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    Home » Bauchi Gov Denies Political Motives For Missing Governors’ Visit To Tinubu
    2 Mins ReadJanuary 3, 2025

    Bauchi Gov Denies Political Motives For Missing Governors’ Visit To Tinubu

    By Amina MohammedJanuary 3, 2025No Comments2 Mins Read
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    Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, says political meaning should not be read into his absence from governors’ New Year visit to the Lagos home of President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday.

    On New Year’s Day, governors under the umbrella of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum visited the President at his Bourdillon Road home in Ikoyi, Lagos.

    The governors in attendance included Abba Yusuf (Kano), Sheriff Oborevwori (Delta), AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (Kwara), Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), Siminalayi Fubara (Rivers), and Lucky Aiyedatiwa (Ondo). Others were Babagana Zulum (Borno), Monday Okpebholo (Edo), Biodun Oyebanji (Ekiti), Peter Mbah (Enugu), Abdullahi Sule (Nasarawa), Hope Uzodimma (Imo), and Usman Ododo (Kogi).

    Governor Bala Mohammed, who also serves as the Chairman of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party’s Governors’ Forum, was notably absent from the visit.

    This absence has sparked speculation, particularly given recent tensions between Mohammed and the Presidency over President Tinubu’s proposed tax reforms.

    Earlier in the week, the Presidency accused the governor of issuing threats against the President, while Mohammed countered by accusing the Presidency of blackmail and reiterating his opposition to the reforms.

    Responding to inquiries on Thursday, the governor’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mukhtar Gidado, dismissed any political undertones to Mohammed’s absence from the visit to Tinubu’s house.

    Gidado explained that the governor had been mourning the loss of his 102-year-old stepmother, Hauwa Duguri, who passed away on New Year’s Day.

    “The stepmother of the governor, Hauwa Duguri, passed away on Wednesday, the same day as the New Year visit,” Gidado said. “The governor has been restless. As I speak to you, we are in his country home in Duguri, mourning her loss.

    “It is uncalled for to link the governor’s absence to his recent exchanges with the Presidency,” he added, noting that Mohammed was still receiving sympathisers offering condolences.

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