By Emmanuel Awari-Jalingo
The Emir of the Muri Emirate Council in Taraba State, HRH Abbas Njida Tafida has urge Tarabans especially the Muslim Ummah to support the present administration of Governor Dr Agbu Kefas for the state to move forward.
The Royal father stated this while delivering his 2025 Sallah message to the Muslim Ummah in his Palace, Jalingo, the State capital.
“Governor Dr Agbu Kefas has a good plan to develop the state, so let us support him so that the state can move forward.
He call on Muslims to emulate the live of sacrifice as done by father Abraham of old testament.
He pointed out that it is imperative for leaders at all levels to follow the footsteps of father Abraham who according to him was obedient to Allah and went ahead to sacrifice his only son, but instead, God provided a Ram for him to slaughtered.
“Leaders should rule their people with the fear of the Almighty Allah, for adherence to the teachings and sacrifices of Abraham would enable them to lead their people well.
The Mornach use the medium to warned traditional rulers and stakeholders across the state who engage in indiscriminate sale of government land and other properties, to desist from the act or wait for the wrath of the Almighty Allah.
“Remember that the judgement of God awaits corrupt and wicked leaders, for all will appear on judgment day before their creator – he said.
According to the Monarch, Nigerians should not have been crying of poverty but noted that the poverty that is presently bedeviling the affairs of the citizenry is as a result of corruption and mismanagement of the nation’s resources.
‘The menace has plunged Nigerian youths into all forms criminality”, he said.
He also emphasized the need for peaceful co-exesitence among Muslims and other religions for development to thrive not only in Taraba but other states of the federation.
He expressed dismay over the issue of fighting one another, adding that such would not help the State to develop.
“Only dialogue and sacrifice of personal comfort will bring unity and harmony among Nigerians irrespective of ethnicity, political affiliation and religion’, he added.
Meanwhile, the Muslims community in Taraba state cry out to Governor Agbu Kefas, as they group celebrate Eid_el-Adah, in June 4th, without May salary to Carter for their families and loves one, to enjoy sallah festival. While other states Governor’s in Northern Nigeria, pay with extra bonus.
The group in a statement issue to Journalists in Jalingo, emphasis that, the state dept index under 2years of Governor Agbu Kefas, is above the previous administration of DDS and DDI join together and yet has no single capital project to point out in the whole of the state. After 2years in office, with huge amount of dept he collected, and huge amount of allocation he received monthly, from federal government.
In a similar development, over 7000 civil servants on the payroll of Taraba State government are groaning as they have been declared ghost workers and removed from the payroll.
A biometrics screening committee set up by the state’s commissioner for Finance Mrs. Serah Enoch Adi, headed by a permanent secretary under the office of Secretary to Taraba State Government (SGS) Mallam Haruna Abdulkadiri after its assignment declared over 7000 civil servants in the state as ghost workers.
Our Correspondent gather that no fewer than 70 workers under the office of Accountant General of the state who have been working in the department for over 27 years and have been constant on the payroll of the state have been sacked by the Abdulkadiri-led
committee.
Investigation further revealed that the state’s Accountant General Mr. Gaius Danjuma had in 2024 conducted the same biometric screening and came up with a total number of 24,000 genuine civil servants under the state’s payroll, which was submitted to the state Governor Agbu Kefas.
It was gathered that the Abdulkadiri led committee came up with a total number of 19,000 civil servants on his list after his biometric verification exercise and declared those who recently gained employment with the state government and the other 5000 workers who were screened by the Accountant General as ghost workers, amounting to a total of over 7000 civil servants that were deleted on the payroll.