At 72 years of age, Murtala Alhaji Haman-Yero Nyako ordinarily supposed to be a man of justice, equity and good conscience.
But as it is now, Murtala Nyako is a man of injustice, hate, nepotism and base avarice.
Chief General Olusegun Obasanjo must apologise to Adamawa people unreservedly.
In his Wikipedia biography, Murtala Nyako claims to have joined politics in November 2006, yet in that same month; Chief Obasanjo and Professor Jubril Aminu literally imposed him on PDP in Adamawa State against the wishes and aspiration of the real PDP leaders then.
Since the creation of Adamawa State about 37 years ago, the Murtala Nyako’s misrule and maladministration has created the worst division amongst the people to the extent that people that hoisted him on the state as governor are full of regret.
People like Professor Jubril Aminu have since apologised to Adamawa people times and times again for their mistake of hoisting Murtala Nyako as governor.
Looking at the appointments he has made as head of all the institutions and parastatals , they are either his relations or his close cronies.
The students of Adamawa State Polytechnic Yola were demonstrating on the streets of Yola recently about the incompetent of their Rector and one of the Heads of Department who was said to be an HND holder but is Nyako’s relation as usual! NBTE must investigate that urgently.
The Adamawa State University created by Governor Boni Haruna is also dead due to the incompetent of the present Vice Chancellor, Dr Alkasum Abba. By the way Alkasum Abba has been the Vice Chancellor since 2007, which is over seven years now.
As far back as June 2010, the Adamawa elders have raised concerns about Murtala Nyako’s incompetence and nepotism.
It is no more an open secret that Murtala Nyako is an active sponsor and supporter of Boko Haram insurgency to discredit the government of President Goodluck Jonathan. This is seen in the recent increase in the attacks of Boko Haram on Adamawa Sate villages immediately the emergency rule was extended for another six months.
It is only in Nyako’s Adamawa State that you will have four ‘first ladies’ because Nyako has four wives and he must please all his four wives at the expense of the state coffers.
Throughout 2012 and 2013, Murtala Nyako has spent more time outside Adamawa then in the state mobilising to fight his enemies imaginary and real especially People like Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, Mr Boni Haruna, Professor Jubril Aminu, Engr Markus Gundiri, Chief Joel Madaki, Dr Bala Takaya, Dr Jonathan Zwingina and all notable Adamawa people who stood for justice that it is not equitable for Murtala Nyako and his first cousin Mijinyawa Kugama to be the governor and PDP chairman at the same time.
To make matters worse for Adamawa people, Nyako has actually withdrawn his first son Abdulaziz Nyako, who was a Navy Commander from the Navy to prepare him to succeed Nyako in 2015.
Adamawa State which was vibrant and purposeful under the administration of former governor Boni Haruna has been taken back to the stone ages courtesy Murtala Nyako, his four wives and his children.
While people like Professor Jubril Aminu have since realised their error and mistake for hoisting Murtala Nyako on Adamawa people as governor in the first place, Chief Obasanjo is yet remorseful.For the sake of posterity, Chief Obasanjo needs to apologise to Adamawa people in particular and Nigerians generally for bringing disastrous and corrupt people like Murtala Nyako, Sule Lamido and Babangida Aliyu to govern some states in 2007.
Ndiameeh Babangida Babreek.