The Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa on Public Affairs, Hon Peter Ahemba has berated Senator Aruwa Gyunka, a citizen of the state over what he described as “uncomplimentary remarks” he made against Governor Sule-led administration during one of his Media outings.
While answering questions during a live television programme recently, Senator Gyunka asserted that the Engr. Sule-led administration has not executed any project in Akwanga Zone where he (the Governor) hails from.
But reacting to the media outing in a statement made available to Nigerian Tribune on Wednesday evening, Ahemba said; “Our attention has been drawn to some uncomplimentary remarks made by Senator Philip Aruwa Gyunka, a citizen of the state from Akwanga Local Government Area on the administration of His Excellency, Engr. Abdullahi A. Sule, Executive Governor of Nasarawa State, when he featured live as Guest on the Africa Independent Television (AIT) to discuss the recent split judgement of the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Lafia.
“We watched with disbelieve, how a supposed man of honour could go on national Television to consciously give false information with regards to governance in his own state in the name of opposition politics. Such unwarranted remark on Governor Sule’s government is not only reckless but also exposes his ignorance of what is happening in the State, particularly in Akwanga Zone where reference was made during the shameful outing
“It is public knowledge that the Nasarawa State Government under the able leadership of Engr. Sule has recorded unprecedented achievements in all facets. This remains a fact that cannot be argued anywhere because the giant strides are not only visible but can also be felt and touched across the State,” Ahemba said.
Ahemba explained that for the records, it was pertinent to point out that the current administration has initiated and executed over a hundred projects, cutting across all sectors of the economy and completed several others that were inherited from the previous administrations in Akwanga Zone, made up of Akwanga, Wamba and Nasarawa-Eggon Local Government Areas since inception in 2019.
He reminded Senator Gyunka and his co-travellers who he said for retrogressive opposition politics have refused to see any project executed in the state and Akwanga Zone in particular by the present administration that the VIP Lodge at Akwanga was also remodelled by the Engr. Sule’s administration.
He added that the Akwanga Guest House, the Event Centre at Akwanga as well as installation of a 2km Solar Power Street Light, all in Akwanga, among other projects within the Zone were brought about by the Sule’s administration.
He challenged the PDP chieftain and other critics to deny that the aforementioned projects were not in existence in Akwanga Zone.
“Senator Gyunka must be reminded that having failed to attract a single project to his constituency as a State House of Assembly member for Eight (8) years and as Senator for Four (4) years respectively lacks the moral standing to accuse any government of nonperformance.
“Members of the public are therefore urged to disregard the comments coming from an ungrateful heart as it is mischievously targeted to portray the administration of Engr. Sule in a bad light and discredit the good works going on in the state under his focused resourceful leadership,” the SSA said.
. TheWitness
