Former speaker of the Home of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has accused Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed, of ingratitude and betrayal of the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Nyesom Wike.
Dogara alleged that Wike performed a major position in financing Bala Mohammed’s gubernatorial election in 2019 however is now being painted as a “transactional politician” by the Bauchi governor.
Dogara, in response to Bala Mohammed’s current criticism of Wike, labelled the governor as a “serial betrayer and ingrate.” He mentioned the Bauchi governor’s feedback revealed a sample of treachery and ethical chapter.
An announcement signed by himself and made obtainable to journalists in Bauchi yesterday, Dogara said that: “As somebody who is aware of the historical past of their relationship, I can’t stay silent within the face of this injustice. My silence would quantity to complicity. I’m not defending Wike, however I’m stating the uncooked reality as I do know it.”
Dogara recounted occasions main as much as Bala Mohammed’s emergence because the Peoples Democratic Occasion (PDP) gubernatorial candidate in 2018.
In response to him, Mohammed’s possibilities of securing the ticket have been slim because of the affect of his predominant rival, Senator Abdul Ningi, who had the state get together construction in his favour.
Dogara mentioned he approached Wike for assist, “I referred to as Wike and pleaded with him to intervene in Bauchi. Wike assured me he would assist, even with out understanding we have been backing Bala Mohammed. Wike then appointed his shut ally, Chief Dan Osi Orbih, as chairman of the first election panel and personally facilitated his journey to Bauchi utilizing a personal jet,” Dogara defined.
He revealed that Wike bore all of the monetary bills for the first election course of and didn’t connect any situations to his help.
Dogara additional disclosed that after Bala Mohammed secured the PDP ticket, it turned evident that the previous minister lacked the monetary capability to fund his marketing campaign.
“When it turned clear Bala Mohammed had no cash for his marketing campaign, we organized a fundraiser in Abuja, which turned out to be a flop, elevating solely N48 million, out of which N20 million had already been spent on organizing the occasion,” Dogara mentioned.
Dealing with a monetary disaster, Dogara and his staff determined to method Wike as soon as once more for assist. He additionally recounted a go to to Port Harcourt with Bala Mohammed, the place Wike initially expressed displeasure on the unannounced arrival of the Bauchi governor.
“Wike recounted how Bala Mohammed, throughout their time as ministers, denied him a land allocation and humiliated him throughout a go to to his workplace. Regardless of this, Wike nonetheless agreed to assist, warning us that we’d remorse our resolution if Bala turned governor,” Dogara mentioned.
Dogara narrated how Wike offered a monetary lifeline and even gave them a personal jet to return to Abuja, emphasizing that Wike by no means demanded something in return for his assist.
Dogara lamented what he described as Bala Mohammed’s penchant for betrayal and ingratitude, citing a number of cases the place the governor had turned towards his benefactors, together with his political godfather, Alhaji Bello Kirfi.
“Bala Mohammed is a person who harbors grand delusions and contempt for the reality. He has constantly betrayed those that stood by him in his time of want. Energy, for him, is a poison that blinds him to decency,” Dogara mentioned.
He added that Bala Mohammed, who as soon as praised Wike as “brave, targeted, and decided,” now seeks to tarnish his picture as a result of their relationship has soured.
Dogara concluded by urging Governor Bala Mohammed to replicate on the values of loyalty and gratitude, reminding him of the adage: “By no means break the calabash from which you as soon as drank honey.”
