Protesters for and against Muhammad Abubakar, governor of
Bauchi state, clashed at All Progressives Congress (APC) national secretariat
on Wednesday. The protesters against the governor are believed to be for
the caucus led by Yakubu Dogara, speaker of the house of representatives and
the state national assembly.
On Friday, the speaker and other Bauchi federal lawmakers
comprising both the upper and lower chambers of the national assembly had
petitioned John Oyegun, national chairman, over the inability of the governor
to pay salaries.
Trouble started on Wednesday when supporters of the federal
lawmakers learnt that the party’s executives from Bauchi were at the
secretariat for a meeting with the APC national leadership.
One of the supporters of the governor screamed: “Barrister
(Abubakar) is trying, we want Barrister to continue walahi. Sai Barrister.”
On the other hand, one Galadima Abba Ittas, who said they
did not want the governor, added: “The Bauchi State governor, Mohammed
Abubakar, has failed; he cannot pay salaries of workers and is unable to pay
pensioners.
“Most of his appointments are PDP members while the APC
appointees are been removed. We are calling on the national leadership to act
fast by intervening in order to save Bauchi state.”.
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