{"id":49768,"date":"2021-09-08T16:48:48","date_gmt":"2021-09-08T15:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?p=49768"},"modified":"2021-09-08T15:19:00","modified_gmt":"2021-09-08T14:19:00","slug":"we-have-government-without-governance-in-taraba-ardo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/we-have-government-without-governance-in-taraba-ardo","title":{"rendered":"\u201cWe have government without governance in Taraba\u201d \u2013 Ardo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Hassan Jika Ardo, the Nigerian immediate past ambassador to the republic of Trinidad and Tobago, has again expressed sadness at the snail speed of development in Taraba State.<\/p>\n

Apart from the past administrations of former Rev. Jolly Nyame, and late former governor Danbaba D. Suntai, whom he gave credits, the incumbent administration under the leadership of Arc. Darius Dickson Ishaku, in his view, has continued to drag the hand of the clocks backwards.<\/p>\n

According to him \u201cwe had governor Jolly Nyame who did very well during his eight years. He built hospitals, the stadium, Taraba Motel and a host of other projects. \u201d<\/p>\n

Late governor Suntai, he said, \u201cbuilt roads thereby opening the state up for development. He built the university, the airport, and a host of other projects that we look at and there was a general believe that though things were not as they should have been, we were making progress steadily.\u201d<\/p>\n

The reverse, he observed was, however, the case with the coming of this present administration which he believed has \u201cfailed woefully.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wondering why the incumbent state government has \u201cfailed\u201d to improve on the achievements of the aforementioned administrations, he said \u201cunfortunately the last six years or so have been a major disaster for the state.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added that \u201cnot only have we not recorded any meaningful development. In fact, most of the infrastructure that were put in place have been allowed to waste away. The stadium is in ruins. The hospitals are in deplorable conditions, the motel now houses rodents and reptiles.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe worst thing that has happened to the state in the last few years is the total polarization and division of the state along ethnic and religious lines. Yes, we have a lot of ethnic groups in the state, probably more than anywhere else in the country. But these were never an issue until very recently. Now everything is on the basis of religion and ethnicity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sad at the fast rate the state has continued to dwindle, he affirmed that \u201cfor me, we were doing well until governor Darius Ishaku came on board and took us back several years and has planted a terrible seed that may as well consume us all.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ardo, who is also a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) said that \u201cIt will take a really good leader to correct this, otherwise we are all doomed.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have government without governance in the state. Ministries are running without running costs. In fact, apart from the state owned radio and television stations, I doubt if there is any ministry or agency that gets running costs.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are not where we are supposed to be. If only this government was able to build on the foundation laid by the last two governments, we would have gone far. Instead, we have gone badly backwards.\u201d<\/p>\n

Citing the enormous rich resources that abound in the state, he felt sad that the leadership of the state had not harnessed the resources.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. Hassan Jika Ardo, the Nigerian immediate past ambassador to the republic of Trinidad and Tobago, has again expressed sadness at the snail speed of development in Taraba State. Apart from the past administrations of former Rev. Jolly Nyame, and late former governor Danbaba D. 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