By Terna Chikpa, Jalingo
Human rights activist and publisher, Omoyele Sowore, has described the Taraba State governor, Dr. Agbu Kefas, as “a fake man with fake promises.”
Sowore, in a Facebook post on Tuesday, alleged that Governor Kefas has failed to fulfill his campaign and post-campaign promises aimed at developing Taraba State, two years into his administration.
He claimed that the governor was fast becoming a symbol of “failed promises and misplaced priorities” in Nigeria’s governance history.
The activist particularly criticized Kefas’ free education policy, insisting that schools in the state were “underfunded, abandoned, and without infrastructure.” He further accused the governor of diverting resources meant for education into personal comfort while leaving the state in misery.
> “Taraba under Agbu Kefas: From Fake Free Education to Terrible Roads. Governor Agbu Kefas is fast becoming a symbol of failed promises and misplaced priorities. He boasts of free education, yet schools remain abandoned, underfunded, and without infrastructure,” Sowore wrote.
Citing examples, Sowore alleged that in Donga Local Government Area, just 30–40 minutes from the governor’s hometown of Wukari, students in a science school were left “to rot in dilapidated buildings with no hope of quality education.”
He also decried the collapse of road networks across the state. According to him, the road to Karim Lamido LGA is virtually impassable, while the Wukari–Abuja road, which connects Taraba to Nasarawa State, is in ruins. He further noted that the roads to Kurmi LGA and the international route linking Taraba to Cameroon had been abandoned.
Sowore alleged hypocrisy in the governor’s approach to governance, pointing out that while roads in Wukari remained in poor condition, the road leading to the governor’s personal residence had been fully tarred and fitted with solar lights.
> “Yet, those of his neighbors who live just behind him are left struggling with erosion, darkness, and neglect. This hypocrisy speaks louder than his promises—he secures comfort for himself while leaving his neighbors and the rest of Taraba in misery,” he stated.
He concluded by stressing that Taraba deserves functional schools, good roads, and leadership that serves everyone, not “a façade of free education while diverting resources to personal comfort.”
Meanwhile, both the Taraba State Commissioner for Information, Barr. Zainab Usman Jalingo, and the Special Adviser to Governor Kefas on Media and Digital Communication, Emmanuel Bello, were contacted by journalists for comments but have so far remained silent.
