‘I was shocked Al-Makura lost senatorial election’ says Almakura

Former Niger State Governor Babangida Aliyu said he was shocked to hear that former Nasarawa State Governor Tanko Al-Makura lost his election bid to the Senate....CONTINUE READING

He spoke at the weekend in Lafia, during the ninth annual Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial lecture organised and the the Nasarawa State government….CONTINUE READING

Host Governor Abdullahi Sule, Simon Lalong (Plateau); Senators Tanko Al-Makura, Abdullahi Adamu and former Governors Murtala Nyaku (Adamawa) and Idris Abubakar (Kogi) were among the dignitaries who attended the event.

Aliyu, who is chairman of the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation, said Almakura as governor from 2011 to 2019, ‘opened up the state by building infrastructures which have stood the test of time’.

He said: “Al-Makura did well as governor, and so I was surprised when I heard he was defeated in the senatorial election, but I quickly remembered my case. He has already joined our group as former governors of Nigeria. Sometimes, God allow certain things to happen to protect us….CONTINUE READING