REACTIONS have continued to trail the wedding bash of Nasarawa State Governor, Umaru Tanko Al-Makura’s son in the united states U.S. where the governor allegedly spent N1.5 billion on the occasion.
Official activities in the state were also brought to a standstill throughout the week following the absence of top government functionaries from their offices as they were said to have flown abroad for the wedding.
While the state government has repeatedly denied the allegations of the whooping sum allegedly used for the occasion, sources have continued to shield more light on the controversial event, which stakeholders insist was sponsored with state funds.
A source, who pleaded anonymity, told The Guardian that, the opponents of the governor are already gathering more facts to enable them present a genuine case before the anti-graft bodies to ascertain how much was coughed out from state treasury for the occasion.
“Of course we are going to present our case before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) so as to put a stop to this kind of madness”
The source, an official of the peoples democratic party PDP in the state who decried what he described as the wanton waste of resources, wondered why the plight of the masses is no longer a priority of the leaders of this country.
But in a swift reaction, the governor’s director of press, Illiasu Yakubu blamed the opposition for what he termed blackmail of the office of the governor.
Illiasu, who could neither deny nor confirm the allegation, told reporters in Lafia that the governor as a successful business man had made his money before entering government and as such can afford to spend such an amount of money on his son’s wedding ceremony.
He referred those in doubt to the code of conduct bureau (CCB) “you can go to the code of conduct bureau and find out how much the governor declared before his assumption of office” he said, adding that “those spreading the rumour are doing so to score some cheap political points”
He further disclosed that the state government only contributed a paltry sum of N20 million to the governor for the success of the wedding and wondered why people would want to make a mole out of nothing.
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