Withdraw Your Impeachment Notice Or Face Recall, Group Tell Lawmakers
Coalition of Nasarawa Youth Progressive Initiative, Arewa Citizens Action for Change, Nasarawa state chapter and Arewa Development Foundation Nasarawa state chapter has asked members of the Nasarawa state House of Assembly to withdraw their impeachment threat on Governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura or get recall from people that voted them in.
This position was contained in a press statement jointly signed by Barrister Umar Modibbo chairman, Nasarawa Youths Progressives Initiative,Akpason Collins of Arewa Citizens Action for Change Nasarawa state chapter and M.A Ibrahim Esq of Arewa Youths Development Foundation Nasarawa state chapter.
The groups called on the lawmakers to take into cognizance the good work of the chief executive in three years and withdraw the impeachment notice and proceed to pass vote of confidence for the holistic approach towards providing the needed infrastructures hitherto denied the populace.
The statement reads: “The coalition of Nasarawa Youths Progressive Initiative, Arewa Citizens Action for Change and Arewa Youths Development Foundation observe after their respective associations meeting the ugly and unhealthy conduct of Nasarawa state Assembly towards our able Executive Governor.”
“The Youths condemned in the attitude, conduct and action of the ill-fated lawmakers, adding that their position was not only ill-fated but also backed by personal and political thunderstorms that has over heated the polity.
“We are vehemently against the plot to sack Governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura from office.
“That the people of Nasarawa state are aware that no Governor in the history of our dear state has ever achieved what His Excellency Governor Al-Makura has achieved in less than three and half years.
“We are leaving witnesses of the numerous projects executed by Governor Al-Makura which include
Provision of tarred roads in all Local Governments of the state building of qualitative classrooms and renovation of schools cut across all strata.
“Declaration of free education in the state, building of library across the state, building and renovation of Government hospitals in the state and provision of hospital equipment
Salary increment of civil servants in the state.
“Increment of constituent’s allowance of the members of Nasarawa state House of Assembly, provision of employments, building of ultra-modern markets across the state, launching of part of Karu International market, provision of adequate scholarship scheme to students of the state.
“We the electorate sent them to the Assembly to legislate on laws that has direct impact on the lives of the people as well bring about peace and development in our state, We don’t want to exploit our constitutional right but want to state that we are very much aware of our constitutional power of recalling any erring member or all the lawmakers for their inactions.”
