-Accuses Works Minister of nepotism
By Salejo Ali, Kano
President Ahmad Bola Tinubu, has been called upon to intervene in the revocation of Katsina/Dutsinma, Marrarbar Kankara Road Contract by the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, insisting that the actions was target at negating the good image and support the President enjoyed from the people of Katsina state.
The call is contained in a press statement signed and issued to Newsmen in Kano, by the Katsina State Forum of Elders Spokesperson, Dr Namanga Danmajiya.
He said that Katsina/Dutsinma, Marrarbar Kankara Road Contract which was awarded by Tinubu government sometimes in April 2024, was cherished and welcome by the overwhelming population of Katsina citizens.
He said, “because of the awards of the Contract by President Tinubu, his popularity and supports swelled like hell fire among the Citizens of Katsina and many welcome it with a bang of happiness, because it will helped in the transportation of goods from across the Federation”.
Dr. Danmajiya, noted that, after the awards of the Road Contract, a Special Monitoring and Supervision committee was created by the Katsina People who monitored the execution inch by inch on how it was carry out, and they commended the Contractor whom they believed was doing a good job.
The Elders, hinted that they don’t want to attack the Personality of the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi because the insinuation was that, the Minister is allegedly revoking the Contract in favor of his cronies Companies, whom he has personal interest in them, they said they are aware that the 147 KLM Katsina, Dutsinma to Marrarbar Kankara road project was revoked on a flimsy excuses.
“We don’t want to believes and work on the allegations against the Minister that he revoked the Contract because he has personal interest in them and the allegations further says that one of the Contracting Companies has his Biological Son as a Director”.
The Elders than called on President Tinubu to quickly intervened and reverse the revocation to safeguard his own support base and the show of Loves he earned from the People because of the Road Contract.
They reminded that the road project which transcend to Niger Republic would helped in inter-continental movements of goods in and out of Nigeria and would be of great benefit to all.
They said, “we are assure that President Tinubu is been manipulated on the revocation of the Contract it was not his personal idea, because to everybody the President is a Nationalist who believes in the good of every section of the Nation, we want to him to listen and do the needful by allowing the contract and Contractor to continue their jobs”.