Revoke All Nasarawa State Assets Sold By Ex Governor Almakura, Governor Sule Urged

The immediate past Director General of National Orientation Agency, NOA, Chief Mike Omeri, has urged Governor Abdullahi Sule to revoke all assets of Nasarawa State sold by his immediate predecessor, Umaru Tanko Al-Makura.

Chief Omeri made the call during a one-day conference on harnessing economic potential of Nasarawa State for development organised by the indigenes of the state working and residing in Abuja.

Omeri informed the governor during the technical session that if he is serious about harnessing the economic potential of the state, then he must revoke all the state government’s assets that were sold by his predecessor.

“We can’t be talking about alternative source of revenue when our assets in Jos, Kaduna and Lagos are sold, we can’t be talking about harnessing economic potential of the state when the state investment company is liquidated. You must revoke the sale of these properties and bring back our investment company,” he was quoted by Punch as saying.

Omeri who has served the state as commissioner however, averred that no state or country could excel solely from federal allocation.

He maintained that the assets were the state’s share of the properties inherited when Nasarawa State was created out of Plateau State in 1996 and that there was absolutely no need to sell them.

Earlier, the governor, who was the special guest of honour, stated that indigenes of the state must not wait until they were as rich as Aliko Dangote or Bill Gates before they could lend their hands of support towards the development of the state.

Al-Makura had towards the end of his eight years term as governor sold the state government’s assets in Plateau, Kaduna and Lagos states and liquidated the state’s Investment and Property Development Company.