Former Bauchi State Peoples Democratic Social gathering, PDP, Chairman, Alhaji Hamza Koshe Akuyam, has dismissed allegations made by former Speaker of the Home of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, concerning the political affect of Nyesom Wike within the 2019 governorship election.
Responding in an announcement titled, ‘Bala Vs. Wike: As a result of I Am Concerned’, issued on Monday, Akuyam accused Dogara of spreading “wild inconsistencies and falsehoods” in his claims that Wike manipulated the PDP primaries in favor of Governor Bala Mohammed.
He described Dogara’s intervention as a determined try and distort historical past and align himself with political benefactors.
DAILY POST stories that Dogara had alleged that Wike influenced the appointment of Chief Dan Orbih to supervise Bauchi’s 2018 PDP primaries, making certain Bala Mohammed’s victory.
Nevertheless, Akuyam refuted this declare, stating that whereas Wike performed a job as a stakeholder, Bala Mohammed had already constructed important political capital inside the PDP.
“To color Bala Mohammed as a helpless politician who wanted Wike’s deliverance is nothing in need of a figment of Dogara’s creativeness,” Akuyam said. “If he has witnesses, let him deliver them ahead.”
Akuyam attacked Dogara, accusing him of inflating his political relevance whereas failing to safe his personal All Progressive Congress, occasion nomination in 2019.
He recalled how Bala Mohammed and the PDP supplied Dogara a political lifeline when he was sidelined by the APC.
“It’s ironic {that a} man who was politically stranded needed to be rehabilitated by Bala Mohammed, but right this moment, he turns round to malign his benefactor,” Akuyam added.
Addressing one other of Dogara’s claims—that Bala Mohammed betrayed former Wazirin Bauchi, Alhaji Bello Kirfi—Akuyam clarified that Kirfi was by no means a PDP member however was consulted as a consequence of his affect.
He argued that moderately than betraying Kirfi, Bala Mohammed truly facilitated his reconciliation with the Emir of Bauchi after a earlier suspension.
Akuyam described the continued disagreement between Governor Bala Mohammed and Nyesom Wike as a battle between constitutional order and private loyalty.
He insisted that Bala Mohammed’s stance was about upholding institutional integrity moderately than private grievances.
“Bala Mohammed’s ‘crime’ is insisting on robust establishments over robust people. If that’s an offense, then let historical past choose,” he asserted.
Akuyam additional dismissed Dogara as a “serial opportunist” who solely aligns with political figures primarily based on monetary incentives.
He questioned Dogara’s silence throughout nationwide crises, implying that his loyalty lies the place monetary acquire is assured.
“For a person like Dogara, who was lucky to rise politically at a younger age, it’s disappointing to see him squander his potential on self-conceit and inconsistency,” he stated.
Dogara lied, twisted info on Bala-Wike feud – Ex-Bauchi PDP chairman
