Sen Adamu, Al-makura in war over alleged imposition

 

FORMER governor of Nasarawa State and senator representing Nasarawa West senatorial district, Abdullahi Adamu, has sworn to teach Governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura a political lesson of his life for sponsoring a candidate against him in the APC senatorial primary.

 

Senator Adamu, who is the first Executive Governor of the state, made this known at the weekend while addressing ward and local government executives of the APC in Keffi, he explained that until September 9, he had his return ticket unopposed before the governor directed his Education Commissioner, Tijjani Ahmed, to pick the nomination form at the last minute; against him.

He added that Al-Makura will regret ever taking such a decision against him, with a promise to fight back with all sense of seriousness.

He said “I, Abdullahi Adamu, the son of Aisha, have never betrayed APC and I have never betrayed Al-Makura. Anybody who betrays me will live to regret his life.

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“In Nasarawa politics, particularly in my senatorial district; who is Tijjani to challenge me in the primaries? I have spent time and energy in building the APC in Nasarawa state, and I will never allow anybody to disgrace me in the APC,” he vowed.

But, the governor who fired back, said there are no two political leaders in the state and at the moment, he remains the leader of the party in the state.

He said that the state is no longer interested in the politics of godfatherism and that if the senator attempts to do anything funny, he will demystify and retire him politically.

The governor, who spoke through his Director of Press and Strategic Communications, Yakubu Laimai, said he has the right to support any candidate of his choice, and that he had “respected the ex-governor enough and it is time to demystify his political credentials in Nasarawa State.”