has kept Al-Makura assurances, just as the former governor has not only kept his tradition of being there for the children, but also continues to support them with wheel chairs and other supportive aids.

To cap up the 2021 edition, the Senator equally donated a motorised wheelchair to Miss Charity Angu, a young lady who settled in Nasarawa after her National Youth Service in 2020, to appreciate her for her commitment to helping the challenged children despite her own physical challenge. It was a sight to behold.

“Wherever I go, whatever position I hold, you would be one of my primary concerns. I pray God to continue to give the leadership in our society the wisdom, the focus to promote and develop these kind of schools, so that the vulnerable, the people who have these kind of challenges will have a bright future”, Al-Makura told the Comprehensive Special School community.

But the philanthropic and humane side of the Senator is just one of those qualities that stand him out as a leader innately inclined to the masses and the downtrodden.

Born in Lafia on November 15, 1952, Al-Makura is of the Gwandara ethnic extraction, but has a cosmopolitan exposure in the course of his education, business life, and politics. He attended the Government Teachers College of Education, Uyo between 1972 and 1975 before heading to the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. He served as a teacher at the Government College Makurdi during his NYSC.

He foraged into the business world, establishing himself in the import and servicing of agricultural and industrial machineries before additionally going into real estate and property development business where he has made so much name and fortunes. He is also established in the hospitality industry.

Meanwhile, to drive home their love for the man Al-Makura, the people of Nasarawa trouped out en-masse in March this year to turban the Sarduana of Gwandara. The import of that honour, which came about two years after he vacated office, is not lost on watchers of political events in the country. they see it as a further confirmation of how far he went in touching the lives of the people.

To underscore this, the Secretary of the Publicity Committee of that event, Shuiabu Madaki, described Al-Makura as an “endlessly affectionate and consummate leader, whose preoccupation, is to see how he takes Nasarawa State and her people, as well the country at large, to the next level of development”.

He described him as defender of the cause of the poor, recalling how his home remained a kind of Mecca for the poor.

Perhaps, it was at that event that Governor Sule bared his mind on A-Makura’s style of leadership for the umpteenth time, recalling his selflessness and patriotism. He said but for Al-Makura’s sense of justice, fairness and unity, he could not have picked and supported him to succeed him as governor.

“I wasn’t a member of the CPC. I wasn’t his commissioner or adviser. I was even appointed by the late Alhaji Aliyu Akwe Doma as Chairman of the state investment company and when he came. He removed me. But when it was time for Al-Makura to go, he put the development of the state ahead of personal and partisan interest to pick him as his successor.

“I’m committed to building upon and exceeding the foundations laid by Senator Al-Makura, not because I’m better than him, but to justify his trust in my capacity,” Sule told the crowd and eminent Nigerians, who gathered to honour his predecessor.

Meanwhile, Al-Makura’s attributes have not gone unnoticed not only among the APC stalwarts, but also the everyday party faithful, starting from his home state where even his governor believes he is best positioned to rebuild and reposition the APC.

Recently, a group, the All Progressives Congress Coalition for Credible Leadership in a statement also urged the party to look in his direction as the party’s next national chairman. They argued that he would have “a calming effect on the party’s storms, given his peaceful, and humble, cosmopolitan nature”.

The group believes that “Al-Makura has what it takes to reconcile the contesting interests, boost the party’s national popularity ahead of the 2023 elections, given his far-reaching goodwill within and outside the party”. As the distinguished Senator basks in the euphoria of his new age, he no doubt deserves all the encomiums coming his way and confidence reposed in him by his people, party faithful and leaders.

Senatot Almakura is indeed a great leader that can be trusted with any kind of responsibility at whatsoever level of government for he has all it takes to serve the people and the nation positively.

ESV Salihu Abdullahi Osuko
(Garkuwan Giza)
Media Aide To Distinguish People’s Senator Umar Tanko Almakura.
[6/27, 11:41 PM] Apostle Steve Alani: Chapter 7.

SENATOR UMAR TANKO
ALMAKURA HAS ALWAYS BEEN HONOURED AND CELEBRATED BY HIS PEOPLE FOR HIS POSITIVE AND QUALITY STYLE OF LEADERSHIP.

Former Governor of Nasarawa State, Senator Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, was turbaned the Sarduana of Gwandara ethnic nationality. Then Olaoluwakitan Babatunde dissects the honour amidst the push for the ex-governor to succeed Adams Oshiomole as the elected Chairman of the APC but away from that he is indeed a good leader. The Holy Scriptures is apt when it says that a prophet is never without honour, except in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house. It is an age-long truth. However, there are still some exceptions. As far as the Gwandara ethnic nationality of Nasarawa State is concerned, former Governor of the state and Senator wjo represented Nasarawa South Senatorial District, Umar Tanko Al-Makura, is a prophet well recognised by them, and indeed a king among his people.

To drive this point home, they turned out en masse penultimate weekend to turban him the Sarduana of Gwandara. Many have noted the import of the honour coming almost two years then after he left office as governor, as it underlines the fact that it has nothing to do with an office, but the good use to which he put political power. Little wonder, while many leaders rapidly diminish after leaving office, Al-Makura has steadily increased in estimation and influence, not only among his people, but equally across the nation.

In a pre-event press briefing, the then Secretary of the Publicity Committee, Shuiabu Madaki, described Al-Makura, who also holds the title of the Sarkin Dawaki Mai Tuta of Lafia, as an “endlessly affectionate and consummate leader, whose preoccupation, is to see how he takes Nasarawa State and her people, as well the country at large, to the next level of development”.

He said the former governor was being recognised for not just being a father and a leader to the Gwandara Nation, but also for leaving a record that stands him out as the architect of modern Nasarawa State. Madaki stressed that the title of Sarduana was not meant for just anybody as it places the holder in the class of the late Sardauna of Sokoto and Premier of Northern Nigeria, Sir Ahmadu Bello whose pedigree he must continue to aspire to.

Continuing, he described Al-Makura as champion of the cause of the poor who made his home a Mecca of sort for the less privileged.

“For the Gwandara Nation, this honour being done to our illustrious son only serves as a token of appreciation for what our political and business leader has done for his immediate community”, he said. Also speaking at the event, Governor of Nasarawa State, Engr. Abdullahi Sule, described the honour done Senator Al-Makura as “well deserved”, given his track record, which had set a standard for other leaders and governors in Nasarawa and the nation to emulate. Sule said the title exemplified the selflessness and patriotism of Senator Al-Makura, whose commitment to justice, fairness and unity of purpose, led the former governor to pick and support him as his successor.

“I wasn’t a member of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), I wasn’t his commissioner or Adviser. I was even appointed by the late Alhaji Aliyu Akwe Doma, as Chairman of the state investment company and when he came, he removed me.”

He however said that when it was time for Al-Makura to go, he put the development of the state ahead of personal and partisan interest to pick him as his successor.

“I’m committed to building upon and exceeding the foundations laid by Senator Al-makura, not because I’m better than him, but to justify his trust in my capacity,” Governor Sule said.

In his acceptance speech, Al-Makura, who said he was humbled by the fact of bearing the same title with Sir Ahmadu Bello, however said he appreciated the title as it was a challenge to aspire to the pedigree and achievements of the late premier. He promised to build on the legacies of unity, peace and religious harmony that Sardauna bequeathed the country because the title of Sarduana, had assumed a very special meaning since the late Premier of Northern Region held it.

“I am happy to receive this recognition because I will want to be like the Sardauna of Sokoto, the late Sir Ahmadu Bello. This country needs many Sardauna of Sokoto to ensure peace, unity, stability and security.

”I promise not to disappoint my people and Nigerians at large as they have chosen to honour me despite the fact that there are people more qualified for the title than me” Al-Makura said Empahsising on the need for Nigerians to live in peace and be their brother’s keeper, he noted that the turbaning had made him to reflect the more on how his ancestors migrated from Kano to various parts of the country including, Nasarawa State.

A boost for APC chairmanship then

Meanwhile, not a few keen observers of the political development in the country see the recent recognition and celebration of Al-Makura as coming at the right time in view of the efforts by many leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC), to draft him into the contest for the national chairmanship of the party, which has been run by the Governor Mai Mala Buni-led Interim National Caretaker Committee and Extra-Ordinary Convention Planning sine June 2020.

The Governor of Nasarawa State has not hidden his push for Al-Makura’s emergence. Speaking during the flag-off of the APC membership registration in his Ward, Gudi, Governor Sule said: “Only Nasarawa State was the CPC state used for the alliance that formed the APC today. Tanko Al-Makura has made Nasarawa State proud. If Nigeria would be kind to CPC, Nasarawa State is the place to look at”.

He equally recalled that since other legacy political parties that formed the APC had enjoyed the exalted position of the party chairmanship, it was now the turn of those who came from the defunct CPC to lead the party.

Also speaking to state house correspondents in Lafia, Sule added: “I’m campaigning; I have done the consultation at different levels of the party; I have been in contact with all the major stakeholders of the APC and we strongly believe that what we are asking for is fair. What we are asking for is not too much for the party to do, what we are asking for will actually keep the party together and that is what we have been saying”.

Political observers note with interest Sule’s push for Al-Makura in a country where governors are ready to give an arm to ensure that their successor or anybody from their state, for that matter, does not mount such exalted office.

Many see Sule’s continued loyalty as a mark of his good self, but importantly as a mark of leadership and Al-Makura’s ability to manage political relationships. Also, while ex-governors try to run their states by proxy, Al-Makura is said to have since taken the backstage, faccing his senatorial mandate, allowing his successor to execute his governorship mandate. Apart from Sule, informed sources say many other key party stakeholders across the nation are routing for Al-Makura as a trusted hand and man with the temperament to run and further unite the party after Adams Oshiomole’s turbulent tenure.

A political analyst, Ndubuisi Ezenna recently wrote: “Al-Makura has become the proverbial elephant explored by nine blind men, each describing the elephant based on his experience. To some, it is Al-Makura’s mettle, maturity, humility, widespread, and goodwill. To others, it is his consistency, loyalty, and pan Nigerian and metropolitan nature. But to many, he has paid his dues as a party financier. Yet many more believe in his record as a party administrator, political strategist, and a silent hurricane”.

“As the lone Governor of Buhari’s defunct party, CPC; as one who showed absolute faith in President Buhari and believed in him so much as not to defect or abandon him, there is no doubt that Al-Makura should be a close ally and confidant of the President, who himself does not joke with loyalty. What surprises many, however, is that Al-Makura does not throw weight about or engage in influence peddling. He goes about his legislative businesses quietly and responsibly”.

The Man, Al-Makura

Al-Makura is a graduate of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and a scion of a multi-billionaire businessman, who himself had become a business mogul himself since the 70s. He was listed several years ago as one of the governors, who entered the Government Houses as multi-billionaire with his net worth is put at nearly US$300 million. They said his success at running businesses mainly account for his success in political leadership as governor.

Al-Makura made his first political incursion in the Second Republic when he emerged the Youth Leader of the National Party of Nigeria (NPN) in the old Plateau State in 1980. He was elected into the 1988/1989 Constituent Assembly.

He is not new to party administration, having served as the State Secretary of the National Republican Convention (NRC) between 1990 to 1992. He was a major political force behind the United Nigeria Congress Party (UNCP) under Abacha’s transition and later became a founding member and one of the major financiers of the PDP in 1998.

A loyal party man, he remained committed to the PDP even when the late Alhaji Aliyu Doma, who was APP and ANPP gubernatorial candidate in the 1999 and 2003 elections, respectively, picked PDP’s gubernatorial ticket in the 2007 elections.

But answering the strident call for change given to what many saw as poor performance of that administration, Al-Makura and his followers moved into the CPC when denied the PDP ticket in questionable circumstances.

Although many saw it as a political suicide since Nasarawa was seen as a one party state under a PDP stranglehold, he wrought a major upset in the 2011 elections, beating Governor Doma.

A smooth navigator, Al-Makura skillfully maneuvered through the roadblocks and intimidations of the PDP, including a menacing impeachment attempt in 2014 despite CPC commanding only four seats as against PDP’s 20 seats in the 24-member House of Assembly.

He went on to complete two terms, bequeathing the laudable legacies that have earned him the sobriquet, “Architect of modern Nasarawa State” among the masses and elites alike, the governor inclusive.

On the political turf, he also broke jinxes including ensuring President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory in Nasarawa in 2019, the first by Buhari in any presidential election. Under his leadership the APC equally won Nasarawa’s three senatorial seats for the first time.

He is tested and trusted in and outside the state and the nation at large and he will still do well and better if called to serve as a minister today.

ESV Salihu Abdullahi Osuko
(Garkuwan Giza)
Media Aide To Distinguish People’s Senator Umar Tanko Almakura.
[6/28, 12:07 AM] Apostle Steve Alani: Chapter 8.

SENATOR UMAR TANKO ALMAKURA IS INDEED A POLITICAL ICON WHO DESERVES A MINISTERIAL POSITION.

Many Nigerians from far and near has acknowledged the giant contributions of former Governor of Nasarawa State, and Senator who represented Nasarawa South, Umar Tanko Al-makura, for his massive contribution in government and to humanity.

They poured encomiums on Senator Tanko Almakura, describing the former governor as “a completely detribalised Nigerian. They said Senator Al-makura is not only a role model, but a top-notched political icon of the famed Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), that was appreciably transformed to today’s ruling All Progressive Congress, APC, in Nigeria.”

They said Senator Al-makura remains the Archtect of modern Nasarawa State. “He has written his name in Gold in the annals of the history of Nasarawa State” for the record established in 8years by Al-makura as a Governor speaks volumes and will continue to stand tall and bold in the space of time. They also described Al-makura as an exceptional leader per excellence, who is good at turning any enterprise into a positively better conglomerate.

Al-Makura and his style of representation

After turning Nasarawa state into a model of good governance and infrastructural development in Nigeria as governor for 8 years, the people of Nasarawa south senatorial district pushed him forward in 2019 as a lawmaker representing the zone.

It is on record that the founding fathers of Nasarawa state, despite their differences, came together to cause the creation of the state with very good intention. It was one feat that led to the freedom of their people from many years of exploitation, domination, suppression and above all, creating a sense of belonging in governance.

And to put it mildly, since its creation on 1st October 1996, Nasarawa state has not be too lucky in terms of good leadership that would meet the yearnings and aspirations of its citizens and vision of its founding fathers. But in the buildup to the 2011 elections, a ray of hope shone on the people, with Umaru Tanko Almakura coming on board as the third executive governor of the state.

Breaking the barrier

Upon assumption of office, Al-Makura promised to invest massively in the infrastructural development of the state and leave it better than he met it, as encapsulated in his inaugural speech titled “A fresh start and a new deal”

In the historic address, he said: “Let it be said that when the modern history of our state is to be written, that when we were tried and tested, we were not found wanting in moral fiber, that we did not falter or even flinch, and when we finally took our exit, we left Nasarawa State in a far better form and shape than we found it, or than anyone had ever imagined.”

With a commitment to his people despite huge and frightening debt profile and decayed infrastructure, Almakura who inherited a completely grounded state with no single asphalt road, swung into action to actualise his mission and vision for the people, and ultimately break the barrier to development of the state. For him, the people are always first.

He railroaded into the state massive investments in infrastructure with the construction of access, rural and urban roads with dual carriage ways and street lights across the state, thus opening the state to a flurry of economic activities and prosperity.

The hitherto dusty Lafia, the state capital, suddenly moved from the status of being a glorified local government headquarters, and suddenly wore a new look befitting of a state capital. Beside creating jobs for the local populace, the new network of roads was complimented with traffic and street lights at designated points to regulate human and vehicular movements.

Same could be said of the education sector which was in a state of coma, with the gates of all the tertiary institutions in the state under locks and keys, opened for normal academic activities. This is aside the massive establishment, renovation and rehabilitation of schools across the state.

For the first time in the history of the state, storey buildings with world class facilities were built as primary schools known as Taal model schools in all the 13 local government areas in addition to a brand new world standard special school for the disabled, established in the 3 senatorial districts of Lafia, Keffi and Akwanga, as well as a brand new school of nursing and midwifery.

Besides extending the infrastructure gesture of a 3-storey hostel accommodation each to Nasarawa State University Keffi, the State Polytechnic in Lafia, College of Education Akwanga, College of Agriculture Lafia and Federal University Lafia as well as a new command secondary school among others, the health sector also witnessed massive transformation through payment of salary arrears and implementation of new salary structures for health workers.

The administration also made some impact in the health sector through the introduction of free medical service to pregnant women and children under 5 years among several other reforms. Same can be said in the areas of availability of potable water, improvement in power supply, revitalisation of the transport sector and construction of new modern markets across the state, fire service outlets, and Lafia international cargo airport. All these and several other achievements, in Al-Makura’s eight years of leadership. Little wonder, the ordinary people on the street named him the architect of modern Nasarawa state.

Sule’s emergence

And considering the trust people of the state have in him, it was not difficult to get them a successor in Engineer A.A Sule, who is fast stepping into the shoes of his predecessor in office by taking it up from where the immediate past administration stopped. Apart from the people embracing Sule as a worthy successor, Al-Makura was also rewarded with more jobs as lawmaker representing Nasarawa South in the National Assembly.

Empowerment

Within three months after his election, the former governor had his empowerment programme with women and youth becoming proud owners of grinding and sewing machines, power generating sets and other empowerment tools to arrest poverty and unemployment. It is on record too that the second and third class traditional rulers in the zone as well as some community leaders, also benefited from another set of power generating sets doled out by the lawmakers.

Legislative passion

As lawmaker, he carried on with the passion of service and this evident in the three years he has represented his people in the Red Chamber, especially in the areas of legislative business, attracting federal presence, live-saving interventions and projects executions among others.

His vibrancy, oratory and power of suasion coupled with brilliant contributions on the floor of the red chamber are some qualities that endear him to his colleagues and those that also matter in government. All these play a vital role in his effort at attracting various projects and interventions from federal government’s ministries, departments and agencies.

Similarly, the lawmaker makes input into bills and motions that add value to the socio-economic lives of his people and deepening democracy in Nigeria.

This, he achieves, by leveraging his past legislative experience when he served in the House of Representatives in the Second Republic. Some of the motions and bills he sponsored include fire arms control bill, Federal University Lafia Teaching Bill which have been passed into law, and the mining sector reform bill aimed at unbundling the sector in line with President Muhammadu Buhari’s diversification policy currently awaiting third reading.

More passion for infrastructure

And as a lawmaker, the former governor still carries on with his penchant for infrastructure as he constructed and rehabilitated so many urban and rural roads in all the 5 local governments of the southern zone. Some of the roads are construction of rural access road at Shabu, provision of road infrastructures in mining communities from Ashige-Ugah-Fadaman Bauna in Lafia local government area, provision of road infrastructure in mining communities from Agyaragu to Kwarra in Keana local government area of the state.

Other mining communities enjoying similar road infrastructure include Obi-Ikposogye- Assakio in Obi local government area, Kanje-Jankwa in Awe local government area, Idadu-Agbashi in Doma local government area, as well as roads and drainages along orphanage home to link GT bank and Jos road in Lafia local government area.

Also to his credit in the last three years as his people’s representative are construction of township road with surface dressing in Awe, Daddare, Agyaragu to Kwarra town and provision of community infrastructure around the Emir’s Palace in Lafia among several others.

Improving education
In the area of education, Senator Al-Makura embarked on constructions of classrooms, renovations of schools and distributions of educational materials among other educational supports to schools across his senatorial district. Some of the beneficiaries include Special School for the Disabled, Danka Primary School near Kwandare,Gidan Sule Primary School Kadarko and Asha primary school Azara among many others.

Similarly, distribution of transformers, integrated street lights, sinking f boreholes and other infrastructures among various communities are also some of the democracy dividends of the former governor. The health and agricultural needs of the people also received deserving attention across the senatorial district.

The lawmaker will also be remembered for his philanthropy, particularly during the COVID-19 period when he reached out to the vulnerable in the society, giving them palliatives to all the five local government areas in the zone.

All these put him in good stead for another term which was overwhelmingly endorsed by party members who were impressed with the quality service the former governor is rendering as a lawmaker.

An All Progressives Congress(APC) member who simply gave his name as Abdul summed it up thus: “Senator Al-Makura’s quality representation is one like no other. He cherishes his people’s wellbeing and that explains why as a mark of gratitude, the people unanimously asked him to return for another four years, knowing fully well what we stand to benefit as people.”

They therefore prayed God to give him more strength, long and healthier life as well as thorough vision in the political landscape, particularly in his quest to clinch a ministerial position.

ESV Salihu Abdullahi Osuko
(Garkuwan Giza)
Media Aide To Distinguish People’s Senator Umar Tanko Almakura.
[6/28, 12:18 AM] Apostle Steve Alani: Chapter 9.

SENATOR UMAR TANKO ALMAKURA: SET FOR HIGHER SERVICE.

In life no condition is permanent, the only constant thing is change. when it comes as it will, no force or mortal on earth can stop it. When God wants to reward his anointed who has done a lot for his people and prepare him for higher and greater responsibilities, he sometimes bring obstacles in form of disappointment to his way just to test his faith and belief before placing where he deserves or wants him to be.

This is exactly the case of Senator Umar Tanko Al-Makura, the architect of modern Nasarawa state, in the just concluded National Assembly election, even though the result of the election which was believed to have been rigged is being challenged in the tribunal to set the record straight and deepen the country’s democracy.

Small minds and ethnic bigots who see Al-Makura’s temporary loss as a great political setback to him and his political standing in Nasarawa politics are on the wrong side of history, living in a fool’s paradise. Al-Makura is not a loser, he is only on a new political journey to fulfil one of God’s plans for him which will further bring him into reckoning and national fame.

As the saying goes “For the victory of evil over good can only be temporary’. Those who mean well for their people and keep justifying the confidence reposed in them when entrusted with public responsibilities and submit their affairs to God will not be put to shame. Instead, they will continue to sour higher, triumph over their detractors, laugh last as there will be light for them at the end of the tunnel. After all, it is said, he who laughs last laughs best.

Al-Makura is God gift and project to Nasarawa whose light cannot be dimmed let alone quench in Nasarawa politics. His light will continue to shine in the politics of the state. History will be kind to him and have a special place for him in the politics and governance of the state. Consequently, those waiting or praying to see his downfall will wait till eternity without seeing his back until they return to their creator as he keeps souring higher to their disappointment.

For ethnic champions in Nasarawa south particularly from my beloved Alago nation and their blind followers rest assured that your laughter will be shortlived. Your understanding of politics is not beyond the confine of ethnicity as you celebrate Al-Makura’s re-election loss in what most political analysts describe as “ethnic solidarity”. This is in spite if all he has done for the state and the Alago nation in particular as governor and as senator.

Al-Makura will soon take up bigger and higher responsibility in the soon to be inaugurated APC led federal government of Bola Ahmed Tinubu while he will forgive and forget his stolen mandate and he will give up the seat to continue with his new responsibility to assist the government he supported to victory to succeed and live up to the expectations of Nigerians.

Those who failed to learn from the lessons of history are bound to be doomed, which means that, no ethnic group or tribe in Nasarawa state, no matter its so-called numerical strength, can do it alone. We all need each other to move forward as a state. The ethnic politics imported to us by some retrogressive elements who have nothing to show in public offices for years will only take Alago nation to the path of self destruction.

It has continued to fail the Eggon nation and other ethnic groups in Nasarawa since 1999 in their quest to govern the state. We must be accommodating, fair and just to other ethnic groups in the zone just as they have also been fair to us by supporting us to occupy the senatorial seat of the zone for 16 out of 23 years of our return to democracy in 1999.

Al-Makura’s re-election loss is more of a blessing in disguise rather than a political summersault as believed by his detractors because even if INEC declared him winner of that election in a matter of few months he will heed the national call by relinquishing the seat to take up a ministerial appointment in the Tinubu government, especially now when big brains like him are needed to reset the country

Hate or like him, you cannot wish away his unprecedented legacies, footprints and intimidating record of achievements that turned Nasarawa state into a model of good governance and infrastructural development in Nigeria and made him indisputably the best performing governor the state ever produced since its creation.

This intimidating records of achievements in politics and governance of the state that stand him out will continue to speak for him and remain a reference point not only in the present but also for the coming generation.

Despite this temporary set back, Al-Makura can walk with his shoulders high and today remains a happy and fulfilled man. God did not put him to shame as all his efforts, sacrifices and investments towards Tinubu presidency which even caused him the exalted seat of APC national chairman are not in vain.

Within the four years he served as a senator just like his tenure as governor, the people of Nasarawa south benefitted from his effective representation as he impacted the lives of his people positively in all sectors, including skills acquisition, empowerment, among others.

We are advocating for the appointment of the immediate past governor of Nasarawa state, senator Umar Tanko Al-Makura for a prominent ministerial position in the President Ahmed Bola Tinubu Led government.

Senator Umar Tanko Al-Makura’s recent withdrawal of his senatorial case at the tribunal has once again demonstrated his unparalleled dedication to the unity and collective prosperity of Nasarawa State.

In that light, we the good citizens of Nasarawa State are calling on President Tinubu to consider Al-Makura for a prominent position in order to add value to his government.

In a statement released on Sunday in Lafia and made available to Tribune Online, the Nasarawa youth commended Al-Makura’s exceptional track record in the state and predicted that history would remember him as a significant figure in the politics and governance of not only Nasarawa State but the entire nation.

They highlighted Al-Makura’s extensive experience, proven achievements, and strong leadership qualities as factors that make him deserving of higher responsibility in the service of the country.

The statement acknowledged his successful tenure as Governor from 2011 to 2015, during which he made unprecedented strides in governance and infrastructural development, positioning Nasarawa State as a beacon of good governance in Nigeria. “Since assuming the role of Senator in 2019, Al-Makura’s impact has been felt at the national level”.

They praised Al-Makura’s unmatched legacies, footprints, and record of achievements, which serve as testament to his capability to make significant contributions to the nation.

The statement urged President Tinubu to leverage Al-Makura’s qualities and consider him for a prominent position of responsibility within his government.

“As Al-Makura’s towering accomplishments in politics and governance continue to speak for him, they serve as a reference point not only for the present generation but also for generations to come,” the statement said.

Tinubu, Al-Makura:
A shared destiny:

They are not on the same political pedestal neither do they wield the same political influence and connection. just as they don’t share the same age or started politics at the same time.They are not related in by blood or family ties. But they share a lot in common which continues to bind them together and make their path cross, making them trusted and dependable allies in the service of the nation and humanity.

Incidentally, they are former governors who came to power on the platform of different opposition parties, namely, defunct Alliance for Democracy (AD) and Congress for Progressive Change (CPC). The governed their respective states of Lagos and Nasarawa for eight years and were senators at different times.

Their tenures as governors positively transforme their people and changed the development narratives of their states. As if this coincidence was not enough, they faced all forms of political persecution, victimisation and witch-hunt.

Despite their tribulations, they did not betray their people but sacrificed their exalted seats as governors than abandon their people who elected them with high hopes and optimism of a better and greater future. Like birds of a feather, history and patriotism, again, brought them together in the build up to the 2015 election to salvage Nigeria’s democracy.

They came together as progressives bonded by national interest as history vested on them the onerous responsibility of working together with other democrats and progressive minded politicians to give the country a new sense of direction. This culminated in the formation of the All Progressives Congress (APC), a merger that ended the 16 years rule of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Nigeria.

They have since not relented in their commitments to democracy and the wellbeing of their people and have never looked back in their relationship built on genuine love, mutual respect, trust, love for humanity and patriotism, making them the best of political friends, associates and confidants in the service of their nation, people and democracy. They have, indeed, paid, and still paying, their dues in politics and governance of their societies.

This aptly captures the political trajectory of President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu (the god-father of Lagos politics) and Distinguished Senator Umaru Tanko Al-Makura (the architect of modern Nasarawa state and senator, representing Nasarawa South).

After many years of struggles, sacrifices and commitments to free the country from military dictatorship and enthrone democracy in Nigeria, which forced him to self exile, Tinubu was elected Lagos state governor in 1999, on the platform of the opposition AD, following the restoration of democracy in Nigeria.

He sacrificed his life, time , energy and resources to champion democracy in the country. And in his eight years as governor he demonstrated doggedness, competence, capacity and patriotism in running the affairs of Lagos state. He re-wrote the development history of the state and turned lagos into true centre of excellence and a fast growing economy.

His excellent record of achievements did not go down well with some anti-democratic forces, especially from the then ruling PDP, who decided to declare a total war on him using federal might. The state allocation from the federation accounts was throughout his tenure.

Despite all the political brutality, Tinubu remained steadfast in his commitments to defend his people and give them true dividend of democracy that was second to none in the history of Lagos state. He improved internally generated revenue, leading to massive infrastructure development in the state.

Sixteen years after quitting as governor, Tinubu has he remained a major political kingmaker in Nigeria with followership that cuts across the length and breadth of the country.

As a political strategist and master planner, Tinubu provided the template that led to the defeat of the then ruling PDP after 16 years in power. He was instrumental to the formation of APC, which took over power from PDP in 2015.

Having succeeded to wrest power from PDP which ushered in APC administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, Tinubu remained the conscience and pillar as its national leader. It’s, therefore, not surprising that party stakeholders saw him as the natural successor to Buhari, hence his emergence as APC presidential candidate in the 2023 and now Nigeria’s president-in-waiting to be sworn in on May 29.

Just like in Lagos state, there is also Tinubu and Jagaban of Nasarawa politics in Senator Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, who shares the same characteristics, principles, ideology and antecedents with the president-elect. Al-Makura is renowned for his decorous disposition, doggedness, progressivism, passion for development and humanity as well as enviable records of excellence in governance.

Like Tinubu, Al-Makura came, saw and conquered the political sphere of Nasarawa state like a thunderstorm, leaving behind surprises and legacies that will be very difficult to be replicated let alone surpassed. He transformed Nasarawa from an agrarian state to a model of good governance and infrastructure development in Nigeria in just eight years.

Like Tinubu, Al-Makura joined politics after many years of successful accomplishments in business with tentacles and connections nationally and internationally. He has defined mission, deft political skills and determination to make a difference in the lives of his people.

Although, Al-Makura has been a key player in Nigeria’s politics since the second republic holding several positions including a member of the House of Representatives, but his magic wand in politics and governance can be traced to the restoration of democracy in 1999.

Suffice to say in 2011 elections, when the people of Nasarawa state were at a crossroads, looking for a messiah to salvage them, Al-Makura emerged and defeated the then incumbent PDP Governor Akwe Doma, of blessed memory. Al-Makura became the third executive governor of the state on the platform of the opposition CPC.

Prior to his election and after becoming governor in 2011, like Asiwaju, Al-Makura fought many battles and faced endless political persecution, witch-hunt and victimisation from the PDP government at both the state and the national levels. He was arrested and detained and subjected impeachment process all aimed to frustrate his administration. But with God and the support of the masses, Al-Makura survived the plot and was exonerated from all the allegations levelled against him.

Despite the landmines put on his way including financial strangulation,decayed infrastructure, frightening debt profile and other teething challenges, Al-Makura left Nasarawa state much better than he met it. He raised the bar of governance in the state and made Nasarawa state a model of good governance in Nigeria with his footprints scattered across the state. He was adjudged as the best performing governor since the creation of the state.

Within his eight years tenure, Al-Makura made Nasarawa an APC state and delivered the party in the state at all levels. It produced the incumbent Governor Abdullahi Sule, his anointed candidate, as his successor while he moved to the senate. However, Al-Makura has continued to sustain the party and sacrificing his all for the party and the government to exceed expectations of the electorate.

As this two big brains and visionary leaders who share a common destiny and characteristics set to work together once again as Mr President and minister in the new political dispensation for the collective good of all Nigerians and betterment of the country inline with renewed hope agenda, Nigeria will be better for it and the sky will not be the limit but the starting point.

ESV Salihu Abdullahi Osuko
(Garkuwan Giza)
Media Aide To Distinguish People’s Senator Umar Tanko Almakura.
[6/28, 12:40 AM] Apostle Steve Alani: Chapter 10.

SENATOR UMAR TANKO ALMAKURA IS A STRONG SUPPORTER OF PRESIDENT TINUBU AND HIS IDEALOGY:
Tinubu is a prospective President who has mastered Nigeria’s politics.

Senator Umaru Tanko Al-Makura has described Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu as a mentor of mentors of Nigeria’s politics for the past 30 years and a prospective President.

He made the statement when members of the National Progressives Hub, ( NPH ) an organisation under the ruling of All Progressives Congress (APC), paid him a courtesy visit in his office
and presented him a letter appointing him as the maiden Chairman of Board of Trustees of the organisation at his office in Abuja.

Senator Umaru Tanko Al-Makura who is the immediate past Governor of Nasarawa State said that, ” I am still expressing delight at the emergence of the Presidential Candidate of the APC Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

” Asiwaju could be described as a soldier of democracy, a mentor of mentors, an icon of hope and one who is vast in the nitty-gritty of Nigeria’s politics for the past thirty years.” He said.

He also expressed confidence in the ability of the group to carry out the job before them.

Senator Al-Makura told the delegation that he is confident in the ability of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to build on the gain the Muhammadu Buhari administration has made based on his experience and pedigree.

Sen Al-Makura with members of APC National Progressive Hub
The Senator thanked the group for maintaining a credible status befitting of a huge political group. He called on the group to embark on a vigorous campaign for the party’s flag bearer while assuring them that he will do them proud as the BOT Chairman of the National Progressives Hub.

The NPH has members drawn from the 36 states of the Federation and the FCT.

Al-Makura: Tinubu’s election victory is indicator of national cohesion

Umar Al-Makura, senator who represented Nasarawa south, says the victory of Bola Tinubu during the presidential election is an indicator of national cohesion.

Al-Makura, a former governor of Nasarawa, spoke in Abuja at a peace lecture and special prayer for Nigeria organised by Asiwaju project beyond 2023.

The senator said all Nigerians should pray for Tinubu and Kashim Shettima, vice-president-elect, to succeed and fulfill their promises to Nigerians.

“I call on all Nigerians regardless of their faiths to support the Tinubu and Shetima government in prayers to successfully pilot the affairs of this nation and offer Nigerians the dividends of democracy promised to them during the campaign,”Al-Makura said.

“From the beginning of the campaign to the election period and now, peace has been restored to the nation and our hope has been renewed.

“The election itself was a new hope and indication of national cohesion and unity because the majority of the votes of Northerners went to Tinubu; this is a sign of togetherness.

“We thank God for the government of President Muhammadu Buhari and we should continue to pray for its successful transition programme to the incoming leadership.

“We should ask Almighty Allah (SWT) to guide and offer wisdom to Tinubu and Shetima to successfully direct the affairs of the nation.”

The truth is, to say that Nigerians have come of age politically, is to state the obvious, though not developed politically for want of political leadership and the will to engender growth in the society.

Another truism is the fact that since the advent of democracy in 1999, most of the leaders who have come since then have failed to win the people’s confidence due to failure to live up to their expectations in terms of engendering growth in the society. So it will be an understatement to say that there is a huge mutual distrust between the leaders and the led.

One thing that is certain is the fact that not all political leaders have failed the people. There are however exceptional ones. One of such is Alhaji Umaru Tanko Al-Makura and the scenario that brought him to power.

It was a conflict situation, a conflict between the forces of darkness and the will of the people. One thing led to another and at the end of the day, the people’s will triumphed. Al-Makura led that vanguard in a way, which succeeded in halting in 2011, the drift Nasarawa State sided into in 1999.

Talk of the APC as a ruling party at both the national and state levels, it is common knowledge that all is definitely not well with it.

The party’s membership and register revalidation exercise held in this year nationwide, knocked the heads of some national figures of the party against its Caretaker Committee.
Also some ministers are at loggerheads wit

2 responses to “Tittle:SENATOR UMAR TANKO AL-MAKURA IS CAPABLE, INTELLIGENT AND FIT FOR MINISTERIAL POSITION”

Helen Abeghe Elias

July 5, 2023 at 10:15 am

Exactly he is over due May God give him the minister amen

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