The Taraba state governor, Darius Ishaku, Tuesday said the ongoing Mambilla power project would transform social and economic lives of Tarabans when completed.
Ishaku, who stated this in Jalingo while addressing a group of over one thousand people from the Mambilla Plateau who paid him a thank you visit at Government House expressed confidence that if the project is executed, Taraba and the Mambilla will never be the same again.
He enjoined all Tarabans to spend more time to pray for the actualisation o f the Mambilla power project.
He noted that 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.
He thanked the people of Mambilla 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 hinted that the Mambilla occupies a special place in his heart and that everything 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 that the peace being enjoyed there today has vindicated his administration as fair-minded and committed to the welfare of the people.
He notes that against all odds and protests, his administration doled out over 300 million naira to compensate those who lost people and properties to the crises in Mambilla, adding that the gesture was part of the reason peace achieved in the area has endured.
He expressed happiness over the role played in the economic lives of the Mambilla people by the tea industry that was revived by his administration.
The company which has become the source of financial dependence directly and indirectly for over 4,000 people in Sardauna LGA is today being profitably managed and, for the first time in 40 years, has been able to pay dividends.
