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Daniel Dauda, Jos
A group under the aegis of the league of professionals on the Plateau have vehemently condemned political gimmicks and shenanigans peddled on social media against Prof. Tanko Ishaya, the Vice Chancellor University of Jos.
Prof.Ishaya who served as a returning officer for Nasarawa state in the recent concluded Presidential, National Assembly as well as governorship and State Assembly elections respectively.
Recall, protests rocked the outcome of Nasarawa state governorship election as the incumbent governor Engr. Abdullahi Sule returned elected as announced by INEC, accused prof.Ishaya of compromising the result.
The development triggered protests in some parts of the state, in which women folks trooped the streets naked saying, the declaration of the result is not a true reflection of what transpired at the polling units.
Addressing newsmen in Jos to clear the air about the character and personality of the VC, leader of the group Barr. Chesil Drenkat adjudge Prof. Tanko Ishaya antecedents’ speaks volumes as he has never been found wanting in the course of discharging his assignment.
He said the VC is a gentle man of high repute and impeccable integrity, and as such, “no amount of money can induce him to rig any election.
In his words, “Our attention has been drawn to a very wicked, malicious and uninformed campaign orchestrated and being spread on Social Media against the person and personality of Prof. Tanko Ishaya, the Vice Chancellor of Uni-Jos who served during the February 25th Presidential & National Assembly Elections and the March 18th Gubernatorial and State Assembly Elections all in Nasarawa State as the States’ Returning Officer.
“As concerned Professionals who know and can vouch for the person of Professor Tanko Ishaya, by the special Grace of God, the VC Uni-Jos. We feel compelled to rise to the occasion by not only putting issues into their proper perspective but to counter and dispel this dangerous campaign of calumny against a patriotic, forthright, God fearing perfect gentleman in the person of Prof. Tanko Ishaya.”
Drenkat further explained that the VC “contributed to securing, implementing and managing external grants of over 15 Million US Dollars to the University of Jos. He currently holds 4 funded research grants, including the search and Development of Artificial Intelligence.
“In the administration of all these funds he attracted to the University of Jos, he has never been found wanting in accountability and management of the funds.”
He acknowledged that prof.Ishaya’s role as a collation officer was to await the final result collated and Certified at unit level in forms EC8a, at Ward level, in form EC8b, at L.G.A level in form EC8c before finally getting to him for final collation in form EC8d.
“It is clear that his role was to receive summary of results from LGAs after which he collates and declares openly those duly elected, bearing all the rules contained in the Guidelines. Prof. Tanko Ishaya did so seamlessly and faultlessly in computation and matching it with the provisions of the Guidelines.
“We challenge any person, party or candidate to fault the Role played by Prof. Tanko in this regard”, Drenkat mentioned.
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