Without any any iota of doubt, Governor Umaru Tanko Al-makura is
indeed the architect of modern Nasarawa state and as well a sage of
our time. History of Nasarawa state can never be complete without
mentioning Al-makura’s name in positive light and when names of
leaders in Nasarawa state are to be written Al-makura‘s name must be
in gold. Governor Al-makura is indeed, a man who spent and is still
spending all that he has, in terms of time and energy, to ensure the
progress and development of Nasarawa state. Unlike governors that
served before him, Governor Al-makura’s dreams since he came on board
always bother on Nasarawa state. He has no any other issues before him
apart from issues of how to uplift the state. Sentiments apart,
Al-makura is the only governor in Nasarawa state who pays little or no
attention to his health and personal security in pursing the interest
of the people of Nasarawa state. Without fear of being immodest,
Governor Al-makura stands out as shining example of a selfless leader;
a leader who derives pleasures in making and pushing the people of his
state to ecstatic mood. His desire and passion is to see our dear
Nasarawa state catch up with other states, in terms of human and
capital development.
While some governors view the coffers of their respective states as
their personal treasury to dip their hands into at will, Governor
Al-makura sees Nasarawa state resources as solely for advancing the
conditions of the people of the state, hence his focus on
infrastructural development. However, it is within this context that
today we are witnessing solid, concrete infrastructures springing up
all over our communities, geared towards uplifting the state to an
enviable height. It is no exaggeration to say that all communities in
Nasarawa state have today benefited from one form of infrastructural
development or the other in the last seven and half years of Governor
Al-makura’s administration. Yes, it needs restating that since the
advent of Al-makura led administration in 2011, there is no community
that has not benefited from one infrastructural provision or the
other. And I challenge anyone doubting this, to point at one community
that has not benefited from one Al-makura’s infrastructural facility
or the other.
The success story of Governor Al-makura led administration spanning
across all the sectors of our economy was at the root of all the
encomiums pouring on him on his 66th birthday. In the last one week,
our mainstream media, online as well as social media were soaked with
goodwill messages on Al-makura at 66. One striking aspect in these
gestures of appreciations on Al-makura at 66 was that the sponsors of the
goodwill messages highlighted one achievements or the other recorded
in their respective communities by the Al-makura led administration.
As Al-makura cloaked 66 and barely six months to end of his tenure as
governor of Nasarawa state, we the good people of Nasarawa state must
take stock of what the man did for us with regard to infrastructural
development of our state with a view to exploring ways and means by
which we can reward him for what he has done to our state. Awards and
praises are not enough, Al-makura deserves concrete support and
cooperation from us to enable him move to National Assembly. This is
the only way we can pay him back for what he has done and is still
doing to us especially in Nasarawa South.
Governor Al-makura as APC candidate for Nasarawa South in the forth
coming elections doesn’t need to go for any campaigning, if the truth
must be told. He has done a marvelous job for us in Nasarawa South
deserving our votes. Since we have seen his worth, we can not
therefore afford not to push him to National Assembly. Al-makura’s
efforts for our state must not be in vain. We must do everything
humanly possible to ensure his light continue to shine in the state.
There is no better time to show our support to Governor Al-makura than
now. Now is the time for us to elect him to represent us at the
National Assembly. Posterity will not forgive us if we fail to reward
him with this Senate seat.
This may sound sycophantic, but truly speaking time has since passed
for pretensions, Governor Al-makura is the only person that can
adequately represent us. Bowing to ethnic and religious sentiments
cannot serve any purpose at this material time and since
ethno-religious politics has not served any purpose before, it will
not serve any now. At this juncture, we make bold to ask: if not
Al-makura who else do we support to represent us at the National
Assembly? We believe only Al-makura has the capacity and the pedigree
in art of governance to represent us. Yes, the man that had an
opportunity to represent us at the red chamber now has done nothing to
warrant our support, while Al-makura’s achievements are everywhere. It
therefore behoves on us to reciprocate. We have no reason not to
support him; just as we also have no reason whatsoever not to give him
our mandate. Celebrating Al-makura at 66, can meaningful and
worthwhile only if we go beyond praises by working to ensure we elect
him as Senator, Nasarawa South as well as all the APC candidates in
forthcoming general elections.