For claiming that 32 mosques and 1 church were destroyed within hours of the violence according to Report of the “lopsided committee” announced by Governor Inuwa Yahaya, calls for concern not only among Tangale Community, but other well-meaning communities in Gombe State, Tangale Community Development Association has said.
In a statement entitled “Governor Inuwa Yahaya Has Outdone Himself”, made available to journalists, the Association said it was drawing the attention of the world to events that exposed the ” snake-like ” behaviour and activities of the Governor.
The statement which was signed by the Association’s General Secretary, Lamela Umaru Lakorok, explained that after the incident, the Governor sent 25 Muslim and 9 Christian leaders to visit sites and people that suffered loss and that the Governor gladly announced quite alarming report submitted by the Committee’s Chairman.
Quoting the Committee’s Report that ” Most of the damage was done in a specific location “, the Association therefore wants to know whether the 32 mosques were in the same location?
“We know where 2 mosques and one church are located, but will like to know the others.
“The number of mosques alleged to have destroyed is clearly exaggerated for political and financial gains
“Where are these mosques located, can the Committee provide pictures and names of the locations.
“We are from Billiri and no one in Billiri can point to 32 mosques that were either torched or destroyed”, the Association frowned.
The Report of the Committee, the Association believes, was clearly tempered with by the Governor ” because he has an agenda to harm the Tangale people’s reputation”.
The Association was also of the belief that the formation of the lopsided Committee by the Governor was to entrench “healing and brotherhood”.
It also accused the Governor of intentionally abrogating the customs and traditions of the Tangale people and put himself in the position of choosing their traditional ruler knowing fully well that Tangale people will never acquiesce.
The Governor, the Association frowned, attacked the Identity of the Tangale people by bringing an instrument of Fulanization on the throne of Mai Tangle, thinking that the people would fold up their alms and accept a “stooge” of his.
According to the Association, Governor Yahaya is only a politician who will be out of office soon, but the Tangale people will remain and would Never recognise Mallam Danladi as Mai Tangle.
The Association reminded the Governor that with Justice and truth, the Tangale customs and traditions will prevail when Dr. Musa Idris Maiyamba sits on the throne as chosen by the Tangale people
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