Bala Mohammed, governor of Bauchi, has accused Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), of plotting to destroy him.
Mohammed, the chair of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
Governors’ Forum, made the allegation on Thursday during an appearance on
Sunrise Daily, a programme on Channels Television.
Mohammed had claimed that the federal government is using
the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to “persecute” him and
members of his cabinet over their refusal to join the All Progressives Congress
(APC).
On Tuesday, the EFCC arraigned Yakubu Adamu, Bauchi state commissioner for finance, over alleged N5.79 billion money laundering and terror funding.
Adamu allegedly conspired with Ishaku Mohammed Aliyu,
managing director of I.S. Makayye Investment Resources Limited, and Muntaka
Duguri — both of whom are said to be at large — to launder N4.65 billion
between June and December 2023.
The Bauchi governor said, despite his constitutional
immunity, his name has been included in an EFCC motion targeting members of his
cabinet.
‘WIKE WANTS TO DESTROY ME’
“The president is surrounded by hooligans and charlatans who
want to destroy me. Some want me to join [the APC], some don’t want — like
Wike,” Mohammed said.
“Wike is a big drag on the administration, and the president
should know. I have nothing against him [Wike]. He wants to destroy me.”
Mohammed said Wike cannot be associated with the APC and
still claims to be a PDP member.
A faction of the PDP, backed by Mohammed, had expelled Wike in
November of alleged anti-party activities.
“He [Wike] is an undertaker in our party [PDP]. He is not
there as a genuine member of the PDP, and I fought him. I was even at the
secretariat when he went there to take over,” the governor said.
“You cannot be in two places at the same time. It is against
the rule of nature. He [Wike] is with them [APC].”
‘TERRORISM ALLEGATIONS AGAINST ME ARE PAINFUL’
“I am a serving governor, and my state is the most secure
state in the north-east, if not in northern Nigeria. And we did this through
knowledge, wisdom, and nothing of that sort [terrorian] had been associated
with me,” he said.
“But I know the shenanigans. I see the mud-slinging, people
giving a dog a name to hang it. Opposition leaders like me must be destroyed;
otherwise, there is no reason somebody can associate me with banditry.
“And I think I need to clear myself at every level. I’m
bothered because my name and integrity will be destroyed.
”I’m a politician; a rising politician, a leader of the
opposition. To be accused of terrorism, is very painful. One of my nephews was
mentioned in the corruption charge, and there was nothing like that — nothing.”
Mohammed said he has petitioned Lateef Fagbemi,
attorney-general of the federation, heads of security agencies, and the
international community over the terrorism allegation against him.
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