By Nahum Sule (Taraba State Correspondent, in Jalingo)
Following the announcement of Dr. Adi Daniel Grace as the caretaker chairman of Wukari local government area of Taraba State, residents of the community, on Wednesday, trooped to the streets to violently protest against the emergence of the caretaker chairman.
Adi Grace who served 7 years as elected council chairman, was again announced on Wednesday by the Speaker of the Taraba State House of Assembly, Joseph Albasu Kunini, as the nominee for caretaker chairman for Wukari local government council, as forwarded to the Assembly by the State governor, Arc. Darius Ishaku.
Adi had earlier contested for a ticket for the seat in the State House of Assembly on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) but lost out in the primaries.
Youths upon hearing the nomination of the former chairman, went on rampage on the major streets of Wukari town, making wild bonfires and burning down billboards with PDP posters and inscriptions.
Some of the youth among the protesters comfirmed to NIGERIAN NEWSLEADER Correspondent that the people of the area were tired of the former chairman even before the end of his first tenure in office.
"We rejected him through our votes when he contested for a seat in the State House of Assembly. We will not accept him anymore, enough of Daniel Adi. What we are doing today is a message to the governor, should he go ahead to swear him in, we will do the worse,” he said.
Some of the youths, who spoke to our Correspondent, insisted that the area witnessed more peace within the few months the local government council boss was out of office. But, when contacted via telephone, Adi did not pick his calls to explain his position over the protest on his nomination as the caretaker chairman of Wukari LGA. NNL.
