Doma exnorates self from allegation against
Ewuga
From Habibu Umar Aminu,lafia |
Nasarawa State
governor Aliyu Akwe Doma has distanced himself from media reports
credited to his special adviser on security, Alhaji Mohammed Buba
alleging that the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) governorship
candidate in the 2007 election in the state, Mr Solomon Ewuga as the
master minder of the crisis in Akwanga local government area.
Doma in a statement made available to New Nigerian in lafia and
signed by his Director, Media and Publicity, Ibrahim Addra said the
special adviser’s pronouncements were “unwarranted, ill-advised and
misguided” and should be disregarded.
According to the statement, any close observer of his administration
since its inception would have noted that Alhaji Buba’s utterances
run against the grain of Governor Doma’s disposition towards the
opposition in the state, adding that’’ the unfortunate outburst was
the adviser’s personal opinion’’.
“It is not the intention of this administration to delve into issues
raised by Buba in the statement. It is imperative however to state
clearly that this unfortunate outburst by the security Adviser was
entirely his personal opinion. Neither Governor Doma nor the state
government was privy to, or endorsed the statement as put out by
Buba’’.
“At this crucial stage of our development, it is pertinent that we
remain focused and maintain the peaceful coexistence that is being
enjoyed in the state. No doubt, peace and harmony are critical
prerequisites for the development of the state and the nation at
large’,’ it added.
It also stated that governor Doma, had at all times offered a hand
of friendship and fellowship to opposition parties in his
unflinching belief that everyone, including the opposition and its
leadership were worthy and valuable stakeholders in the Nasarawa
State project.
The governor used the opportunity to express his willingness to
cooperate with well meaning indigenes of the state in the onerous
task of moving the state forward.
It would be recalled that some national dailies (not new Nigerian)
recently carried a news item by the special adviser, Mohammed Buba
accusing Ewuga of behind all the troubles in Akwanga local
government.
He also alleged that the June 3rd, 2009 attack on the state’s Local
Governments Elections Petitions Tribunal sitting in Akwanga by irate
youths was among the handiworks of Ewuga.
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