Why i didn’t join my colleagues to visit Tinubu – Bauchi gov

Report that Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, stayed out of his colleagues’ visit to President Bola Tinubu in Lagos during the festive period for political reason has drawn his response......Read The Full Article>>.....Read The Full Article>>

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 but the Bauchi governor who recently has been having a bitter exchange with the Presidency over the tax reform bills was notably absent.

His absence sparked speculation that his action was deliberate and political.

This, Mohammed’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mukhtar Gidado, denied, saying the visit coincided with the governor’s stepmother’s death.

“The stepmother of the governor, Hauwa Duguri, passed away on Wednesday, the same day as the New Year visit.

“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,” the governor’s publicist said.