Taraba Facts

  Taraba State Civil Service Commission has accused some politicians of inciting protests over the ongoing sale of recruitment forms in the state. Chairman of the Commission, John Mamman, while briefing journalists yesterday in jalingo, said such actions were capable of igniting violence in the state. The decision of the commission to sell recruitment forms at the rate of N3,500, The Guardian gathered, did not go down well with some groups, as they demanded that the forms be given free of charge to interested applicants. Mamman, however, refused to mention the politicians indicted as masterminds of the protests. GUARDIAN 

Comrade Jonah Kataps, a former chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Taraba State chapter, has urged residents of the state, irrespective of religious differences, to pray fervently for a candidate that has “vision, direction and the capacity to move Taraba to the 21st century”. Kataps, who today took DAILY POST down memory lane, expressed dismay at the way and manner the affairs of the state is being run by Governor Darius Ishaku. Citing the present debt profile of the state which has continued to be on the rise, lack of payments of pension and gratuity arrears, he urged residents to be careful when electing leaders in the forthcoming political dispensation. “Taraba people should be very careful with the kind of choice they will make in 2023,” he said. Wondering why the state has continued to move backward despite the abundant human and natural resources it possesses, he said “there are a lot of issues on ground that need to be addressed.” He urged residents to avoid past mistakes,...

  The Emir of Muri Empire in Taraba State, Abbas Tafida, has issued a 30-day ultimatum to herders terrorising residents of the state to vacate forests within the state or be forced to do so. The Emir gave the ultimatum on Tuesday after Eid prayers. This follows a rising spate of kidnappings, killings, and attacks in the state by criminals suspected to be herders. He claimed that Fulani herders are responsible for perpetrating crimes in the state and should therefore vacate forests in the state within 30 days or be forced out. The Emir, who spoke in the Hausa language, urged the leadership of Fulani herdsmen to fish out the bad eggs among them. “Our Fulani herdsmen in the forests, you came into this state and we accepted you, why then will you be coming to towns and villages to kidnap residents, even up to the extent of raping our women? “Because of this unending menace, every Fulani herdsman in this state have been given 30 days ultimatum to vacate the forests. We are tired of...

  Minister of Power, Mr Sale Mamman , has stated that the federal government revoked the $2.3 billion Mambilla hydropower project contract with Sunrise Power Transmission and Procurement Company Limited (SPTPCL) because the government found out that the company was ‘fronting’ for a foreign business organisation. The cancellation of the deal has been a subject of controversy as the firm has recently dragged the government to an international arbitration court claiming several millions of dollars for breach of contract, thereby stalling the project which is over 40 years in the works. In June, the company filed a fresh $400 million lawsuit at the International Court of Arbitration (ICA), which operates under the auspices of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), in Paris, France, against the federal government. Sunrise Power had earlier on October 10, 2017, dragged Nigeria to arbitration at the court seeking a $2.354 billion award in relation to the deal before both parties agr...

  The Federal High Court sitting in Jalingo on Thursday adjourned indefinitely for judgement the suit by the Mzough U Tiv against the Taraba State Government seeking the enforcement of the rights of Tiv people of Taraba State. The Presiding Judge, Justice Simon Amobeda, adjourned the case for judgement after counsels to parties in the suit adopted their processes and briefs of the originating motion. Amobeda after listening to the counsels ruled that ‘the case is hereby adjourned to a later date for judgement. Counsels on both sides shall be communicated the date of judgement,’ he ruled. Fielding questions from journalists, lead Counsel to the incorporated trustee of Mzough U Tiv and four others, Sabastian Hon,  SAN , said the court stood on its earlier order of June 30 for a definite hearing whether or not the respondents are in court. ‘There was a deliberate attempt by defence counsels to delay the hearing of the case again today, but as a fundamental human rights enforcemen...

  Taraba State's Civil Service Commission (CSC) has directed applicants for jobs to pay N3,500 for an online application form. The Taraba State government has drawn the anger of indigenes of the state over the ongoing sale of forms to applicants who seek to work in the state’s civil service. The state government a few weeks ago lifted an embargo on employment into the state civil service through an announcement by the Office of the Head of Service of the state. Subsequently, the state’s Civil Service Commission (CSC) directed interested indigenes to apply by obtaining an online application form at the cost of N3,500. The commission also directed workers who want to transfer their services from local government to the state service or across ministries, departments and agencies to also obtain a transfer of service form by paying N3,000 to the state government’s account with Zenith Bank. The government had conduced a similar employment exercise in 2017 but less than 10 per cent ...

Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba state has affirmed that agriculture remains the mainstay of the state’s economy. Ishaku spoke in Jalingo, the state capital during the flag-off of the distribution of farm inputs and sales of fertilizers at a subsidized rate to farmers for the 2021/2022 farming. He said peaceful coexistence between farmers and herders is what the state needs to blossom and called on stakeholders from both sides to ensure peace reigns. According to him, “I want to call on farmers and herders to close ranks and work closely with one another for a mutually beneficial relationship. “The synergy and understanding between herders and farmers will benefit the State.” Ishaku further mentioned that areas affected by conflicts would be prioritized in the distribution of the inputs. He, however, pegged the sale of NPK fertilizer at N6,500 while Urea would be sold for N8,000. He also said the state has procured 2000 tonnes of maize seeds, 100 tones of sesame seeds,12000 cassava ste...

  The Senate on Tuesday passed bills establishing FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LAU, TARABA STATE; Federal University of Agriculture and Technology, Aboh, Delta State; and City University of Technology Auchi, Edo State. According to a statement from the Senate on Tuesday, the passage of the bills followed the consideration of three separate reports by the Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND. Senator Sandy Onuh, in his presentations on behalf of the Chairman of the Committee, Ahmad Babba Kaita, said the Federal Univeristy of Agriculture and Technology, Aboh, in Delta State, would offer graduates knowledge in research to improve on Agricultural extension and general Agricultural practices. In another presentation on the report of the Conference Committee on the establishment of City University of Technology, Auchi, Onuh said the Senate and House of Representatives met and deliberated on the two versions of the bill. According to him, it was resolved th...

The leadership of the Taraba State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has berated Governor Darius Dickson Ishaku over claims that his administration has reached out to the 168 wards of the state in terms of development. Reacting to a recent interview with Channel Television, where Ishaku categorically stated that he has worked in all the 168 wards across the state, the leadership of the party, in an interactive session with media practitioners on Friday, expressed sadness that the Governor is being “economical with the truth. ” Led by the state Chairman, Barrister Ibrahim Tukur El-Sudi, the leadership of the party said “everybody in Taraba State knows that the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) government has not been working in the state.” Lamenting that all Tarabans, irrespective of religious, tribes and party affiliations “are in penury and in pains that we elected somebody who came to tell lies to Nigerians that he had worked” they challenged Ishaku to be man enough to con...

  By Citizen John Akevi  With each day comes new discovery of billions of naira misappropriated or stolen outright in Taraba  State under the stewardship of governor, Arc. Darius Ishaku.  A trip around the state is an unpleasant experience. And within this period, some accounts suggest nearly  billions of naira  were  misappropriated. Governor Darius Ishaku's  leadership style is a harvests of  corruption, pains, suffering and impoverishment. It is a leadership that  undervalues workers by refusing to pay them as at when due. It is a wicked leadership that is morally reprehensible. It is a leadership that fails to take responsibility, blaming others for its own failures. It is a leadership that has set Taraba State  back by decades.  For six years, Arc. Darius Ishaku  run a government some have described as “the more you look, the less you see”. Contracts for roads and sundry projects were ‘awarded’ to unknown and evidentl...