Jalingo – Alhaji Yakubu Gomna, Taraba Coordinator of a political group, “Buhari/Osinbajo Again” , has lauded President Muhammadu Buhari for awarding the contract for the construction of the 3050 mw Mambilla Hydroelectric Dam and the Jalingo to Numan road.
Gomna told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Jalingo on Tuesday that the two projects were very important and could pave way for the rapid development of the state.
He stated that the dilapidated Jalingo to Numan road in particular, had been “a death trap that has taken so many lives and killed a lot of dreams”.
Gomna therefore called on the people of the state, to throw their weight behind President Muhammadu Buhari in the fight against corruption and his struggle to ensure a better and prosperous country.
The Coordinator also called on the National President of Trade Union Congress, Comrade Bobboi Kaigama, to contest the governorship seat of Taraba.
Gomna said that the choice of Kaigama was a consensus reached after consultation with all relevant stakeholders..
“We consulted with women and youth groups, civil societies, pressure and political groups, as well as elders.
“We took into account the multi ethnic and multi religious composition of the state, knowing that we could turn our diversities to our advantage.
“In my capacity as the state coordinator of the Buhari/Osinbajo Again (2019), and speaking for this forum and a vast majority of the people, we are calling on a man of peace and grassroots orientation,, Comrade Bobboi Bala Kaigama, to contest for the position of governor of Taraba state under the APC in the forthcoming general election in 2019,” he said.(NAN)