The Taraba State Chairman of the All
Progressive Congress APC, Hassan Ardo has been challenged to be
constructive in his criticisms of the present administration led by Arc.
Darius Dickson Ishaku which is adjudged to be carrying all and sundry
along.
The challenge was made
yesterday by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity,
Sylvanus Yakubu Giwa in Government House Jalingo during a Press Briefing
on recent happenings in the State.
He
said some people have constituted themselves into a reservoir of
mischief makers and are
bent on rubbishing the successes recorded by the
present administration.
The SSA
Media and Publicity who was reacting to a publication on the Leadership
Newspaper dated 27th September, 2016, captioned “Taraba APC calls for
Governor Ishaku’s resignation” credited to the APC Chairman, Hassan Ardo
raised issues that were based on falsehood, parochial reasoning and
criminally intended to cause confusion and as well score cheap
popularity among the gullible people of the State.
He
stressed that, the people of the State are richly blessed with high
spirit of discernment most especially now that the country is faced with
many difficulties.
He maintained
that the outburst of the APC Chairman clearly shows that he is suffering
from frustration because he was unable to deliver his party at the 2015
general elections in the State.
Speaking
further, Sylvanus Giwa revealed that a man like Ardo may not know that,
the Governor he is calling for his resignation is rated 6th in the
country for good performance in terms of development and have initiated
policies and programmes that have direct impact on the lives of the
people of the State.
The SSA to
Governor Darius Ishaku described some of the allegations from Ardo as
blatant lies, mischievous and a cruel antagonism to the success of the
rescue mission of the present administration which is all encompassing.
Sylvanus
Giwa pointed out that the present administration in Taraba State under
the able leadership of Arc. Darius Ishaku has not only ensured steady
progress in terms of payment of workers salaries, provision of basic
infrastructures, but also succeeded in tackling the security challenges
that have ravaged some parts of the State in the past, asserting that
the magnanimity of Ishaku during this period of economic recession
should be commended because most States of the Federation are owing
workers several months of salary arrears.
He
stated that it is laughable that the APC chairman is condemning actions
taken by the Executive and the Legislative arms of Government to reduce
the tenure of Local Government Council Chairmen to two years, arguing
that, two years was inadequate and averred that the argument raised by
Ardo does not make sense, positing that, any Council Chairman that is
determined to perform will work wonders within the span of one year by
coming up with projects that would impact positively on the people of
his area.
The Governor’s Media Aid
categorically stated that, there is no civil servant in the State that
is being owed salary including the Local Government Councils, except
where measures are taken to block salary leakages which had led to the
over bloated staff strength and salary bills kept catapulting.
He
accused Hassan Ardo who served and retired as an accountant of
complacency in the salaries leakages hence, his desire to resist
measures put in place by the present Government towards ending the
illegality that he benefitted maximally from with the fear that the
goodies may not be forthcoming.
On
teachers and Local Government Staff, recently the Government paid staff
of the Local Governments two months after successfully carrying out
biometric screening exercise and as such, challenged APC Chairmen,
Hassan Ardo to be cogent in his facts when talking about workers
salaries and call on him to join hands with Governor Darius Ishaku to
help spread the successes of the Rescue Mission and equally generated
positive ideas that will fast track development in the State.
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