Musa Affos (Rhapsodi), Jalingo


The senator representing Taraba central zone, Senator Yusuf A Yusuf has accused the minister of power, Sale Mamman of nepotism, and citing 20 projects in his LG, Lau LG of Taraba state.


The proposed citing of 20 projects in Lau Local Government Area of Taraba State where the Minister of Power, Mamman Saleh hails from has been condemned by Nigerian Senators.


Senator Yusuf A. Yusuf who drew the attention of his colleagues to the lopsidedness in the distribution of the projects said;

“That is the minister’s LGA. Twenty projects are in Lau local government area. I am not challenging him but I am sure.”


The 20 rural electrification projects of various sums ranging between N20m to N52m which was captured in the 2021 budget proposal submitted to the National Assembly, was uncovered by the Senate Committee on Power as they scrutinized the 2021 budget proposals of the Rural Electrification Agency.

The Senators faulted the uneven distribution of projects under the ministry while pointing out that only one of the electrification projects for 2021 in the entire South-South geopolitical zone was proposed to be cited in Delta State.

Bala Ibn Na’Allah, another member of the committee from Kebbi state described the lopsided projects as an abuse of power.


He Said;

“Those who elected us to these offices expected us to ensure that the constitution which they have made for themselves and given to us will be executed to the letter.