COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 11 April)— Abdulraof Macacua, known for his nom de guerre “Sammy Gambar” during his days as leader and combatant of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), has revealed…
COTABATO CITY — Abdulraof Macacua, known for his nom de guerre “Sammy Gambar” during his days as leader and combatant of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front , has revealed he was not the first choice of the leadership of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao to lead the newly created province of Maguindanao del Norte, but of Malacañang.
He said in his speech aired live over Facebook that everything started last year during separate meetings called by senior Cabinet officials in Malacañang and by top security officials in Davao City attended by majority of the mayors from Maguindanao del Norte wherein they were asked who they would prefer to lead Maguindanao del Norte.
At that time, Vice Governor Bai Ainee Sinsuat assumed as governor of Maguindanao del Norte after invoking Republic Act 11550, the law that split Maguindanao province. The camp of Maguindanao del Sur OIC Governor Bai Mariam Sangki-Mangudadatu has questioned the appointment of Macacua, noting that RA 11550 mentions that the vice governor of the then undivided Maguindanao province should take over as governor of Maguindanao del Norte. [See April 10 story.]
He also hinted at the “too much politicking attitude” among politicians instead of just focusing on improving services for the constituents.He said this will happen only if officials and workers will adhere to moral governance guided by the principle of their struggle as former combatants. But Ebrahim said he is also happy that with Macacua leading Maguindanao del Norte, they can now showcase what will happen if the regional government and the provincial government would coordinate in implementing projects.
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