Governor Al-Makura declares for Senate in 2019
- Governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura dismisses fears that the APC will lose election in 2019
- He discloses that he will be contesting for the seat of Nasarawa south senatorial zone in 2019 general election
- FG flags off N155bn Abuja-Kano road reconstruction
Governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura of Nasarawa state has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will cease to exist in the state in 2019.
Al-Makura made the statement on Tuesday, June 26, when dismissing fears that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will lose the coming 2019 poll.
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“The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is in comatose even though the heart is still beating, but before 2019 there will be no PDP in the Nasarawan State," he said.
“My plan initially was that we will convert the PDP state secretariat to APC state office because PDP is finished, but I thought otherwise that how can we occupy such a desecrated, polluted temple as APC office.”
The governor also disclosed that he would be contesting for the seat of Nasarawa south senatorial zone in 2019 general election.
He said: “According to Al-Makura, “I have been under pressure by my party men and people from my senatorial zone to represent them at the National Assembly
“After thoughtful consideration, I Umaru Tanko Al-Makura have accepted to contest for the seat of the southern senatorial zone in 2019.”
In another report, the reconstruction of Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria to Kano expressway has been flagged at a cost of N155.4 billion.
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Daily Trust reports that Minister of Power, Works and Housing Babatunde Raji Fashola who spoke during the flag-off ceremony on Tuesday, June 26, at Ciromawa in Garun Malam local government area of Kano state said the federal executive council gave approval for reconstruction of the expressway based on its importance as the major road linking the north and south of the country.
Fashola disclosed that the reconstruction of the 375.4km expressway was awarded to Julius Berger with a completion period of 36 months.
He also disclosed that the project would be executed simultaneously in three phases.
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