By Tom Garba,Yola
The former Governor of Adamawa state,Admiral Murtala Nyako has thanked the people of his state for voting out the People’s Democratic Party,PDP.He said a new and fresh form of democracy will be felt with Muhammadu Buhari as the president of the country.
Murtala received a heroic welcome at the Yola international airport with thousands of people shedding tears of joy at his return.
Nyako who returned to Yola, Saturday around 8am after spending many days visiting the office of EFCC to clear the air on why he left the country for some couple of months.
He received a Jubilations galore as tears of joy rolled down the faces of thousands of people who began wild celebration in the Adamawa state capital when news filtered in that the former Governor of Adamawa state, and retired Naval Admiral Murtala Nyako had arrived the Yola International Airport on Saturday .
The large turnout of people had thronged the Airport as early as 8am and securitymen had a hectic job handling the people, when his plane touched down as the crowd surged into the tarmac to catch a glimpse of him
Security men battled relentlessly to control the crowd when Admiral Nyako stepped out of the plane and shouts of sai Baba rent the air.
It will be recalled that Nyako left the state on self exile to Europe following his controversial impeachment in June last year supported by PDP led federal government of ex president Goodluck Jonathan, even though he had insisted that he was not served personally.
Nyako who drove straight in a long convoy of cars to the Specialist Hospital and Federal Medical Centre Yola to console victims of Thursday bomb blast, prayed for them to recover quickly.
Addressing a crowd of supporters who besieged his residence, Nyako thanked them for the show of support and solidarity during his controversial impeachment and after.
He said that he has been vindicated in view of what had so far happened since his removal up to the defeat of Goodluck Jonathan.
“We advised them (Jonathan administration) but they took offense and have seen the result, I told Goodluck Jonathan that way he was going was wrong but instead they sponsored a sham impeachment of my Government, instead of listening to me.Jonathan had made grievous mistakes but he refused to listen to wise counsel”.
” I want to thank the people of Adamawa for their contribution in voting PDP out. We now need to support big brother Buhari who is reliable to deliver”, Nyako said.
On the sham impeachment, Admiral Nyako said, “I have forgiven all those who had a hand in my impeachment ,it was the will of Allah therefore, I put all that behind me but look forward to support All Progressive Congress government ,from councilor to the President so that APC can change the current ugly situation Nigerians have found themselves in”
On the Economic and Financial Crime Commission Admiral Nyako said, “All through my Government I had no dollar account or any account outside Nigeria; I did not build any house outside Nigeria and my account is less than N2m anywhere and I challenge anyone to go and investigate .So I’m not afraid “
