N5.4 billion project probe: I wont be blackmailed, intimidated Adamu
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he noted that the farin ruwa dam project had reached over 60 percent completion stage by 2007 when he left office as chief executive of the state1 the senator representing nasarawa west senatorial district sen. abdullahi adamu says he will not succumb to blackmail and intimidation bygov. umaru al-makura of nasarawa state1 al-makura had on thursday set up the committeeto investigate the circumstances that led to the abandonment of the n5.4 billion farin-ruwa independent power plant project1 the news agency of nigeria nan reports that the farin-ruwa hydro-electricity power project was awarded in may 2004 by abdullahi adamu who at that time was governor of the state1 the lawmaker said that he welcomes the setting up of the committee by the governor to investigate certain activities carried out during his stewardship as chief executive of nasarawa state1 he however stressed that if the probe were an avenue to blackmail or intimidate him into succumbing to the whims of the governor then it would not work1 i will not succumb to blackmail andintimidation over my political differences with that of the governor1 everything we did while i was governor of nasarawa state were done openly and transparently and the records are there for public scrutiny1 the farin ruwa projectwas never abandoned as insinuated but that since government is a continuum i expected my successors to complete the project after his two terms in office he said1 the statement further explained that it was in view of the viabilityof that project that the federal ministry of water resources had now taken over the completion of the project1 this isnot only withthe intention of completing the proposed 20mw power component but is also considering thepossibility of incorporating other components like irrigation and water supply he said1 adamu in a statement issued on thursday in abuja by his legislative aide alhaji jibrin abdulahi was reacting to the constitution of a nine-man probe committee by his state governor1 this was duly acknowledged by governor al-makura when the permanent secretary in the federal ministry of water resources visited him in lafia barely two months ago to announce the federalgovernments decision to take over the project1 it is therefore pure mischief and an attempted blackmail for him governor al-makura to turn round and say he is investigating the handling of that project under my watch adamu said1 on the lease agreement for management of keffi hotels adamu said a privatecompany with which he was associated with pan-afric resources limited entered into a lease agreement with the then plateau state military administration of col. joshua madaki now latein 1990-91 which was about five years before nasarawa state was created1 i believe the great value addition that we have done to the hotel made successive governments in our state including umarus which is due to leave office in a few months to allow us tocontinue as concessionaires in the hotel1 i think the fact that pan-afric resources has complied with the terms of the lease agreement and has turned the abandoned property to what it it is and it have now become a source of jealousy for governor al-makura who has now turned into a hotelier since becoming governor adamu said1 the senator described the setting up of the probe panel as a political misadventure and an exercise in futility that was clearly misguided1 it was hastily done to see if i would be forced into accepting the abuse of the democratic process enshrined in the constitution of our party the rulingall progressives congress apc in the process of selecting a governorship aspirant of the partyfor the 2019 election1 that i believe shouldnt come from a person who is politically matureand wants to be reckoned with even after he leaves office adamu said1 the former governor said that as a law abiding citizen he would continue to accord al-makura due respect as governor of his home state1 adamu therefore urged al-makura to ensure that the 2019 elections goes through the democratic tenets in line with thepartysconstitution1