Group decries FG’s marginalisation of Taraba central from ministerial slot
By Terna Chikpa, Jalingo
A group, Taraba Central Zone Youths Coalition For Peace, Justice and Social Development, on Sunday decried what they alleged as marginalisation of their zone for a ministerial slot by successive administrations since 1999 in Nigeria.
Alhaji Bakare Dorofi, leader of the group in a press statement issued to journalists in Jalingo, the group urged President Bola Tinubu, to consider the zone for a ministerial slot to break the record that is being tagged as injustice on the zone.
The group also claimed that the central zone of the state was first to identify with the All Progressive Congress in Taraba and has remained an APC sole zone since 2015.
According to the group, out of nine, ministers appointed from Taraba by successive presidents, five were from the southern zone while four from the northern part of the state.
“Gen. TY Danjuma, Obadiah Ando, Selome Jankada, Idris Waziri and the recent past governor of Taraba, Arc. Darius Ishaku, were appointed ministers from the southern senatorial zone while, Dr. Muhamed Shata, Sen. Aisha Arhasan, Engr. Saleh Mamman and Sambo Jaaji, were all from the northern zone of the state.
“Going by analysis of reality, the central zone of Taraba who have produced APC senator for two terms is also currently the only zone with four APC members of the state assembly.
“Record of the just concluded presidential election has proven that the central Taraba gave the highest votes over north and the southern zone.
“We wish to appeal to president Bola Tinubu to by this record, consider the central zone of Taraba for a ministerial slot and also ensure the realisation of the Mambila hydro power project,” the group appealed.
