Ishaku seeks prayers for Mambilla power project

Our Reporter

Taraba Governor Darius Ishaku has enjoined all Tarabans to spend more time to pray for actualisation of the Mambilla power project to be sited in Mambilla, Sarduana Local Government Area.

Ishaku made this call while addressing a group of over 1,000 people from the Mambilla Plateau who paid him a thank- you- visit at Government House, Jalingo on Tuesday.

Ishaku said the power project is not only the hope for stability in electricity power generation in Nigeria but a source of hope for the economic transformation of Taraba State and the Mambilla Plateau in particular.

“If Mambilla power project is executed, Taraba and the Mambilla will never be the same again.

“The social and economic lives of the people will be transformed,” he said.

He advised the people not to forget to pray for the project.

Ishaku thanked the Mambilla people for coming to thank him for what his administration has done so far in their towns and communities and said he feels encouraged by their sense of appreciation.

He said Mambilla occupies a special place in his heart andeverything he has done for the area is a product of his love for the people of Mambilla.

He recalled the numerous communal crises that occurred in the area in the past and noted the peace being enjoyed there has vindicated his administration as fair-minded and committed to the welfare of the people.

He said against all odds and protests by other sections of the state, he had to dole out over N300 million to compensate those who lost people and properties to the crises in Mambilla.

This gesture, he noted, is part of why the peace achieved in the area has endured.

He expressed happiness over the role being played in the economic lives of the Mambilla people by the tea industry revived by his administration.

Ishaku noted that one of his happiest days as Governor was the day he commissioned newly acquired production machines for the tea company.

Dr Abubakar Zubairu, the spokesman for the group, said the visit was in appreciation of the special attention Mambilla has received under the Ishaku administration.