By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto
SOKOTO:– The lingering contest over project ownership between the administrations of Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko and Senator Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has once again stirred political tension in Sokoto State, reigniting debate over who deserves credit for landmark infrastructural developments that continue to shape the state’s growth.
At the heart of the controversy are major public projects that have transformed education, water supply, and community development including the Asara Water Works, College of Agriculture, Wurno, College of Legal Studies, Wamakko, Government Secondary School (GSS) Sanyinna, and GSS Shagari.
These institutions, conceived and executed at different times by former Givernor Sen Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, stand today as testaments to Sokoto’s progress. However, in recent months, loyalists from Senator Aminu Waziri Tambuwal political camps have engaged in a needless exchange over project ownership, prompting condemnation from Senator Wamakko’s loyalist, insisting that such legacies should unite rather than divide.
Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, who governed Sokoto State between 2007 and 2015, laid the foundation for many of the infrastructural milestones that define Sokoto today. The Asara Water Works, a flagship project of his administration, was conceived to tackle the chronic water scarcity affecting Sokoto metropolis and its environs. Under Wamakko’s leadership, the project reached an advanced stage bringing...
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