By: Danjuma Attach, Gombe
Some residents of Tumu Community, under the aegis of “Tumu Concerned Residents” have filed a suit expressing their grievances over alleged stoppage of the reconstruction of Tumu Central Mosque by Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya and the Emir of Pindiga, Alhaji Ahmed Seyoji Mohammed.
A copy of the suit which was made available to our correspondent, the residents had alleged that the Senator Representing Gombe Central and a former Governor of the State, Muhammad Danjuma Goje was stopped from reconstructing and upgrading the Mosque.
Joined as defendants in the suit were; the Akko Local Government Council, the state’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice as well as the Commissioner for local Government and chieftaincy affairs.
Residents of the Community were aggrieved by the denial of the Mosque’s reconstruction projects resulting in the suit against the State Governor, the first class Emir, among others.
The suit was filled by Mohammed Yero, Bello Ali Tumu and Danjuma A. Mukhtari on behalf of the community requesting the Court to restrain the defendants from depriving the community of the development initiative.
An aide to Senator Goje, Adamu Mohammed Manga, was reported to have recently made the allegation while addressing the residents of the community.
Manga accused the Emir for allegedly stopping the reconstruction of the Central Mosque located near his palace and that of Tumu over fear of being dethroned by the state Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya.
Manga was seen in a viral video clip obtained by our correspondent, saying that, the Emir has told him unequivocally that if he allows the project to be done by him, Governor Inuwa will dethrone him.
