By Igbawase Ukumba
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa State, Musa Yayaya Azara, yesterday, warned that any attempt by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to arrest or detain Senator Umaru Tanko Al-Makura based on a fictitious petition to frustrate his national chairmanship ambition would be strongly resisted by the entire people of the state.
The Nasarawa APC chieftain gave the warning in Lafia, when interacting with journalists on the fallout of the invitation of the erstwhile governor by the EFCC recently.
But Azara has also dismissed the invitation of the former governor by the EFCC with a wave of the hand, saying it would not affect his ambition to become the next national chairman of the APC.
Azara maintained that Al-Makura, who currently represents Nasarawa South senatorial District in the National Assembly, remained the best governor among all the governors that had governed the state so far, because he ran the most transparent and accountable administration in the state.
“If you see any good road, street, school, hospital in Nasarawa State today, it was built by Al-Makura. He opened up the state for us and we will continue to be ever grateful to him for the developmental strides he brought to the state,” he said.
He noted that those trying to frustrate Al-Makura’s bid to be the next APC national chairman using EFCC were enemies and did not mean well for the APC, but vowed they would not succeed.
“If APC is looking for an accountable and transparent chairman, I think Al-Makura is the person. If APC is looking for a peace and bridge builder, I think Al-Makura remains the only option to go with,” he concluded
