Civic Accountability · Nigeria

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Previously in Nasarawa:
Term report
5
Total tracked
3
Kept
1
Partial / mixed
1
Broken
Kept
Partial / mixed
Broken
In progress
Security
Resolve farmer-herder conflict through ranching
Partial
The promise
Promised to tackle the farmer-herder crisis by reclaiming grazing reserves and reopening cattle routes.
Assessment
Approved the use of all seven gazetted grazing reserves (Awe, Keana, Dorna, Assakio, Konva, Gitata and Kurudu) for a proposed ranching programme and directed efforts to reclaim encroached reserves, though farmer-herder tensions persisted across the North-Central region through the tenure.
Infrastructure
Expand road and market infrastructure
Kept
The promise
Promised improved roads and commercial infrastructure across Nasarawa State.
Assessment
Constructed over 200km of asphalt township roads and more than 600km of rural roads across the three senatorial districts, initiated an international cargo airport in Lafia, and developed modern markets including the Lafia Ultra-Modern Market.
Health
Free healthcare for pregnant women and children under five
Kept
The promise
Promised free medical services for the state's most vulnerable groups.
Assessment
Introduced free medical service for pregnant women and children under five, alongside construction, renovation and equipping of hospitals and primary healthcare centres, including model hospitals in Akwanga, Lafia and Nasarawa.
Revenue
Grow internally generated revenue
Kept
The promise
Promised to reform Nasarawa's weak revenue base through the NAGIS geographic information system project.
Assessment
The NAGIS project is credited with changing the trajectory of the state's IGR collection during the tenure.
Governance
Transparent declaration of personal and family assets
Broken
The promise
Campaigned on accountable, transparent governance.
Assessment
In July 2021 the EFCC arrested Al-Makura and his wife over alleged breach of trust and misappropriation of funds during his eight-year governorship, tied to roughly 55 accounts controlled by the couple and their companies that received suspicious deposits from businesses alleged to have held state contracts; his son was separately questioned in 2022 over a suspicious ₦130 million property purchase.